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§ 14-14A-7 NMSA 1978

Authority to refuse to perform notarial acts

Known as the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Act

The act spans §§ 14-14A-1 to 14-14A-9 (32 sections).

Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 7; 2023, ch. 110, § 6.

A. A notarial officer may refuse to perform a notarial act if the officer is not satisfied that:

(1) the individual executing the record is competent or has the capacity to execute the record; or

(2) the individual's signature is knowingly and voluntarily made.

B. A notarial officer may refuse to perform a notarial act unless refusal is prohibited by a state or federal law other than the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.

C. In accordance with the Human Rights Act [Chapter 28, Article 1 NMSA 1978], a notary public or notarial officer shall not discriminate in the refusal to perform or the manner in which a notarial act is performed pursuant to the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.