New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 14 - Records, Rules, Legal Notices, Oaths

Article 1 - Preservation, Restoration and Destruction of Records

Section 14-1-1 - [Filing certified copy of document when original is in danger of damage or destruction.] - Whenever any map, plat or other document on file with...

Section 14-1-2 - [Effect of filing certified copy.] - The filing of such certified copy of map, plat or...

Section 14-1-3 - [Method of copying.] - That copies of such maps, plats or other documents may...

Section 14-1-4 - ["Public officer" defined for purpose of microfilming records.] - The term public officer means any officer of the legislative,...

Section 14-1-5 - [Authorization for photographing and microfilming public records.] - Any public officer of the state may cause any or...

Section 14-1-6 - [Photographed or microfilmed copies deemed original records.] - Such photographs, microfilms, photographic film or microphotographs shall be deemed...

Section 14-1-7 - Destruction of obsolete county records. - The following county records shall be deemed obsolete and may...

Section 14-1-8 - [Obsolete county records; notice of proposed destruction; preservation desired by state records administrator; delivery of documents.] - An official charged with the custody of any records and...

Article 2 - Inspection of Public Records

Section 14-2-1 - Right to inspect public records; exceptions. - Every person has a right to inspect public records of...

Section 14-2-1.1 - Personal identifier information. - Protected personal identifier information contained in public records may be...

Section 14-2-2 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1993, ch. 258, § 10 repealed 14-2-2...

Section 14-2-2.1 - Copies of public records furnished. - When a copy of any public record is required by...

Section 14-2-3 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1993, ch. 258, § 10 repealed 14-2-3...

Section 14-2-4 - Short title. - Chapter 14, Article 2 NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 14-2-5 - Purpose of act; declaration of public policy. - Recognizing that a representative government is dependent upon an informed...

Section 14-2-6 - Definitions. - As used in the Inspection of Public Records Act: A....

Section 14-2-7 - Designation of custodian; duties. - Each public body shall designate at least one custodian of...

Section 14-2-8 - Procedure for requesting records. - A. Any person wishing to inspect public records may submit...

Section 14-2-9 - Procedure for inspection. - A. Requested public records containing information that is exempt and...

Section 14-2-10 - Procedure for excessively burdensome or broad requests. - If a custodian determines that a written request is excessively...

Section 14-2-11 - Procedure for denied requests. - A. Unless a written request has been determined to be...

Section 14-2-12 - Enforcement. - A. An action to enforce the Inspection of Public Records...

Article 2A - Use of Police Reports

Section 14-2A-1 - Protection of victims of crimes or accidents; police reports; commercial solicitation prohibited. - No attorney, health care provider or their agents shall inspect,...

Article 3 - Public Records

Section 14-3-1 - Short title. - Chapter 14, Article 3 NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 14-3-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Public Records Act: A. "administrator" means...

Section 14-3-3 - State commission of public records; creation. - A. A "state commission of public records" is established consisting...

Section 14-3-4 - Duties and powers of commission. - It shall be the duty of the commission to: A....

Section 14-3-5 - Gifts, donations and loans. - A. The commission may receive from private sources financial or...

Section 14-3-6 - Administrator; duties. - The administrator is the official custodian and trustee for the...

Section 14-3-7 - Inspection and survey of public records. - The administrator is authorized to inspect or survey the records...

Section 14-3-7.1 - Access to confidential records. - A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any public record...

Section 14-3-8 - Records center. - A records center is established in Santa Fe under the...

Section 14-3-8.1 - Records center revolving fund; created; revenues from sales deposited in fund. - The "records center revolving fund" is created in the state...

Section 14-3-9 - Disposition of public records. - Upon completion of an inspection or survey of the public...

Section 14-3-10 - Disagreement as to value of records. - In the event the attorney general and the administrator determine...

Section 14-3-11 - Destruction of records. - If it is determined by the administrator, attorney general and...

Section 14-3-12 - Transfer of records upon termination of state agencies. - All public records of any agency, upon the termination of...

Section 14-3-13 - Protection of records. - The administrator and every other custodian of public records shall...

Section 14-3-14 - Advisory groups. - The commission upon recommendation of the administrator may from time...

