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SENATE BILL 230
57
TH LEGISLATURE
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STATE
OF
NEW
MEXICO
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FIRST SESSION
,
2025
INTRODUCED BY
Larry R. Scott
AN ACT
RELATING TO NOTARY OFFICERS; INCREASING THE MAXIMUM FEES A
NOTARY OFFICER MAY CHARGE FOR SERVICES; AMENDING SECTION
14-14A-28 NMSA 1978 (BEING LAWS 2021, CHAPTER 21, SECTION 28,
AS AMENDED).
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. Section 14-14A-28 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2021,
Chapter 21, Section 28, as amended) is amended to read:
"14-14A-28. FEES.--
A. A notarial officer may charge the maximum fee
specified in this section, charge less than the maximum fee or
waive the fee.
B. An employer shall not establish fees for
notarial services that are in excess of those specified in this
section nor on the attributes of the principal as delineated.
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C. The maximum fees that may be charged by a
notarial officer for notarial acts are:
(1) for acknowledgments, [five dollars
($5.00)] twelve dollars ($12.00) per acknowledgment;
(2) for oaths or affirmations without a
signature, [five dollars ($5.00) ] twelve dollars ($12.00) per
person;
(3) for jurats, [five dollars ($5.00) ] twelve
dollars ($12.00) per jurat; and
(4) for copy certifications, [fifty cents
($.50)] one dollar twenty cents ($1.20) per page with a minimum
total charge of [five dollars ($5.00) ] twelve dollars ($12.00) .
D. A notarial officer may charge a travel fee when
traveling to perform a notarial act if:
(1) the notarial officer and the person
requesting the notarial act agree upon the travel fee in
advance of the travel; and
(2) the notarial officer explains to the
person requesting the notarial act that the travel fee is
separate from the notarial fees and not mandated by law.
E. In addition to the fees prescribed in
Subsections C and D of this section, a notarial officer may
charge a technology fee not to exceed [twenty-five dollars
($25.00)] sixty dollars ($60.00) or other amount established by
rule by the secretary of state per notarial act performed with
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respect to an electronic record."
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
provisions of this act is July 1, 2025.
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