NM Notary Notarial Acts and Procedures 2

Question 1

A signer hands a New Mexico notary a document that was signed yesterday and asks for an acknowledgment. What may the notary do?

Accepted Answer

Take the acknowledgment if the signer personally appears and acknowledges the signature

Answer

For an acknowledgment, the document may be signed beforehand as long as the signer personally appears and acknowledges the signature to the notary.

Question 2

Which notarial act requires the signer to sign the document in the notary's presence?

Accepted Answer

A verification on oath or affirmation (jurat)

Answer

A verification on oath or affirmation requires the signer to sign in the notary's presence after taking an oath or affirmation.

Question 3

Under New Mexico's Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, when must the notarial certificate be completed?

Accepted Answer

Contemporaneously with the performance of the notarial act

Answer

The certificate must be executed contemporaneously with the performance of the notarial act.

Question 4

A New Mexico notary is asked to notarize a deed in which the notary is named as the grantee. What must the notary do?

Accepted Answer

Decline, because a notary may not notarize a document in which they have a direct beneficial interest

Answer

A notary is disqualified from performing a notarial act on a record in which the notary or the notary's spouse is a party or has a direct beneficial interest.

Question 5

Which of the following is an acceptable way for a New Mexico notary to identify a signer who has no identification documents?

Accepted Answer

Verification by a credible witness under oath who is personally known or identified by the notary

Answer

A credible witness who takes an oath or affirmation and is known to or properly identified by the notary may verify a signer's identity.

(NM Notary) New Mexico Notary Exam Practice Test

(NM Notary) New Mexico Notary Exam Practice Test

NM Notary Notarial Acts and Procedures 2