Section 14-3-15 - Reproduction on film; evidence; review, inventory and approval of systems. - A. Any public officer of the state or of any...

Section 14-3-15.1 - Records of state agencies; public records; copy fees; computer databases; criminal penalty. - A. Except as otherwise provided by federal or state law,...

Section 14-3-15.2 - Electronic authentication; substitution for signature. - Whenever there is a requirement for a signature on any...

Section 14-3-16 - Attorney general may replevin state records. - On behalf of the state and the administrator, the attorney...

Section 14-3-17 - Approval of existing state agency systems. - Upon the effective date of this act, the state records...

Section 14-3-18 - County and municipal records; geographic information system; computer databases; copy fees. - A. The administrator may advise and assist county and municipal...

Section 14-3-19 - Storage equipment, supplies and materials; microfilm services and supplies; purchase by state commission of public records for resale. - The state commission of public records may purchase for resale...

Section 14-3-20 - Interstate compacts; filing; index. - A. Each agency of this state and each political subdivision...

Section 14-3-21 - [State publications; manuals of procedure; rules; reports; uniform style and form.] - The state records administrator shall develop and recommend to the...

Section 14-3-22 - Public policy on certain publications; state commission of public records duties. - A. It is the intent of the legislature and the...

Section 14-3-23 - [Manuals of procedure; preparation by state agencies; review by state records administrator; publication.] - Each state agency which has an official duty to establish...

Section 14-3-25 - Recompiled. - Recompilations. — Laws 1995, ch. 110, § 9, recompiled former...

Article 3A - Confidential Materials

Section 14-3A-1 - Short title. - Sections 1 and 2 [14-3A-1, 14-3A-2 NMSA 1978] of this...

Section 14-3A-2 - Donation of confidential material. - A. Any library, college, university, museum or institution of the...

Article 4 - State Rules

Section 14-4-1 - Short title. - Chapter 14, Article 4 NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 14-4-2 - Definitions. - As used in the State Rules Act: A. "agency" means...

Section 14-4-3 - Format of rules; filing; distribution. - A. Each agency promulgating any rule shall place the rule...

Section 14-4-4 - Publication filing and distribution; official depository. - Each agency issuing any publication, pamphlet, report, notice, proclamation or...

Section 14-4-5 - Time limit on adoption of a proposed rule; filing and compliance required for validity. - A. Except in the case of an emergency rule, no...

Section 14-4-5.1 - Temporary provision. - Notwithstanding the provisions of 14-4-5 NMSA 1978, rules filed prior...

Section 14-4-5.2 - Notice of proposed rulemaking. - A. Not later than thirty days before a public rule...

Section 14-4-5.3 - Public participation, comments and rule hearings. - A. The notice of proposed rulemaking shall specify a public...

Section 14-4-5.4 - Agency record in rulemaking proceeding. - A. An agency shall maintain a rulemaking record for each...

Section 14-4-5.5 - Concise explanatory statement. - At the time it adopts a rule, an agency shall...

Section 14-4-5.6 - Emergency rule. - A. An agency shall comply with the rulemaking procedures of...

Section 14-4-5.7 - Conflicts between rule and statute; variance between proposed and final action. - A. No rule is valid or enforceable if it conflicts...

Section 14-4-5.8 - Procedural rules. - No later than January 1, 2018, the attorney general shall...

Section 14-4-6 - [Trade, sale and exchange of agency rules, publications and reports by records center.] - The records center is hereby authorized to trade, sell or...

Section 14-4-7 - Current listing of rules; rule repeals. - A. The state records administrator shall prepare and publish a...

Section 14-4-7.1 - New Mexico register. - A. The state records administrator shall provide for publication of...

Section 14-4-7.2 - New Mexico Administrative Code. - A. The state records administrator shall create and have published...

Section 14-4-8 - Documents not required to be filed with state library. - The state librarian may by appropriate written instructions advise the...

Section 14-4-9 - [Law governing filing of agency rules, documents and publications.] - Wherever any law requires an agency to file a rule,...

Section 14-4-10 - State publications for sale or issue by state agencies; listing by state records administrator. - The state records administrator shall maintain a file of all...

