Section 14-12A-7 – Powers and prohibitions. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.)
A. A notary public is empowered to perform the following notarial acts: (1) acknowledgments; (2) oaths and affirmations; (3) jurats; (4) copy certifications; and (5) any other act so authorized by the law of this state. B. A notary public shall not perform a notarial act if the principal: (1) is not in the notary […]
Section 14-12A-8 – Refusal to notarize. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.)
A. A notary public shall not refuse to perform a notarial act based on a principal’s race, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, health or disability or status as a non-client or non-customer of the notary public or the notary public’s employer. B. A notary public shall perform a notarial act for a person […]
Section 14-12A-9 – Surety bond and duties of surety. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.)
A. A commission shall not be issued until an oath of office and a ten-thousand-dollar ($10,000) bond have been provided on the application for appointment and approved by the secretary of state. The bond shall be executed by a licensed surety, for a term of four years commencing on the commission’s effective date and terminating […]
Section 14-12A-10 – Avoidance of influence. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.)
A. A notary public shall not influence a person either to enter into or avoid a transaction involving a notarial act by the notary public, except that the notary public may advise against a transaction if the notary public knows or has good reason to believe that the notarial act or the associated transaction is […]
Section 14-12A-11 – False or incomplete certificate, authenticating documents in absence of principal. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.)
A. If a notary public or any other officer authorized by law to make or give a certificate or other writing makes or delivers as true a certificate or writing containing statements that he knows to be false, or appends his official signature to acknowledgments or other documents when the principals executing the documents have […]
Section 14-12A-1 – Short title. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.)
This act [14-12A-1 to 14-12A-26 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Notary Public Act”. History: Laws 2003, ch. 286, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Delayed repeals. — Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 36 repeals 14-12A-1 NMSA 1978, effective January 1, 2022. Effective dates. — Laws 2003, ch. 286, § 28 Laws 2003, ch. 286, § 1 […]