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Section 44-10-4 - Validity of unsworn declaration.

NM Stat § 44-10-4 (2019) (N/A)
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A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this section, if a law of New Mexico requires or permits use of a sworn declaration, an unsworn declaration meeting the requirements of the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act has the same effect as a sworn declaration.

B. The Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act does not apply to:

(1) a deposition;

(2) an oath of office;

(3) an oath required to be given before a specified official other than a notary public;

(4) a declaration to be recorded in records affecting real property pursuant to Section 14-9-1 or 14-9-7 NMSA 1978; or

(5) an oath required for self-proved wills by Section 45-2-504 NMSA 1978.

History: Laws 2009, ch. 78, § 4.

Effective dates. — Laws 2009, ch. 78, § 10 made the act effective July 1, 2009.

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