New Mexico Notary study guide
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A New Mexico notary public commission is issued through the New Mexico Secretary of State, whose Notary & Apostille section handles becoming a notary, renewing a commission, Remote Online Notary (RON) enrollment, notary search, notary forms, and apostilles or authentications of official documents. The governing statute linked from the state's notary page is Article 14A, the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (RULONA), which the office notes can also be found at NMOneSource.com. The New Mexico Notary study guide has 5 sections and about 1,648 words.
01Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (Article 14A)
Article 14A is New Mexico's enactment of the Uniform Law on Notarial Acts. It defines who may perform a notarial act, how the act is evidenced, and what a notarial officer may not do.
390 words, about 2 min02Notarial Definitions
Notarial act : an act authorized under Article 14A, including acknowledgment, jurat, oath or affirmation, signature witnessing, and copy certification. Principal : the person whose signature is notarized or who makes an oath or affirmation.
342 words, about 2 min03Stamp Requirements
The official stamp is not decoration; it is part of the notarial certificate. Under Article 14A, the stamp must contain: the notary's name exactly as commissioned; the words "Notary Public"; the words "State of New Mexico"; the expiration date of the notary's commission.
307 words, about 2 min04Journal Requirements
A New Mexico notary must keep a chronological journal of notarial acts. The journal may be tangible or electronic, but it must be secure and capable of accurate reproduction.
291 words, about 1 min05Remote Online Notarization (RON)
Remote online notarization is a notarial act performed using communication technology instead of physical presence. The exam tests the added safeguards: The notary must be registered with the Secretary of State as a remote notary before performing RON.
318 words, about 2 min