N.M. Admin. Code § 1.8.5.7

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 24, December 23, 2024

Section 1.8.5.7 - DEFINITIONS

The following terms apply to these rules unless their context clearly indicates otherwise:

A."Adverse action" means the denial of, revocation of, suspension of, or imposition of a condition on a notarial officer's authority to perform notarial acts.

B."Commission" means the State Ethics Commission.

C."Complaint" means an allegation of a violation of the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts by a notarial officer.

D."Complainant" means a person who files a complaint with the commission.

E."Director" means the executive director of the commission or the executive director's designee.

F."Notarial act" has the same meaning as that term is defined in Subsection F of Section 14-14A-2 NMSA 1978.

G."Notarial officer" means a notary public or other individual authorized to perform a notarial act.

H."Respondent" means a notarial officer alleged in a complaint to have violated the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.

I."Person" means any individual or legal entity.

N.M. Admin. Code § 1.8.5.7

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 12, June 27, 2023, eff. 7/1/2023