New Mexico Statutes
Article 32 - Funeral Services
Section 61-32-23 - Fees and fines. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978, the board shall establish by rule a schedule of reasonable fees and fines for applications, examinations, licenses, inspections, renewals, penalties, reinstatements and necessary administrative fees. All fees collected shall be deposited in accordance with Section 61-32-26 NMSA 1978. All fines collected shall be deposited in the current school fund.
History: 1978 Comp., § 61-32-23, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 23; 1999, ch. 284, § 17; 2017, ch. 52, § 17; 2020, ch. 6, § 59.
Delayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-32-31 NMSA 1978.
Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 32 repealed former 61-32-23 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1983, ch. 137, § 7, containing additional prohibitions, and § 23 of the act enacted a new section, effective June 18, 1993.
The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, provided an exception to the licensure fee for qualified military service members, their spouses and dependent children, and for certain veterans; and added "Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978".
The 2017 amendment, effective June 16, 2017, provided that all fines collected by the board of funeral services be deposited in the current school fund; in the catchline, added "and fines"; after "establish by", deleted "regulation" and added "rule", after "reasonable fees", added "and fines", and added the last sentence.
The 1999 amendment, effective June 18, 1999, deleted "provided that no one fee shall exceed five hundred dollars ($500)" at the end of the first sentence, and substituted "in accordance with Section 61-32-26 NMSA 1978" for "in the thanatopractice fund" in the second sentence.

Structure New Mexico Statutes

New Mexico Statutes

Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses

Article 32 - Funeral Services

Section 61-32-1 - Short title. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-2 - Purpose. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-3 - Definitions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-4 - License required. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-5 - Board created. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-6 - Board powers. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-7 - Board duties. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-8 - Inspection; access; counsel. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-9 - Requirements for licensure; funeral service practitioner; funeral arranger; embalmer; funeral service intern; direct disposer; conversion of certain licenses; temporary licenses. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-10 - Licensure by credentials. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-11 - Licensure of establishments; funeral establishments; commercial establishments; direct disposition establishments; crematories. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-12 - License; display of license. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-13 - Establishments; requirements; temporary licenses. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-14 - Funeral service intern; scope of practice; limitations. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-14.1 - Repealed.

Section 61-32-15 - Repealed.

Section 61-32-16 - Repealed.

Section 61-32-17 - Direct disposer; scope of practice; limitations. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-17.1 - Repealed.

Section 61-32-18 - Commercial establishments; scope of practice; limitations. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-19 - Cremation; requirements; right to authorize cremation; disposition of cremains. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-19.1 - Crematory; scope of practice; limitations. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-20 - Embalming. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-21 - License renewal. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-22 - Inactive status. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-23 - Fees and fines. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-24 - Disciplinary proceedings; judicial review. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-25 - Additional prohibitions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-26 - Fund established. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-27 - Criminal offender employment act. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-28 - Communications; confidentiality. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-29 - Construction. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-30 - Criminal penalties. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-30.1 - Unlicensed activity; civil penalty. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-30.2 - Cease and desist orders; fines; finality; hearings. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

Section 61-32-31 - Termination of agency life; delayed repeal. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)