Sat Mar 8 5:29PM - 13 days, 17 hours left in session
| Sponsor | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sen. Larry R. Scott | 42 | Chaves, Eddy & Lea |
| Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| STBTC ✓ | Passed, Mar 6, with Do Pass recommendation | ||
| SJC | [Referred, not scheduled] | ||
This is the official nmlegis action history. I'm doing my best to translate the LONG/WEIRD-STRING to something less gibberishy. And before you ask, no, the "Legis Day" number has no mapping to the real world.
Actions: [2] STBTC/SJC-STBTC [13] DP-SJC
| Legis Day | Action | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | referred | STBTC/SJC | ||
| 2 | sent | STBTC | ||
| 13 | passed | STBTC (view committee report) | DP | 9-0 |
| 13 | sent | SJC |
This table shows bill actions detected on Ed's system, using heuristics that may not be 100% accurate and which may not reflect the "official" nmlegis chronology. It is probably more than you care to know.
| Jan 31 | filed: [Prefiled by Larry R. Scott; not yet on nmlegis] |
| [new] | |
| sent to STBTC | |
| title: '[prefiled by Larry R. Scott; Not Yet on Nmlegis]' -> 'Maximum Notary Fees' | |
| actions: 'SPREF' -> '[2] STBTC/SJC-STBTC' | |
| new sponsor: Larry R. Scott | |
| Mar 5 | scheduled for STBTC on Thu Mar 6, 13:30 |
| Mar 7 | passed STBTC; sent to SJC |
| actions: '[2] STBTC/SJC-STBTC' -> '+ [13] DP-SJC' |
SENATE BILL 230
57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - 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.
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 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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