Section 14-4-11 - [Personal files, records and documents of elected state officials; placing in state archives by the state records administrator.] - The state records administrator may accept and place in the...

Article 4A - Small Business Regulatory Relief Act

Section 14-4A-1 - Short title. - This act [14-4A-1 to 14-4A-6 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 14-4A-2 - Legislative findings. - The legislature finds that: A. a vibrant and growing small...

Section 14-4A-3 - Definitions. - As used in the Small Business Regulatory Relief Act: A....

Section 14-4A-4 - Rules affecting small business. - A. Prior to the adoption of a proposed rule that...

Section 14-4A-5 - Small business regulatory advisory commission created; membership; powers and duties. - A. The "small business regulatory advisory commission" is created. The...

Section 14-4A-6 - Periodic review of rules. - A. By July 1, 2010, each agency shall have reviewed...

Article 5 - Public Records Recovery

Section 14-5-1 - Short title. - This act [14-5-1 to 14-5-10 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 14-5-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Public Records Recovery Act: A. "public...

Section 14-5-3 - Recovery authorized. - Any public officer is authorized to recover public records and...

Section 14-5-4 - Method of recovery. - Upon determining that a particular public record is not in...

Section 14-5-5 - Return of public record. - If the recipient of the public officer's letter complies with...

Section 14-5-6 - Refusal to appear and produce document; procedure. - If within thirty days of the receipt of the letter,...

Section 14-5-7 - District court findings and orders. - If the district court finds that the petition of the...

Section 14-5-8 - Replacement of recovered document. - Records recovered by any public officer or duplicated by the...

Section 14-5-9 - Effect of replacement of recovered document. - Nothing in the Public Records Recovery Act shall be construed...

Section 14-5-10 - Alternative method. - The remedies provided in this act [14-5-1 to 14-5-10 NMSA...

Article 6 - Health and Hospital Records

Section 14-6-1 - Health information; confidentiality; immunity from liability for furnishing. - A. All health information that relates to and identifies specific...

Section 14-6-2 - Hospital records; retention. - A. Unless provided otherwise in this section, a hospital shall...

Section 14-6-3 - Access to medical records by applicants for disability benefits; violations. - A. Within thirty days of receiving a request from a...

Article 7 - Financial Institution Records

Section 14-7-1 - Requiring notice of intent to gain access to records of financial institutions. - A. At least seven days prior to a state agency,...

Section 14-7-2 - Requirements of state agencies, boards and commissions prior to access to a financial institution's records. - A. Prior to a state agency, board or commission receiving...

Article 8 - Recording

Section 14-8-1 - County clerks to be recorders. - The county clerks of the different counties of this state...

Section 14-8-2 - County clerk; duty as recorder. - It is the duty of the county clerk to maintain...

Section 14-8-3 - Recording books. - When used in Chapter 14, Articles 1 through 5 and...

Section 14-8-4 - Acknowledgment necessary for recording; exceptions; recording of duplicates. - A. Any original instrument of writing duly acknowledged may be...

Section 14-8-4 - Acknowledgment necessary for recording; exceptions; recording of duplicates. (Effective January 1, 2022.) - A. Any original instrument of writing duly acknowledged may be...

Section 14-8-5 - [Mining location notices; recording.] - All recordings of unacknowledged mining location notices and amended or...

Section 14-8-6 - County clerks; to endorse and record land titles; notice. - When any land title or other document is delivered to...

Section 14-8-7 - Standards; durability requirements. - It is the duty of county clerks in this state...

Section 14-8-8 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1923, ch. 114, § 2; C.S. 1929, §...

Section 14-8-9 - Security of books of record; delivery to successors. - It is the duty of the county clerks to keep...

Section 14-8-9.1 - Public records; inspection; exceptions. - A. Except as provided in this section, all documents filed...

Section 14-8-10 - County clerks; failure to perform duties as recorder. - For failure to comply with the responsibilities and duties in...

Section 14-8-11 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1939, ch. 179, § 1; 1941 Comp., §...

Section 14-8-12 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1939, ch. 179, § 2; 1941 Comp., §...

Section 14-8-12.1 - Temporary provision; validation. - Any instrument received for recording after June 16, 1977 and...

Section 14-8-12.2 - County clerk recording and filing fund; uses. - A. A "county clerk recording and filing fund" is established...

