Qualifications and Commissioning Process Flashcards

Which item must a New Mexico notary obtain to authenticate notarial certificates on paper documents?

Answer: An official stamp meeting statutory requirements

New Mexico notaries must use an official stamp containing the information required by statute and rule.

Which of the following must appear on a New Mexico notary's official stamp?

Answer: The notary's name and commission expiration date

The official stamp must include the notary's name, the words identifying the office, the state, and the commission expiration date.

Under New Mexico's Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, what record must a notary maintain?

Answer: A journal of all notarial acts performed

New Mexico requires notaries to maintain a journal chronicling all notarial acts they perform.

A commissioned New Mexico notary wants to perform remote online notarizations. What must she do first?

Answer: Notify the Secretary of State and use approved communication technology

Before performing remote notarizations, a notary must notify the Secretary of State and identify the approved technology to be used.

If a New Mexico notary changes his legal name during his commission term, what should he do?

Answer: Notify the Secretary of State of the change

Notaries must inform the Secretary of State of changes to information on file, such as a name or address change.

What happens to a notary's authority when the four-year commission expires without renewal?

Answer: The person may no longer perform notarial acts until recommissioned

Performing a notarial act after expiration is unauthorized; the notary must be recommissioned first.

An attorney licensed in New Mexico asks whether her bar license substitutes for a notary commission. What is correct?

Answer: No, she must still apply and be commissioned to act as a notary

A law license does not confer notarial authority; commissioning through the Secretary of State is still required.