{"data":{"id":"us-nm/61-32-17","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"61-32-17","heading":"Direct disposer; scope of practice; limitations. (Repealed effective July 1, 2030.)","body":"A. Except as otherwise provided in the Funeral Services Act, a direct disposer may transport and dispose of a dead human body and participate in any rites or ceremonies after final disposition of the body.\nB. Prior to interment, entombment or other final disposition of the body, a direct disposer shall not:\n(1) participate in any rites or ceremonies in connection with the final disposition of the body;\n(2) provide facilities for any such rites or ceremonies; and\n(3) have the body embalmed unless embalming is required by the place of disposition.","path":["Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses","ARTICLE 32 Funeral Services"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18564/index.do","current_through":"2026-05-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"2e78ff4cc153fb70e5ff94e3fe9a09f91b4678b39c699d4aa554d0739179bef2","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/61-32-16","next":"us-nm/61-32-17.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}