Chapter 24, Article 14 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the 'Vital Statistics Act'. History: 1953 Comp., § 12-4-23, enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 44, § 1; 2013, ch. 183, § 1. ANNOTATIONSThe 2013 amendment, effective January 1, 2014, added the NMSA chapter and article for the Vital Statistics Act; and at the beginning of the sentence, deleted 'This act' and added 'Chapter 24, Article 14 NMSA 1978'. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 39 Am. Jur. 2d Health § 51. Official death certificate as evidence of cause of death in civil or criminal action, 21 A.L.R.3d 418. 39A C.J.S. Health and Environment § 41.
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