A power of attorney must be signed by the principal or in the principal's conscious presence by another individual directed by the principal to sign the principal's name on the power of attorney. A signature on a power of attorney is presumed to be genuine if the principal acknowledges the signature before a notary public or other individual authorized by law to take acknowledgments.
§ 45-5B-105 NMSA 1978
Execution of power of attorney
Known as the Uniform Power of Attorney Act
The act spans §§ 45–45 (45 sections).
Laws 2007, ch. 135, § 105; 1978 Comp., § 46B-1-105 recompiled as § 45-5B-105 by Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 102.
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.