2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 14A - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts
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 acknowledged before me on ________

Date
by _______________________.
Name(s) of individual(s)
__________________________________
Signature of notarial officer
Stamp
[__________________________________]
Title of office
[New Mexico state bar identification number, judicial district or area, county or notary public commission number and date of commission expiration: _________];
B. for an acknowledgment in a representative capacity:
State of _________________________________________
[County] of ______________________________________
This record was acknowledged before me on ________ by

Date
________________________
Name(s) of individual(s)
as (type of authority, such as officer or trustee) of (name of party on behalf of whom record was executed).
__________________________________
Signature of notarial officer
Stamp
[__________________________________]
Title of office
[New Mexico state bar identification number, judicial district or area, county served or notary public commission number and date of commission expiration: ___________];
C. for a verification on oath or affirmation:
State of _________________________________________
[County] of ______________________________________
Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on ________

Date
by ________________________.
Name(s) of individual(s)
making statement
__________________________________
Signature of notarial officer
Stamp
[__________________________________]
Title of office
[New Mexico state bar identification number, judicial district or area, county served or notary public commission number and date of commission expiration: __________________];
D. for witnessing or attesting a signature:
State of _________________________________________
[County] of ______________________________________
Signed (or attested) before me on ________ by

Date
________________________.
Name(s) of individual(s)
__________________________________
Signature of notarial officer
Stamp
[__________________________________]
Title of office
[New Mexico state bar identification number, judicial district or area, county served or notary public commission number and date of commission expiration: __________________]; and
E. for certifying a copy of a record:
State of _________________________________________
[County] of ______________________________________
I certify that this is a true and correct copy of a record in the possession of ________________________________________.
Dated ___________________________
________________________________
Signature of notarial officer
Stamp
[__________________________________]
Title of office
[New Mexico state bar identification number, judicial district or area, county served or notary public commission number and date of commission expiration: __________________].
History: Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 15.
Effective dates. — Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 38 made Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 15 effective January 1, 2022.
Applicability. — Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 37 provided that the provisions of Laws 2021, ch. 21 apply to notarial acts performed in this state on and after January 1, 2022.

Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes

2021 New Mexico Statutes

Chapter 14 - Records, Rules, Legal Notices, Oaths

Article 14A - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts

Section 14-14A-1 - Short title. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

Section 14-14A-2 - Definitions. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

Section 14-14A-3 - Authority to perform notarial act. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

Section 14-14A-4 - Requirements for certain notarial acts. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

Section 14-14A-5 - Personal appearance required; exception authorized for remote notarizations. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

Section 14-14A-6 - Identification of individual. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

Section 14-14A-7 - Authority to refuse to perform notarial acts. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

Section 14-14A-8 - Signature if individual is unable to sign. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

Section 14-14A-9 - Notarial acts in this state. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

Section 14-14A-10 - Notarial act in another state. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

Section 14-14A-11 - Notarial act under the authority of a federally recognized Indian tribe. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

Section 14-14A-12 - Notarial act under federal authority. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Section 14-14A-19 - Notification regarding performance of notarial act on electronic record; selection of technology. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

Section 14-14A-20 - Commission as notary public qualifications; no immunity or benefit. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

Section 14-14A-21 - Examination of notary public and notarial officers; continuing legal education requirements. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

Section 14-14A-22 - Grounds to deny, refuse to renew, revoke, suspend or condition commission of notary public. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

Section 14-14A-23 - Database of notaries public. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

Section 14-14A-24 - Prohibited acts. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

Section 14-14A-25 - Validity of notarial acts. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

Section 14-14A-26 - Rules. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

Section 14-14A-27 - Notary public commission in effect. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

Section 14-14A-28 - Fees. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

Section 14-14A-29 - Inspection of public records act compliance. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

Section 14-14A-30 - Saving clause. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

Section 14-14A-31 - Uniformity of application and construction. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

Section 14-14A-32 - Relation to federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. (Effective January 1, 2022.)