When the seal of this state or any of its departments, agencies or other instrumentalities or of any of its political subdivisions is required in the execution of a public security or instrument of payment, the authorized officer may cause the seal to be printed, engraved, stamped or otherwise placed in facsimile thereon. The facsimile seal has the same legal effect as the impression of the seal.
§ 6-9-3 NMSA 1978
Use of facsimile seal
Known as the Uniform Facsimile Signature of Public Officials Act
The act spans §§ 6–6 (6 sections).
1953 Comp., § 5-9-3, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 118, § 3.
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.