Notary & Apostille

Important Information for Notary Applications

Effective October 13, 2023, our office will no longer accept paper filings for Notary applications, renewals, and stamp registrations.

The following applications can be electronically filed at https://enterprise.sos.nm.gov/:

• Notary Public Application
• Notary Public Stamp Registration
• Remote Online Notary Application
• Name Change Application
• Address Change Application
• Request for Duplicate Certificate of Appointment

NOTE: Please contact the Business Services Division at 505-827-3600for further information or questions.

Notarial Officer

A Notarial Officer is a person commissioned by our Office to perform notarial acts in New Mexico, the most common of which is to witness and attest to the authentic signing of documents. The responsibilities of Notarial Officers are essential to the functioning of legal, business, financial, and real estate transactions. The pages on this portion of our website can be used as resources to stay up-to-date on current Notary law in New Mexico, find answers to common questions using our FAQ pages, renew Notarial Officer commissions, and much more.

Important information

Effective June 16, 2023, there will be changes to the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts to comply with Senate Bill 246-Chapter 110 that were made in the 2023 Legislative Session. These changes include redefining roles of Notarial Officers and Notaries Public, clarifying Official Stamp requirements, and other changes.  This includes rule changes adopted by the Secretary of State.  To read the new rule, please click HERE.

As of July 24, 2023, all Notarial Officer filings can be completed and paid for online at https://enterprise.sos.nm.gov/. Also as of this date, prepaid accounts can no longer be used to pay for Notarial Officer filings. You can request a refund of a prepaid account balance by completing a Prepaid Account Refund Request form, found HERE.