New Mexico Statutes
Article 14A - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts
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 or more tamper-evident technologies to perform notarial acts with respect to electronic records. A person may not require a notary public or notarial officer to perform a notarial act with respect to an electronic record with a technology that the notary public has not selected.
B. Before performing the notary public's or notarial officer's initial notarial act with respect to an electronic record, a notary public or notarial officer shall notify the secretary of state that the notary public will be performing notarial acts with respect to electronic records and identify the technology the notary public intends to use. If the secretary of state has established standards for approval of technology pursuant to Section 26 [14-14A-26 NMSA 1978] of the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, the technology must conform to the standards. If the technology conforms to those standards, the secretary of state shall approve the use of the technology.
History: Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 19.
Effective dates. — Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 38 made Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 19 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.

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