{"data":{"id":"us-nm/24-14-23","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"24-14-23","heading":"Permits; authorization for final disposition.","body":"A. For deaths or spontaneous fetal deaths which have occurred in this state, no burial-transit permit shall be required for final disposition of the remains if the disposition occurs in this state and is performed by a funeral service practitioner or direct disposer.\nB. A burial-transit permit shall be issued by the state registrar or a local registrar for those bodies which are to be transported out of the state for final disposition or when final disposition is being made by a person other than a funeral service practitioner or direct disposer.\nC. A burial-transit permit issued under the law of another state or country which accompanies a dead body or fetus brought into this state shall be authority for final disposition of the body or fetus in this state.\nD. A permit for disinterment and reinterment shall be required prior to disinterment of a dead body or fetus except as authorized by regulation or otherwise provided by law. The permit shall be issued by the state registrar or state medical investigator to a licensed funeral service practitioner or direct disposer.\nE. A permit for cremation of a body shall be required prior to the cremation. The permit shall be issued by the state medical investigator to a licensed funeral service practitioner, direct disposer or any other person who makes the arrangements for final disposition.","path":["Chapter 24 - Health and Safety","ARTICLE 14 Vital Statistics"],"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":"49f9ed9ac867df5fede067a3d08b9d0df5854329aa7703abd90edb2c6f812a66","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/24-14-22.1","next":"us-nm/24-14-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}