Section 14-8-12.3 - Repealed. - History: 1978 Comp., § 14-8-12.3, enacted by Laws 1985, ch....

Section 14-8-12.4 - Repealed. - History: 1978 Comp., § 14-8-12.4, enacted by Laws 1985, ch....

Section 14-8-13 - [Fees; copying records; issuing licenses; acknowledgments.] - The county clerk shall be allowed the following fees: for...

Section 14-8-14 - Searching records; reproduction of records; fees. - A. Records maintained in the office of the county clerk...

Section 14-8-15 - Payment of fees; disposition. - A. No county clerk shall receive any instrument of writing...

Section 14-8-15.1 - Repealed. - History: Laws 2011, ch. 134, § 22; repealed by Laws...

Section 14-8-16 - Filings of legal descriptions and plats of real property authorized; recording. - A. A person owning real property that is subject to...

Section 14-8-17 - Documents recorded without cost. - The county clerk shall record free of charge: A. oaths...

Article 9 - Records Affecting Real Property

Section 14-9-1 - Instruments affecting real estate; recording. - All deeds, mortgages, leases of an initial term plus option...

Section 14-9-2 - [Constructive notice of contents.] - Such records shall be notice to all the world of...

Section 14-9-3 - Unrecorded instruments; effect. - No deed, mortgage or other instrument in writing not recorded...

Section 14-9-4 - Filing for record; effect; reception book. - The time of the recording of an instrument shall be...

Section 14-9-5 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1987, ch. 218, § 1 repealed 14-9-5...

Section 14-9-6 - [Wills not affected.] - None of the provisions of this chapter shall be so...

Section 14-9-7 - Conveyances to state and public corporations; recording; filing in lieu of recording; maximum fee. - A. The state, the public boards and commissions thereof, municipalities,...

Section 14-9-8 - [Lost patent; recording certified copy; effect.] - Any person or persons who have acquired and hold any...

Section 14-9-9 - [Federal court judgment; county for filing; lien against realty.] - A transcript of any money judgment obtained in the United...

Article 9A - Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act

Section 14-9A-1 - Short title. - This act [14-9A-1 to 14-9A-7 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 14-9A-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act:...

Section 14-9A-3 - Validity of electronic documents. - A. If a law requires, as a condition for recording,...

Section 14-9A-4 - Recording of documents. - A. In this section, "paper document" means a document that...

Section 14-9A-5 - Administration and standards. - A. The information technology commission and the state commission of...

Section 14-9A-6 - Uniformity of application and construction. - In applying and construing the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording...

Section 14-9A-7 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. - The Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act modifies, limits and...

Article 10 - Index of Records

Section 14-10-1 - Index. - For the convenience of the public and the better preservation...

Section 14-10-2 - Index books. - For the purpose of the county recording index created pursuant...

Section 14-10-3 - County recording index; required fields. - The county recording index shall contain, at a minimum: A....

Section 14-10-4 - Entries to the index; description of lands. - Each name, descriptor or reference placed in a descriptive field...

Section 14-10-5 - Standard form. - The form of county recording index provided in Chapter 14,...

Article 11 - Publication of Notice

Section 14-11-1 - "Legal notices and advertisements" defined. - Any notice or other written matter whatsoever required to be...

Section 14-11-2 - Requirement for publication of legal notice or advertisement. - Any and every legal notice or advertisement shall be published...

Section 14-11-3 - [Frequency of newspaper's publication; effect.] - Except as otherwise provided by law in express terms or...

Section 14-11-4 - Proof of publication. - Proof of the publication of any such legal notice or...

Section 14-11-5 - [Affidavit of proof; contents.] - Proof of the publication of any notice required by law...

Section 14-11-6 - [Filing affidavit of publication; evidential value.] - Any officer, board, commission or party to any legal proceeding...

Section 14-11-7 - Rates for legal notice or advertisement; costs. - For publication of all legal notices or advertisements that a...

Section 14-11-8 - [Violation of legal publication law; penalty.] - Violation of any of the foregoing provisions [14-11-1 to 14-11-4,...

Section 14-11-9 - [Legal publications by county, municipality or school district; payment.] - All publications required to be made by any county or...

