New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 7 - HEALTH
Chapter 2 - VITAL STATISTICS
Part 2 - VITAL RECORDS AND STATISTICS
Section 7.2.2.21 - VITAL RECORDS FORM AND REPRODUCTION OF RECORDS, VERIFICATION AND FRAUD
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Reproduction of records. Copies of vital records may be made by mechanical, electronic, or other reproductive process, except that the information contained in the "information for medical and health use only" section of the birth certificate shall not be included, except as provided by statute or regulation.
B. Form of records. The format of all certificates shall be at the discretion of the state registrar. Each non-memorial certificate to be authentic shall contain the seal of the state of New Mexico, the signature of the state registrar or authorized delegate, and a certification as prescribed.
C. Verification. Confidential verification of the facts contained in a vital record may be furnished by the state registrar to any federal, state, county or municipal government agency, or to any other agency representing the interest of the registrant, subject to and any limitations as provided for in these regulations. Verifications shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the state registrar, or on forms furnished by the requesting agency and acceptable to the state registrar; or, the state registrar may authorize the verification in other ways when it shall prove in the best interests of his or her office. Costs incurred in the provision of the verification shall be the responsibility of the receiving agency.
D. Fraud. When the state registrar finds evidence that a certificate was requested or registered through misrepresentation or fraud, he or she shall have authority to withhold the issuance of the certificate. If any certificate has already been issued and cannot be recalled, the state registrar shall tag the record for non-issuance, and notify all concerned agencies of the presumption of fraud.
