Chapter 24, Article 14 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Vital Statistics Act".
History: 1953 Comp., § 12-4-23, enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 44, § 1; 2013, ch. 183, § 1.
The 2013 amendment, effective January 1, 2014, added the NMSA chapter and article for the Vital Statistics Act; and at the beginning of the sentence, deleted "This act" and added "Chapter 24, Article 14 NMSA 1978".
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 39 Am. Jur. 2d Health § 51.
Official death certificate as evidence of cause of death in civil or criminal action, 21 A.L.R.3d 418.
39A C.J.S. Health and Environment § 41.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 24 - Health and Safety
Section 24-14-1 - Short title.
Section 24-14-2 - Definitions.
Section 24-14-3 - Vital records and health statistics bureau; state system.
Section 24-14-4 - State registrar; appointment.
Section 24-14-5 - Duties of state registrar.
Section 24-14-7 - Appointment and removal of local registrars.
Section 24-14-8 - Duties of local registrar.
Section 24-14-9 to 24-14-11 - Repealed.
Section 24-14-12 - Form and contents of certificates and reports.
Section 24-14-13 - Birth registration.
Section 24-14-14 - Unknown parentage; foundling registration.
Section 24-14-15 - Delayed registration of births.
Section 24-14-16 - Judicial procedure to establish facts of birth.
Section 24-14-18 - Report of induced abortions.
Section 24-14-19 - Adoption of foreign-born; certificate of birth.
Section 24-14-20 - Death registration.
Section 24-14-21 - Delayed registration of death.
Section 24-14-22 - Reports of spontaneous fetal death.
Section 24-14-22.1 - Certificates of still birth.
Section 24-14-23 - Permits; authorization for final disposition.
Section 24-14-24 - Extension of time.
Section 24-14-25 - Correction and amendment of vital records.
Section 24-14-26 - Reproduction of records.
Section 24-14-27 - Disclosure of records.
Section 24-14-28 - Copies or data from the system of vital statistics.
Section 24-14-29 - Fees for copies and searches.
Section 24-14-29.1 - Day-care fund created; use; appropriation.