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== Death Records == | == Death Records == | ||
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 | 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." | ||
== Substitute Records == | == Substitute Records == | ||