Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 24 - Health and Safety. > Article 13 - Burial of Indigents, 24-13-1 through 24-13-8. > Section 24-13-4 - Burial after investigation; cost of opening and closing grave.

Section 24-13-4 - Burial after investigation; cost of opening and closing grave.

24-13-4. Burial after investigation; cost of opening and closing grave.

The board of county commissioners after proper investigation shall cause any deceased indigent or 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 six hundred dollars ($600), which sum shall be in addition to the sums enumerated in Section 24-13-3 NMSA 1978.