New Mexico § 27-1-10 - Collection and use of social security numbers for use in child support enforcement
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 27-1-10 — Collection and use of social security numbers for use in child support enforcement, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 27-1-10. Collection and use of social security numbers for use in child support enforcement
A. For applicants or persons who have been assigned a social security number, the
state shall have and use procedures requiring that the social security number of any: (1) applicant for a professional license, commercial driver's license or occupational
license be recorded on the application; (2) applicant for a marriage license be collected and placed in the records maintained
by the county clerk; (3) person who is subject to a divorce decree, support order or paternity determination
or acknowledgment be placed in the records relating to the matter; and (4) person who has died be placed in the records relating to the death and be recorded
on the death certificate. B. The collection and use of social security numbers shall be made available to the
human services department [health care authority department] for use in child support
enforcement.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 27-1-10 ("Collection and use of social security numbers for use in child support enforcement") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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