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  1. A hospital patient needs a power of attorney notarized but her ID is at home. Her longtime physician, known to the notary, is present. What identification option exists?

    Answer: The physician may serve as a credible witness under oath

    A credible witness who personally knows the signer can swear to her identity when no ID document is available.

  2. How recently must an expired government-issued ID have expired for New Mexico notaries to still accept it?

    Answer: Within three years before the notarial act

    New Mexico allows IDs that are current or expired not more than three years before performance of the notarial act.

  3. A signer appears via video call from another state and asks a traditionally commissioned New Mexico notary to notarize based on the ID shown on screen. What is correct?

    Answer: Viewing an ID over ordinary video does not satisfy identification for a traditional notarization

    Traditional notarization requires physical presence; remote acts require RON authorization with credential analysis and identity proofing.

  4. What is the primary purpose of the signer identification requirement in notarial law?

    Answer: To prevent fraud and impersonation in document execution

    Identification requirements exist to deter fraud by ensuring the person signing is who they claim to be.

  5. A signer presents a current tribal identification card with photograph and signature. How should a New Mexico notary respond?

    Answer: Accept it as a government-issued identification document

    Tribal governments are governments, so a tribal ID with photo and signature qualifies as satisfactory evidence.

  6. The notary personally knows a signer only through brief online interactions on social media. Is this 'personal knowledge' for identification?

    Answer: No, personal knowledge requires dealings sufficient to provide reasonable certainty of identity

    Personal knowledge means acquaintance through dealings that give reasonable certainty the individual has the claimed identity.

  7. Two signers on the same document each need to be identified. One presents a valid license; the other has nothing and no witness is available. What should the notary do?

    Answer: Notarize only for the properly identified signer and decline for the other

    Each signer must be independently identified, so the notary may complete the act only for the signer with satisfactory evidence.