N.M. Stat. § 14-14A-19
Notification regarding performance of notarial act on
electronic record; selection of technology.
A. A notarial officer shall select one or more tamper-evident technologies to perform
notarial acts with respect to electronic records. A person may not require a notarial
officer to perform a notarial act with respect to an electronic record with a technology
that the notarial officer has not selected.
B. Before performing the notarial officer's initial notarial act with respect to an
electronic record, a notarial officer shall notify the secretary of state that the notarial
officer will be performing notarial acts with respect to electronic records and identify the
technology the notarial officer intends to use. If the secretary of state has established
standards for approval of technology pursuant to Section 14-14A-26 NMSA 1978, the
technology must conform to the standards. If the technology conforms to those
standards, the secretary of state shall approve the use of the technology.