Section 14-11-10 - Litigation; publication of notice; posting. - Except as provided in the [Uniform] Probate Code [Chapter 45...

Section 14-11-10.1 - Legal notices; simple description also required. - In order to allow the general public to determine the...

Section 14-11-10.2 - Electronic posting of legal notices. - A. Legal notices and advertisements of a state agency shall...

Section 14-11-11 - [County and municipal boards and officers; publication of proceedings; language requirements.] - All publications of proceedings of boards of county commissioners, city...

Section 14-11-12 - [Publication in lieu of posting.] - All legal process against nonresidents, unknown or absent parties, notices...

Section 14-11-13 - Official Spanish newspapers. - For the purpose of publishing legal notices in Spanish as...

Article 12 - Notaries Public (Repealed.)

Section 14-12-1 to 14-12-20 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 2003, ch. 286, § 27 repealed 14-12-1...

Article 12A - Notary Public

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...

Section 14-12A-2 - Definitions. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - As used in the Notary Public Act: A. "acknowledgment" means...

Section 14-12A-3 - Qualifications. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - A notary public shall: A. be a resident of New...

Section 14-12A-4 - Application. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - An applicant for appointment as a notary public shall submit...

Section 14-12A-5 - Appointment; term. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - Upon receipt of the completed application for appointment and the...

Section 14-12A-6 - Reappointment. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - At least thirty days before expiration of each notary public...

Section 14-12A-7 - Powers and prohibitions. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - A. A notary public is empowered to perform the following...

Section 14-12A-8 - Refusal to notarize. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - A. A notary public shall not refuse to perform a...

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...

Section 14-12A-10 - Avoidance of influence. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - A. A notary public shall not influence a person either...

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...

Section 14-12A-12 - Improper documents. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - A. A notary public shall not notarize a signature: (1)...

Section 14-12A-13 - Intent to deceive. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - A notary public shall not perform any official action with...

Section 14-12A-14 - Testimonials. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - A notary public shall not use the official notary public...

Section 14-12A-15 - Unauthorized practice of law. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - A. If notarial certificate wording is not provided or indicated...

Section 14-12A-16 - Fees. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - A. For performing a notarial act, a notary public may...

Section 14-12A-17 - Official signature. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - In notarizing a paper document, a notary public shall: A....

Section 14-12A-18 - Official seal or stamp. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - A. A notary public shall keep an official seal or...

Section 14-12A-19 - Endorsing date of commission. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - Upon performance of any notarial act, the notary public shall,...

Section 14-12A-20 - Change of name. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - A. Upon any change of a notary public's name, the...

Section 14-12A-21 - Change of address. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - A. A notary public shall notify the secretary of state...

Section 14-12A-22 - Certification. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - Upon request, the secretary of state shall certify to a...

Section 14-12A-23 - Resignation. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - A. A notary public who resigns his commission shall send...

Section 14-12A-24 - Disposition of the seal and stamp. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - A. When a notary public commission expires or is resigned...

Section 14-12A-25 - Disqualified notary public exercising powers. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - Any notary public who exercises the duties of his office...

Section 14-12A-26 - Removal from office. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - A. The governor may revoke the commission of any notary...

Article 13 - Acknowledgments and Oaths

Section 14-13-1 - [Administration of oath.] - Whenever any person shall be required to take an oath...

Section 14-13-2 - [Administration of affirmation in lieu of oath.] - Whenever any person is required to take or subscribe an...

Section 14-13-3 - Oaths; power to administer. - The secretary of state of New Mexico, county clerks, clerks...

Section 14-13-4 to 14-13-10 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1993, ch. 281, § 12 repealed 14-13-4...

Section 14-13-11 - Wage and salary assignments. - A. All assignments of wages or salaries due or to...

Section 14-13-12 - [Instrument needs no acknowledgment in absence of statutory requirement.] - An acknowledgment of an instrument of writing shall not be...

Section 14-13-13 - [Validation of former acknowledgments; 1951 act.] - All acknowledgments taken outside the state of New Mexico prior...

Section 14-13-14 - [Validation of former acknowledgments; 1957 act.] - All acknowledgments taken outside the state of New Mexico prior...

