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NM Stat § 14-13-24 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 14 - Records, Rules, Legal Notices, Oaths|Article 13 - Acknowledgments and Oaths|Section 14-13-24 - [Validation of certain prior acknowledgments.]

All acknowledgments taken outside the state of New Mexico prior to the passage and approval of this act [this section], before any officer authorized by either the laws of the jurisdiction where taken or the laws of this state to take such acknowledgments, and all acknowledgments taken within this state before the passage and approval of this act, before any officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments, notwithstanding the form of the certificate of acknowledgment or the failure to show the date of the expiration of the commission of the officer before whom such acknowledment [acknowledgment] was taken or the failure to show that the seal of said officer was affixed to the instrument acknowledged and/or notwithstanding the failure of such acknowledgment to comply with the provisions of Section 14-13-10 NMSA 1978, if the marital status of any married woman uniting with her husband in the execution of any instrument may otherwise appear from the body of the instrument so acknowledged, and the record thereof in the office of the county clerk, are hereby confirmed and made valid to the extent as though said certificate of acknowledgment and the record thereof has been in the form prescribed by law. History: Laws 1981, ch. 212, § 3. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Cross references. — For prior validating acts, see 14-13-13, 14-13-14, 14-13-15, 14-13-16, 14-13-17, 14-13-18 NMSA 1978 and compiler's notes to 14-13-13 NMSA 1978. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 1 Am. Jur. 2d Acknowledgments § 78. 1A C.J.S. Acknowledgments §§ 83, 84.
NM Stat § 14-13-25 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 14 - Records, Rules, Legal Notices, Oaths|Article 13 - Acknowledgments and Oaths|Section 14-13-25 - Validation of certain prior acknowledgments.

All acknowledgments taken outside the state before any officer authorized by either the laws of the jurisdiction where taken or the laws of this state to take such acknowledgments, and all acknowledgments taken within this state before any officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments, that have been filed and are of record in the appropriate office as provided by law for a period of ten years or more without challenge to the form or content of the acknowledgment, are considered valid, notwithstanding the form of the certificate of acknowledgment or the failure to show the date of the expiration of the commission of the officer before whom the acknowledgment was taken or the failure to show that the seal of the officer was affixed to the instrument acknowledged, and notwithstanding the failure of the acknowledgment to comply with the provisions of Section 14-13-10 NMSA 1978 if the marital status of any married woman uniting with her husband in the execution of any instrument may otherwise appear from the body of the instrument so acknowledged, and the record thereof in the office of the county clerk, are hereby confirmed and made valid to the extent as though the certificate of acknowledgment and the record thereof had been in the form prescribed by law. History: Laws 1991, ch. 92, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For acknowledgment necessary for recording, decrees, and exceptions, see 14-8-4.
NM Stat § 14-14-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 14 - Records, Rules, Legal Notices, Oaths|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 to 14-14-11 NMSA 1978]: A. "notarial act" means any act that a notary public of this state is authorized to perform and includes taking an acknowledgment, administering an oath or affirmation, taking a verification upon oath or affirmation, witnessing or attesting a signature, certifying or attesting a copy and noting a protest of a negotiable instrument; B. "acknowledgment" means a declaration by a person that the person has executed an instrument for the purposes stated therein and, if the instrument is executed in a representative capacity, that the person signed the instrument with proper authority and executed it as the act of the person or entity represented and identified therein; C. "verification upon oath or affirmation" means a declaration that a statement is true made by a person upon oath or affirmation; D. "in a representative capacity" means: (1) for and on behalf of a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity, as an authorized officer, agent, partner, trustee or other representative; (2) as a public officer, personal representative, guardian or other representative, in the capacity recited in the instrument; (3) as an attorney in fact for a principal; or (4) in any other capacity as an authorized representative of another; and E. "notarial officer" means a notary public or other officer authorized to perform notarial acts. History: Laws 1993, ch. 281, § 1. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 36 repeals 14-14-1 NMSA 1978, effective January 1, 2022.Cross references. — For administration of oath, see 14-13-1 NMSA 1978. For administration of affirmation in lieu of oath, see 14-13-2 NMSA 1978. For form of oath to jurors on voir dire in civil cases, see UJI 13-102 NMRA. For form of oath to jurors on voir dire in criminal cases, see UJI 14-122 NMRA. For form of oath to impaneled jurors in criminal cases, see UJI 14-123 NMRA. Law reviews. — For article, "Attachment in New Mexico - Part I," see 1 Nat. Resources J. 303 (1961). Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 1 Am. Jur. 2d Acknowledgments § 4; 23 Am. Jur. 2d Deeds § 106. 1A C.J.S. Acknowledgments §§ 33, 37 and 38.
NM Stat § 14-14-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 14 - Records, Rules, Legal Notices, Oaths|Article 14 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts|Section 14-14-2 - Notarial acts. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.)

