New Mexico Statutes 14-9A-3. Validity of electronic documents
A. If a law requires, as a condition for recording, that a document be an original, be on paper or another tangible medium or be in writing, the requirement is satisfied by an electronic document satisfying the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act.
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 14-9A-3
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
B. If a law requires, as a condition for recording, that a document be signed, the requirement is satisfied by an electronic signature.
C. A requirement that a document or a signature associated with a document be notarized, acknowledged, verified, witnessed or made under oath is satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized to perform that act and all other information required to be included is attached to or logically associated with the document or signature. A physical or electronic image of a stamp, impression or seal need not accompany an electronic signature.