OVERVIEW: The State Ethics Commission and Notaries Public
In New Mexico, notaries public and other notarial officers are subject to the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (“RULONA”) NMSA 1978, §§ 14-14A-1 to -32 (effective January 1, 2022). Under RULONA, the State Ethics Commission has authority to take adverse actions against a commission as a notary public for certain misconduct. Click here to read the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.
This page provides information on the Commission’s role in conducting administrative proceedings that could result in an adverse action against a person’s commission as a notary public. To review the procedures by which the Commission handles such administrative proceedings, click here to read the Commission’s RULONA regulations.
Please note that the Commission’s procedures under RULONA differ from the Commission’s adjudication of ethics complaints under the State Ethics Commission Act.
Forms related to State Ethics Commission procedures under RULONA
To submit a complaint against a notary public, please review the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts and complete the form linked at the bottom of this section. To request a hard copy version of the complaint form, please email Ethics.Commission@sec.nm.gov with the subject line “Notary Complaint Form Request.”
To respond to a complaint seeking adverse action against a commission as a notary public, please review the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts and submit a response form.