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Section 14-14A-13 – Foreign notarial acts. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

A. If a notarial act is performed under authority and in the jurisdiction of a foreign state or constituent unit of the foreign state or is performed under the authority of a multinational or international governmental organization, the act has the same effect under the law of this state as if performed by a notarial […]

Section 14-14A-14 – Certificate of notarial act. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

A. A notarial act shall be evidenced by a certificate. The certificate shall: (1) be executed contemporaneously with the performance of the notarial act; (2) be signed and dated by the notarial officer and, if the notarial officer is a notary public, be signed in the same manner as on file with the secretary of […]

Section 14-14A-15 – Short-form certificates. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

The following short-form certificates of notarial acts are sufficient for the purposes indicated, if completed with the information required by Subsections A and B of Section 14 [14-14A-14 NMSA 1978] of the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts: A. for an acknowledgment in an individual capacity: State of ________________________________________ [County] of ___________________________________ This record was […]

Section 14-14A-16 – Official stamp. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

The official stamp of a notarial officer shall: A. include the notarial officer’s name, jurisdiction and New Mexico state bar identification number if the notary public is licensed to practice law in this state, judicial district or area served if the notarial officer is a judge, court clerk or deputy court clerk, county if the […]

Section 14-14A-17 – Stamping device. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

A. A notary public is responsible for the security of the notary public’s stamping device and may not allow another individual to use the device to perform a notarial act. On resignation from, or the revocation or expiration of, the notary public’s commission, or on the expiration of the date set forth in the stamping […]

Section 14-14A-18 – Journal. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

A. A notary public in this state shall maintain a journal in which the notary public chronicles all notarial acts that the notary public performs. The notary public shall retain the journal for ten years after the performance of the last notarial act chronicled in the journal. B. A journal may be created on a […]