2014 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs
Section 1 Marriage in General
Section 40-1-15 Certification of marriage; recording and indexing.

NM Stat § 40-1-15 (2014) What's This?
40-1-15. Certification of marriage; recording and indexing.
A. It is the duty of all persons solemnizing the contract of marriage in this state to certify the marriage to the county clerk within ninety days from the date of the marriage ceremony. Upon ensuring the information on the certificate is complete and legible, the county clerk shall immediately upon receipt of the certificate cause it to be properly recorded and indexed in a permanent record as a part of the county records.
B. The county clerk may issue a certificate of correction or correct or reissue an application for a marriage license, a marriage license or a certificate of marriage as a result of a typographical or data entry error by the office of the county clerk. The county clerk shall issue a certificate of correction or correct or reissue an application for a marriage license, a marriage license or a certificate of marriage to correct an error on the document upon order of the district court.
History: Laws 1905, ch. 65, 4; Code 1915, 3438; C.S. 1929, 87-114; 1941 Comp., 65-113; 1953 Comp., 57-1-13; 2013, ch. 144, 10.

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