New Mexico Statutes
Article 14A - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts
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 state;
(3) identify the jurisdiction in which the notarial act is performed;
(4) contain the title of office of the notarial officer;
(5) if the notarial officer is a notary public, indicate the notary public's commission number and the date of expiration of the notarial officer's commission;
(6) identify the judicial district or area served if the notarial officer is a judge, court clerk or deputy court clerk;
(7) identify the county served if the notarial officer is a county clerk or deputy county clerk; and
(8) identify the state bar number if the notarial officer is an attorney but is not in a category identified in Paragraph (6) or (7) of this subsection and is not a judge.
B. If a notarial act regarding a tangible record is performed by a notary public, an official stamp shall be affixed to or embossed on the certificate. If a notarial act is performed regarding a tangible record by a notarial officer other than a notary public and the certificate contains the information specified in Paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) of Subsection A of this section, an official stamp shall be affixed to or embossed on the certificate. If a notarial act regarding an electronic record is performed by a notarial officer and the certificate contains the information specified in Paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) of Subsection A of this section, an official stamp shall be attached to or logically associated with the certificate.
C. A certificate of a notarial act is sufficient if it meets the requirements of Subsections A and B of this section and:
(1) is in a short-form set forth in Section 15 [14-14A-15 NMSA 1978] of the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts;
(2) is in a form otherwise permitted by the law of this state;
(3) is in a form permitted by the law applicable in the jurisdiction in which the notarial act was performed; or
(4) sets forth the actions of the notarial officer, and the actions are sufficient to meet the requirements of the notarial act as provided in Sections 4 [14-14A-4 NMSA 1978], 5 [14-14A-5 NMSA 1978] and 6 [14-14A-6 NMSA 1978] of the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts or law of this state other than the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.
D. By executing a certificate of a notarial act, a notarial officer certifies that the officer has complied with the requirements and made the determinations specified in Sections 4, 5 and 6 of the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.
E. A notarial officer shall not affix the officer's signature to, or logically associate it with, a certificate until after the notarial act has been performed.
F. If a notarial act is performed regarding a tangible record, a certificate shall be part of, or securely attached to, the record. If a notarial act is performed regarding an electronic record, the certificate shall be affixed to, or logically associated with, the electronic record. If the secretary of state has established standards pursuant to Section 26 [14-14A-26 NMSA 1978] of the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts for attaching, affixing or logically associating the certificate, the process shall conform to the standards.
History: Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 14.
Effective dates. — Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 38 made Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 14 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.