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.