Chapter 61, Article 32 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the 'Funeral Services Act'. History: 1978 Comp., § 61-32-1, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 1; 1999, ch. 284, § 1; 2012, ch. 48, § 3. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-32-31 NMSA 1978. Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1993, ch. 204, § 32 repealed former 61-32-1 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 185, § 1, giving the short title of the Thanatopractice License Law, and § 1 of that act enacted a new section, effective June 18, 1993. The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, changed the name of the act and after 'cited as the', deleted 'Thanatopractice' and added 'Funeral Services'. The 1999 amendment, effective June 18, 1999, updated the statutory reference. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 38 Am. Jur. 2d Funeral Directors and Embalmers §§ 3 to 28. Civil liability of undertaker in connection with transportation, burial, or safeguarding of body, 53 A.L.R.4th 360. Recoverability of compensatory damages for mental anguish or emotional distress for breach of service contract, 54 A.L.R.4th 901.
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