A. In taking an acknowledgment, the notarial officer shall determine, either from personal knowledge or from satisfactory evidence, that the person appearing before the officer and making the acknowledgment is the person whose true signature is on the instrument. B. In taking a verification upon oath or affirmation, the notarial officer shall determine, either from personal knowledge or from satisfactory evidence, that the person appearing before the officer and making the verification is the person whose true signature is on the statement verified. C. In witnessing or attesting a signature the notarial officer shall determine, either from personal knowledge or from satisfactory evidence, that the signature is that of the person appearing before the officer and named therein. D. In certifying or attesting a copy of a document or other item, the notarial officer shall determine that the proffered copy is a full, true and accurate transcription or reproduction of the one that was copied. E. In making or noting a protest of a negotiable instrument the notarial officer shall determine the matters set forth in Section 55-3-505 NMSA 1978. F. A notarial officer has satisfactory evidence that a person is the person whose true signature is on a document if that person is: (1) personally known to the notarial officer; (2) identified upon the oath or affirmation of a credible witness personally known to the notarial officer; or (3) identified on the basis of identification documents. History: Laws 1993, ch. 281, § 2. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 36 repeals 14-14-2 NMSA 1978, effective January 1, 2022.
NM Stat § 14-14-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 14 - Records, Rules, Legal Notices, Oaths|Article 14 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts|Section 14-14-3 - Notarial acts in this state. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.)

A. A notarial act may be performed within this state by the following persons: (1) a notary public of this state; (2) a judge, clerk or deputy clerk of any court of this state; or (3) a person authorized by the law of this state to administer oaths. B. Notarial acts performed within this state under federal authority as provided in Section 5 [14-14-5 NMSA 1978] of the Uniform Law on Notarial Acts have the same effect as if performed by a notarial officer of this state. C. The signature and title of a person performing a notarial act are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the person holds the designated title. History: Laws 1993, ch. 281, § 3. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 36 repeals 14-14-3 NMSA 1978, effective January 1, 2022.Cross references. — For power to administer oath, see 14-13-3 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 14-14-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 14 - Records, Rules, Legal Notices, Oaths|Article 14 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts|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 law of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of this state, if performed in another state, commonwealth, territory, district or possession of the United States by any of the following persons: (1) a notary public of that jurisdiction; (2) a judge, clerk or deputy clerk of a court of that jurisdiction; or (3) any other person authorized by the law of that jurisdiction to perform notarial acts. B. Notarial acts performed in other jurisdictions of the United States under federal authority as provided in Section 5 [14-14-5 NMSA 1978] of the Uniform Law on Notarial Acts have the same effect as if performed by a notarial officer of this state. C. The signature and title of a person performing a notarial act are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the person holds the designated title. D. The signature and indicated title of an officer listed in Paragraph (1) or (2) of Subsection A of this section conclusively establish the authority of a holder of that title to perform a notarial act. History: Laws 1993, ch. 281, § 4. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 36 repeals 14-14-4 NMSA 1978, effective January 1, 2022.
NM Stat § 14-14-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 14 - Records, Rules, Legal Notices, Oaths|Article 14 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts|Section 14-14-5 - Notarial acts under federal authority. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.)

