New Mexico Statutes
§ 24-13-4 — Burial after investigation; cost of opening and closing
New Mexico § 24-13-4
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 24-13-4 (2026).
Text
grave. The county after proper investigation shall cause an unclaimed decedent to be decently interred or cremated. The cost to be paid by the county of opening and closing a grave shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), which sum shall be in addition to the sums enumerated in Section 24-13-3 NMSA 1978.
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Legislative History
Laws 1939, ch. 224, § 4; 1941 Comp., § 73-207; 1953 Comp., § 13-2-7; Laws
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New Mexico § 24-13-4, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/24/24-13-4.