New Mexico Notary Requirements

NMSA § 14-14A-6. Identification of individual. A. A notarial officer has personal knowledge of the identity of an individual appearing before the officer if the individual is personally known to the officer through dealings sufficient to provide reasonable certainty that individual has the identity claimed. B. A notarial officer has satisfactory evidence of the identity of an individual appearing before the officer if the officer can identify the individual: (1) by means of: (a) a passport, driver's license or government-issued nondriver identification card, which is current or expired not more than one year before performance of the notarial act; or (b) another form of government identification issued to an individual, which is current or expired not more than one year before performance of the notarial act, contains the signature or a photograph of the individual and is satisfactory to the officer; or (2) by a verification on oath or affirmation of a credible witness personally appearing before the officer, who is unrelated to and unaffected by the document or transaction, and known to the officer and whom the officer can identify on the basis of a passport, driver's license or government-issued nondriver identification card, which is current or expired not more than one year before performance of the notarial act. C. A notarial officer may require an individual to provide additional information or identification credentials necessary to assure the officer of the identity of the individual.

NMSA 1978 § 14-14A-18 (Journal): A. A notarial officer in this state shall maintain a journal in which the notarial officer chronicles all notarial acts that the notarial officer performs. The notarial officer shall retain the journal for ten years after the performance of the last notarial act chronicled in the journal. B. A journal may be created on a tangible medium or in an electronic format. A notarial officer performing notarial acts pursuant to Subsection E of this section shall maintain only one journal at a time to chronicle all notarial acts, whether those notarial acts are performed regarding tangible or electronic records; provided that a notarial officer may keep a journal in a tangible medium for tangible records and an electronic journal for electronic records. If the journal is maintained on a tangible medium, it must be a permanent, bound register with numbered pages. If the journal is maintained in an electronic format, it must be in a permanent, tamper-evident electronic format complying with the rules of the secretary of state. C. An entry in a journal must be made contemporaneously with performance of the notarial act and contain the following information: (1) the date and time of the notarial act; (2) a description of the record, if any, and type of notarial act; (3) the full name and address of each individual for whom the notarial act is performed; (4) if identity of the individual is based on personal knowledge, a statement to that effect; (5) if identity of the individual is based on satisfactory evidence, a brief description of the method of identification and the identification credential presented, if any, including the date of issuance and expiration of any identification credential; and (6) the fee, if any, charged by the notarial officer. D. If a notarial officer's journal is lost or stolen, the notarial officer shall promptly notify the secretary of state. E. A notarial officer licensed to practice law shall maintain a journal when performing notarial acts for members of the public unrelated to an established attorney-client relationship.

NMSA 1978 § 14-14A-28 (Fees): maximum $5 per acknowledgment; $5 per oath/affirmation without signature; $5 per jurat; copy certifications $0.50/page with a minimum total charge of $5; technology fee for electronic acts not to exceed $25. A notary may charge less or waive the fee; travel fee permitted if agreed in advance and explained as separate from notarial fees.