{"data":{"id":"us-nm/24-13-4","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"24-13-4","heading":"Burial after investigation; cost of opening and closing grave.","body":"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.","path":["Chapter 24 - Health and Safety","ARTICLE 13 Burial of Indigents"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18524/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"75048caabbf1f3d582ceb28d0caa3b42187e9b078b1557e71cdb1e3d5c876951","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/24-13-3","next":"us-nm/24-13-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}