Section 14-13-15 - [Validation of former acknowledgments; 1965 act.] - All acknowledgments taken outside the state of New Mexico prior...

Section 14-13-16 - Validation of former acknowledgments; 1967 act. - All acknowledgments taken outside the state of New Mexico prior...

Section 14-13-17 - Validation of former acknowledgments; 1971 act. - All acknowledgments taken outside the state of New Mexico prior...

Section 14-13-18 - Validation of former acknowledgments; 1975 act. - All acknowledgments taken outside the state of New Mexico prior...

Section 14-13-19 to 14-13-23 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1993, ch. 281, § 12 repealed 14-13-19...

Section 14-13-24 - [Validation of certain prior acknowledgments.] - All acknowledgments taken outside the state of New Mexico prior...

Section 14-13-25 - Validation of certain prior acknowledgments. - All acknowledgments taken outside the state before any officer authorized...

Article 14 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts

Section 14-14-1 - Definitions. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - As used in the Uniform Law on Notarial Acts [14-14-1...

Section 14-14-2 - Notarial acts. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - A. In taking an acknowledgment, the notarial officer shall determine,...

Section 14-14-3 - Notarial acts in this state. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - A. A notarial act may be performed within this state...

Section 14-14-4 - Notarial acts in other jurisdictions of the United States. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - A. A notarial act has the same effect under the...

Section 14-14-5 - Notarial acts under federal authority. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - A. A notarial act has the same effect under the...

Section 14-14-6 - Foreign notarial acts. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - A. A notarial act has the same effect under the...

Section 14-14-7 - Certificate of notarial acts. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - A. A notarial act shall be evidenced by a certificate...

Section 14-14-8 - Certificates of notarial acts; short forms. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - The following short form certificates of notarial acts are sufficient...

Section 14-14-9 - Notarial acts affected by the uniform law on notarial acts. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - The Uniform Law on Notarial Acts [14-14-1 to 14-14-11 NMSA...

Section 14-14-10 - Uniformity of application and construction. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - The Uniform Law on Notarial Acts shall be applied and...

Section 14-14-11 - Short title. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.) - This act [14-14-1 to 14-14-11 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Article 14A - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts

Section 14-14A-1 - Short title. (Effective January 1, 2022.) - Sections 1 through 32 [14-14A-1 to 14-14A-32 NMSA 1978] of...

Section 14-14A-2 - Definitions. (Effective January 1, 2022.) - In addition to the general definitions provided in Section 12-2A-3...

Section 14-14A-3 - Authority to perform notarial act. (Effective January 1, 2022.) - A. A notary public or notarial officer shall perform all...

Section 14-14A-4 - Requirements for certain notarial acts. (Effective January 1, 2022.) - A. A notarial officer who takes an acknowledgment of a...

Section 14-14A-5 - Personal appearance required; exception authorized for remote notarizations. (Effective January 1, 2022.) - A. If a notarial act relates to a statement made...

Section 14-14A-6 - Identification of individual. (Effective January 1, 2022.) - A. A notarial officer has personal knowledge of the identity...

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

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

Section 14-14A-9 - Notarial acts in this state. (Effective January 1, 2022.) - A. A notarial act may be performed in this state...

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

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

Section 14-14A-12 - Notarial act under federal authority. (Effective January 1, 2022.) - A. A notarial act performed under federal law has the...

Section 14-14A-13 - Foreign notarial acts. (Effective January 1, 2022.) - A. If a notarial act is performed under authority and...

Section 14-14A-14 - Certificate of notarial act. (Effective January 1, 2022.) - A. A notarial act shall be evidenced by a certificate....

Section 14-14A-15 - Short-form certificates. (Effective January 1, 2022.) - The following short-form certificates of notarial acts are sufficient for...

Section 14-14A-16 - Official stamp. (Effective January 1, 2022.) - The official stamp of a notarial officer shall: A. include...

Section 14-14A-17 - Stamping device. (Effective January 1, 2022.) - A. A notary public is responsible for the security of...

Section 14-14A-18 - Journal. (Effective January 1, 2022.) - A. A notary public in this state shall maintain a...

