New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 12 - TRADE, COMMERCE AND BANKING
Chapter 9 - NOTARIES PUBLIC
Part 4 - REMOTE ONLINE NOTARIZATION STANDARDS
Section 12.9.4.7 - DEFINITIONS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. "Certified tangible copy of an electronic record" means an original tangible copy, as defined pursuant to Subsection F of 2.9.3.7 NMAC, of an electronic record that has been certified by a notarial officer as an accurate copy of the electronic record.
B. "Credential analysis" means an identity assessment used by a notarial officer to determine if an individual's government-issued identification card is genuine. The assessment requires the use of technology to confirm the security features on an identification card and confirm the identification card is not fraudulent.
C. "Electronic record" means see Subsection C of 12.9.3.7 NMAC.
D. "Identity credential" means a government issued identification card pursuant to the requirements of Paragraph (1) of Subsection B of Section 14-14A-6 NMSA 1978.
E. "Knowledge-based authentication" means an identity assessment used by a notarial officer to verify the identity of an individual that is based on questions formulated from public or private data sources for which the individual has not provided prior answers.
F. "Remote online notarization (RON)" means see Subsection F of 12.9.3.7 NMAC.
G. "Remote online notarization system" means a set of applications, programs, hardware, or software designed to enable a notarial officer to perform notarial acts on electronic records involving the use of communication technology that satisfies the requirements outlined in this rule.
H. "Remote online notarization system provider" means a business entity that provides a remote online notarization system that has been approved by the secretary of state.