A. A notarial act has the same effect under the law of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of this state if performed anywhere by any of the following persons under authority granted by the law of the United States: (1) a judge, clerk or deputy clerk of a court; (2) a commissioned officer on active duty in the military service of the United States; (3) an officer of the foreign service or consular officer of the United States; or (4) any other person authorized by federal law to perform notarial acts. B. The signature and title of a person performing a notarial act are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the person holds the designated title. C. The signature and indicated title of an officer listed in Paragraph (1), (2) or (3) of Subsection A of this section conclusively establish the authority of a holder of that title to perform a notarial act. History: Laws 1993, ch. 281, § 5. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 36 repeals 14-14-5 NMSA 1978, effective January 1, 2022.
NM Stat § 14-14-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 14 - Records, Rules, Legal Notices, Oaths|Article 14 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts|Section 14-14-6 - Foreign notarial acts. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.)

A. A notarial act has the same effect under the law of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of this state if performed within the jurisdiction of and under authority of a foreign nation or its constituent units or a multinational or international organization by any of the following persons: (1) a notary public or notary; (2) a judge, clerk or deputy clerk of a court of record; or (3) any other person authorized by the law of that jurisdiction to perform notarial acts. B. An "apostille" in the form prescribed by the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961, conclusively establishes that the signature of the notarial officer is genuine and that the officer holds the indicated office. C. A certificate by a foreign service or consular officer of the United States stationed in the nation under the jurisdiction of which the notarial act was performed or a certificate by a foreign service or consular officer of that nation stationed in the United States conclusively establishes any matter relating to the authenticity or validity of the notarial act set forth in the certificate. D. An official stamp or seal of the person performing the notarial act is prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the person holds the indicated title. E. An official stamp or seal of an officer listed in Paragraph (1) or (2) of Subsection A of this section is prima facie evidence that a person with the indicated title has authority to perform notarial acts. F. If the title of office and indication of authority to perform notarial acts appears either in a digest of foreign law or in a list customarily used as a source for that information, the authority of an officer with that title to perform notarial acts is conclusively established. History: Laws 1993, ch. 281, § 6. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 36 repeals 14-14-6 NMSA 1978, effective January 1, 2022.
NM Stat § 14-14-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 14 - Records, Rules, Legal Notices, Oaths|Article 14 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts|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 for the purposes indicated, if completed with the information required by Subsection A of Section 7 [14-14-7 NMSA 1978] of the Uniform Law on Notarial Acts: A. for an acknowledgment in an individual capacity: State of ____________________________________________ (County) of ________________________________________ This instrument was acknowledged before me on (date) by (name(s) of person(s)) ||  (Signature of notarial officer)   || (Seal, if any)    Title (and Rank)   ||  [My commission expires: ________];   |B. for an acknowledgment in a representative capacity: State of ____________________________________________ (County) of ________________________________________ This instrument was acknowledged before me on (date) by (name(s) of person(s)) as (type of authority, e.g., officer, trustee, etc.) of (name of party on behalf of whom instrument was executed.) ||  (Signature of notarial officer)   || (Seal, if any)    Title (and Rank)   ||  [My commission expires: ________];   |C. for a verification upon oath or affirmation: State of ____________________________________________ (County) of ________________________________________ Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on (date) by (name(s) of person(s) making statement). ||  (Signature of notarial officer)   || (Seal, if any)    Title (and Rank)   ||  [My commission expires: ________];   |D. for witnessing or attesting a signature: State of ____________________________________________ (County) of ________________________________________ Signed or attested before me on date by (names(s) of person(s)). ||  (Signature of notarial officer)   || (Seal, if any)    Title (and Rank)   ||  [My commission expires: ________];   |and E. for attestation of a copy of a document: State of ____________________________________________ (County) of ________________________________________ I certify that this is a true and correct copy of a document in the possession of ______________________________. Dated __________________ ||  (Signature of notarial officer)   || (Seal, if any)    Title (and Rank)   ||  [My commission expires: ________].   |History: Laws 1993, ch. 281, § 8. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 36 repeals 14-14-8 NMSA 1978, effective January 1, 2022.
NM Stat § 14-14-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 14 - Records, Rules, Legal Notices, Oaths|Article 14 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts|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 1978] applies to notarial acts performed on or after its effective date. History: Laws 1993, ch. 281, § 9. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 36 repeals 14-14-9 NMSA 1978, effective January 1, 2022.
NM Stat § 14-14-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 14 - Records, Rules, Legal Notices, Oaths|Article 14 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts|Section 14-14-10 - Uniformity of application and construction. (Repealed effective January 1, 2022.)

