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== New Mexico Birth, Marriage and Death Records == | == New Mexico Birth, Marriage and Death Records == | ||
[[Image:Vital Records.jpg|thumb|right|300px]] | [[Image:Vital Records.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Vital Records.jpg]] | ||
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New Mexico vital records start the following years: | New Mexico vital records start the following years: | ||
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| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | [[New Mexico Vital Records#Birth_Records|Births]] | |||
| | | width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | [[New Mexico Vital Records#Marriage_Records|Marriages]] | ||
| | | width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | [[New Mexico Vital Records#Death_Records|Deaths]] | ||
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| | | width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Earliest | ||
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1907* | |||
| | | width="16.6%" align="center" | County Formation | ||
| | | width="16.6%" align="center" | 1907* | ||
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| | | width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Statewide Registration | ||
| | | width="16.6%" align="center" | 1920 | ||
| width="16.6%" align="center" | - | |||
| | | width="16.6%" align="center" | 1920 | ||
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<nowiki>* </nowiki>New Mexico counties were required to keep birth and death records beginning on this date. | <nowiki>* </nowiki>New Mexico counties were required to keep birth and death records beginning on this date. | ||
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== New Mexico Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online == | == New Mexico Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online == | ||
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Office hours are Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. ''Note: The counter is closed 8:30 am to 9:00 am on the 2nd Thursday of each month''. | Office hours are Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. ''Note: The counter is closed 8:30 am to 9:00 am on the 2nd Thursday of each month''. | ||
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''<br> | |||
[[New Mexico Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)|New Mexico Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> | |||
=== Adoption Records === | === Adoption Records === | ||
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New Mexico Death Certificates (1919 to date) are restricted records available only to immediate family members or those who present tangible proof of a legal interest unless they are at least fifty years old. See [http://www.vitalrecordsnm.org/death.shtml New Mexico Department of Health] website for information. | New Mexico Death Certificates (1919 to date) are restricted records available only to immediate family members or those who present tangible proof of a legal interest unless they are at least fifty years old. See [http://www.vitalrecordsnm.org/death.shtml New Mexico Department of Health] website for information. | ||
NMSA 24-14-27 C states:<br> | NMSA 24-14-27 C states:<br> | ||
"When one hundred years have elapsed after the date of birth or fifty years have elapsed after the date of death, the vital records of these events in the custody of the state registrar shall become open public records, and information shall be made available in accordance with regulations that provide for the continued safekeeping of the records; provided that vital records of birth shall not become open public records prior to the individual's death." | "When one hundred years have elapsed after the date of birth or fifty years have elapsed after the date of death, the vital records of these events in the custody of the state registrar shall become open public records, and information shall be made available in accordance with regulations that provide for the continued safekeeping of the records; provided that vital records of birth shall not become open public records prior to the individual's death." | ||
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== Inventory of Vital Records == | == Inventory of Vital Records == | ||
You can learn more about the history and availability of vital records in ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in New Mexico''. <ref>''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in New Mexico'' (Albuquerque, New Mexico: Historical Records Survey, 1942; Family History Library {{FHL|157283|title-id|disp=book 978.9 V2h; film 874077 item 7; fiche 6051288}}). </ref> | You can learn more about the history and availability of vital records in ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in New Mexico''. <ref>''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in New Mexico'' (Albuquerque, New Mexico: Historical Records Survey, 1942; Family History Library {{FHL|157283|title-id|disp=book 978.9 V2h; film 874077 item 7; fiche 6051288}}). </ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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{{New Mexico}} {{U.S. Vital Records}} | {{New Mexico}} {{U.S. Vital Records}} | ||
[[Category:New_Mexico|Vital]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]] [[Category:Vital_records]] | [[Category:New_Mexico|Vital]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]] [[Category:Vital_records]] | ||