A. A notarial officer may refuse to perform a notarial act if the officer is not satisfied that:(1) the individual executing the record is competent or has the capacity to execute the record; or(2) the individual's signature is knowingly and voluntarily made.B. A notarial officer may refuse to perform a notarial act unless refusal is prohibited by a state or federal law other than the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.C. In accordance with the Human Rights Act [Chapter 28, Article 1 NMSA 1978], a notary public or notarial officer shall not discriminate in the refusal to perform or the manner in which a notarial act is performed pursuant to the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.History: Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 7; 2023, ch. 110, § 6. ANNOTATIONSThe 2023 amendment, effective June 16, 2023, prohibited acts of discrimination as grounds to refuse to perform notarial acts; and in Subsection C, after 'discriminate in the', deleted 'performance of' and added 'refusal to perform or the manner in which', and after 'a notarial act', added 'is performed'.Applicability. — Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 37 provided that the provisions of Laws 2021, ch. nce of' and added 'refusal to perform or the manner in which', and after 'a notarial act', added 'is performed'.Applicability. — Laws 2021, ch. 21, § 37 provided that the provisions of Laws 2021, ch. 21 apply to notarial acts performed in this state on and after January 1, 2022.
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