The Uniform Law on Notarial Acts shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to its subject among states enacting it. History: Laws 1993, ch. 281, § 10. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 36 repeals 14-14-10 NMSA 1978, effective January 1, 2022.
NM Stat § 14-14-11 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 14 - Records, Rules, Legal Notices, Oaths|Article 14 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts|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 as the "Uniform Law on Notarial Acts". History: Laws 1993, ch. 281, § 11. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 36 repeals 14-14-11 NMSA 1978, effective January 1, 2022.
NM Stat § 14-14A-1 (2021)
2021 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.)

Sections 1 through 32 [14-14A-1 to 14-14A-32 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the "Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts".History: Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 1. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 38 made Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 1 effective January 1, 2022.Temporary provisions. — Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 35, effective January 1, 2022, provided that references to the Notary Public Act or the Uniform Law on Notarial Acts shall be deemed to be references to the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.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.
NM Stat § 14-14A-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 14 - Records, Rules, Legal Notices, Oaths|Article 14A - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts|Section 14-14A-3 - Authority to perform notarial act. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

A. A notary public or notarial officer shall perform all notarial acts pursuant to the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts or by law of this state other than the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.B. A notarial officer shall not perform a notarial act with respect to a record to which the officer or the officer's spouse or domestic partner is a party or in which either of them has a direct beneficial interest. A notarial act performed in violation of this subsection is voidable.C. A notarial officer may certify that a tangible copy of an electronic record is an accurate copy of the electronic record.History: Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 3. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 38 made Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 3 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.
NM Stat § 14-14A-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 14 - Records, Rules, Legal Notices, Oaths|Article 14A - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts|Section 14-14A-4 - Requirements for certain notarial acts. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

A. A notarial officer who takes an acknowledgment of a record shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, that the individual appearing before the officer and making the acknowledgment has the identity claimed and that the signature on the record is the signature of the individual.B. A notarial officer who takes a verification of a statement on oath or affirmation shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, that the individual appearing before the officer and making the verification has the identity claimed and that the signature on the statement verified is the signature of the individual.C. A notarial officer who witnesses or attests to a signature shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, that the individual appearing before the officer and signing the record has the identity claimed. D. A notarial officer who certifies or attests a copy of a record or an item that was copied shall determine that the copy is a full, true and accurate transcription or reproduction of the record or item.E. A notarial officer who makes or notes a protest of a negotiable instrument shall determine the matters set forth in Subsection B of Section 55-3-505 NMSA 1978.History: Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 4. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 38 made Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 4 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.
NM Stat § 14-14A-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 14 - Records, Rules, Legal Notices, Oaths|Article 14A - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts|Section 14-14A-6 - Identification of individual. (Effective January 1, 2022.)

A. A notarial officer has personal knowledge of the identity of an individual appearing before the officer if the individual is personally known to the officer through dealings sufficient to provide reasonable certainty that individual has the identity claimed.B. A notarial officer has satisfactory evidence of the identity of an individual appearing before the officer if the officer can identify the individual:(1) by means of:(a) a passport, driver's license or government-issued nondriver identification card, which is current or expired not more than one year before performance of the notarial act; or(b) another form of government identification issued to an individual, which is current or expired not more than one year before performance of the notarial act, contains the signature or a photograph of the individual and is satisfactory to the officer; or(2) by a verification on oath or affirmation of a credible witness personally appearing before the officer, who is unrelated to and unaffected by the document or transaction, and known to the officer and whom the officer can identify on the basis of a passport, driver's license or government-issued nondriver identification card, which is current or expired not more than one year before performance of the notarial act.C. A notarial officer may require an individual to provide additional information or identification credentials necessary to assure the officer of the identity of the individual.History: Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 6. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 38 made Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 6 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.