There is created the “board of medical investigators”, consisting of the dean of the university of New Mexico school of medicine, the secretary of health, the chief of the New Mexico state police, the chair of the board of funeral services and the secretary of Indian affairs. The members of the board of medical investigators […]
A. It is unlawful to: (1) willfully and without good cause neglect or refuse to report a death to law enforcement authorities or the office of the state or district medical investigator as required by law; or (2) willfully and unnecessarily touch, remove or disturb any dead body required by law to be reported to […]
A. The board of medical investigations [investigators] shall meet at least annually and as often as necessary to conduct the business of the board. Additional meetings may be called by the chairman or by a majority of the members of the board. B. At the first annual meeting of the board, the members shall elect […]
A. The state medical investigator shall be a physician licensed to practice in New Mexico. Insofar as practicable, the medical investigator shall be trained in the fields of pathology and forensic medicine. B. The state medical investigator shall maintain his office at the school of medicine at the university of New Mexico. C. The state […]
As used in the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, 1978 Compilation, “coroner” means the district medical investigator. History: 1953 Comp., § 15-43-43.1, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 112, § 10. ANNOTATIONS Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
When any person comes to a sudden, violent or untimely death or is found dead and the cause of death is unknown, anyone who becomes aware of the death shall report it immediately to law enforcement authorities or the office of the state or district medical investigator. The public official so notified, shall in turn […]
A. If, after viewing the body, notifying the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction and making an investigation, the state or district medical investigator is satisfied that the death was not caused by criminal act or omission and that there are no suspicious circumstances about the death, he shall execute a death certificate in the form […]
A. The state medical investigator shall make reasonable efforts to determine if a deceased person is a member of a federally recognized Indian nation, tribe or pueblo. If a deceased person has been determined to be a member of a federally recognized Indian nation, tribe or pueblo, the state medical investigator shall use all due […]
If the deceased is unidentified, the state, district or deputy medical investigator may order the body fingerprinted and photographed. When the state, district or deputy medical investigator suspects a death was caused by a criminal act or omission or if the cause of death is obscure, he shall order an autopsy performed by a qualified […]
The state or district medical investigator shall promptly report his findings, or the findings of a deputy medical investigator that has performed an investigation under his direction, to the district attorney in each death investigated. Upon request of the district attorney, the state or district medical investigator shall send a complete record of the medical […]
The state, district or deputy medical investigator may administer oaths and may issue a subpoena to compel the attendance and production of evidence by any necessary witness and the subpoena may be enforced in the district court. Any subpoena shall be served without cost by the sheriff or any deputy or by any member of […]
