A. A notary public or notarial officer may charge the maximum fee specified in this section, charge less than the maximum fee or waive the fee.
B. An employer shall not establish fees for notarial services that are in excess of those specified in this section nor on the attributes of the principal as delineated.
C. The maximum fees that may be charged by a notary public or notarial officer licensed to practice law for notarial acts are:
(1) for acknowledgments, five dollars ($5.00) per acknowledgment;
(2) for oaths or affirmations without a signature, five dollars ($5.00) per person;
(3) for jurats, five dollars ($5.00) per jurat; and
(4) for copy certifications, fifty cents ($.50) per page with a minimum total charge of five dollars ($5.00).
D. A notary public or notarial officer may charge a travel fee when traveling to perform a notarial act if:
(1) the notary public and the person requesting the notarial act agree upon the travel fee in advance of the travel; and
(2) the notary public explains to the person requesting the notarial act that the travel fee is separate from the notarial fees and not mandated by law.
E. In addition to the fees prescribed in Subsections C and D of this section, a notary public may charge a technology fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or other amount established by rule by the secretary of state per notarial act performed with respect to an electronic record.
History: Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 28.
Effective dates. — Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 38 made Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 28 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.)