Section 14-14A-19 - Notification regarding performance of notarial act on electronic record; selection of technology. (Effective January 1, 2022.) - A. A notary public or notarial officer shall select one...

Section 14-14A-20 - Commission as notary public qualifications; no immunity or benefit. (Effective January 1, 2022.) - A. An individual may apply to the secretary of state...

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

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

Section 14-14A-23 - Database of notaries public. (Effective January 1, 2022.) - The secretary of state shall maintain an electronic database of...

Section 14-14A-24 - Prohibited acts. (Effective January 1, 2022.) - A. A commission as a notary public does not authorize...

Section 14-14A-25 - Validity of notarial acts. (Effective January 1, 2022.) - Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of Section 3...

Section 14-14A-26 - Rules. (Effective January 1, 2022.) - A. The secretary of state may adopt rules to implement...

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

Section 14-14A-28 - Fees. (Effective January 1, 2022.) - A. A notary public or notarial officer may charge the...

Section 14-14A-29 - Inspection of public records act compliance. (Effective January 1, 2022.) - A. Members of the public may request journal entry or...

Section 14-14A-30 - Saving clause. (Effective January 1, 2022.) - The Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts does not affect...

Section 14-14A-31 - Uniformity of application and construction. (Effective January 1, 2022.) - In applying and construing the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial...

Section 14-14A-32 - Relation to federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. (Effective January 1, 2022.) - The Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts modifies, limits and...

Article 15 - Electronic Authentication of Documents

Section 14-15-1 - Short title. - This act [14-15-1 to 14-15-6 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 14-15-2 - Purpose. - The purpose of the Electronic Authentication of Documents Act is...

Section 14-15-3 - Definitions. - As used in the Electronic Authentication of Documents Act: A....

Section 14-15-4 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 2001, ch. 69, § 5 repealed 14-15-4...

Section 14-15-5 - Rules. - A. The information technology commission shall adopt rules and standards...

Section 14-15-6 - Contracting services. - The office may contract with a private, public or quasi-public...

Article 16 - Uniform Electronic Transactions

Section 14-16-1 - Short title. - Chapter 14, Article 16 NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 14-16-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act: (1) "agreement"...

Section 14-16-3 - Scope. - A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this...

Section 14-16-4 - Prospective application. - The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act applies to any electronic record...

Section 14-16-5 - Use of electronic records and electronic signatures; variation by agreement. - (a) The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act does not require a...

Section 14-16-6 - Construction and application. - The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act must be construed and applied:...

Section 14-16-7 - Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures and electronic contracts. - (a) A record or signature may not be denied legal...

Section 14-16-8 - Provision of information in writing; presentation of records. - (a) If parties have agreed to conduct a transaction by...

Section 14-16-9 - Attribution and effect of electronic record and electronic signature. - (a) An electronic record or electronic signature is attributable to...

Section 14-16-10 - Effect of change or error. - If a change or error in an electronic record occurs...

Section 14-16-11 - Notarization and acknowledgment. - If a law requires a signature or record to be...

Section 14-16-12 - Retention of electronic records; originals. - (a) If a law requires that a record be retained,...

Section 14-16-13 - Admissibility in evidence. - In a proceeding, evidence of a record or signature may...

Section 14-16-14 - Automated transaction. - In an automated transaction, the following rules apply: (1) A...

Section 14-16-15 - Time and place of sending and receipt. - (a) Unless otherwise agreed between the sender and the recipient,...

Section 14-16-16 - Transferable records. - (a) As used in this section, "transferable record" means an...

Section 14-16-17 - Creation and retention of electronic records and conversion of written records by governmental agencies. - Each governmental agency of this state shall determine whether, and...

Section 14-16-18 - Acceptance and distribution of electronic records by governmental agencies. - The state records administrator shall issue rules for the implementation...

Section 14-16-19 - Interoperability. - The governmental agency of this state which adopts standards pursuant...

Section 14-16-20 - Electronic certifications, permits, registrations and licenses. - A governmental agency may provide by rule the manner by...

Section 14-16-21 - Electronic certifications, permits, registrations and licenses. - A governmental agency may provide by rule the manner by...

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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 14 - Records, Rules, Legal Notices, Oaths

New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 14 - Records, Rules, Legal Notices, Oaths