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 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-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-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-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.)