{"data":{"id":"us-nm/45-5b-302","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"45-5B-302","heading":"Agent's certification.","body":"The following optional form may be used by an agent to certify facts concerning a power of attorney:\n\"AGENT'S CERTIFICATION AS TO THE VALIDITY OF\nPOWER OF ATTORNEY AND AGENT'S AUTHORITY\nState of _____________________________\n(County) of ____________________________\nI, __________________________________________ (Name of Agent), certify under penalty of perjury that ______________________________ (Name of Principal) granted me authority as an agent or successor agent in a power of attorney dated ________________________. I further certify that to my knowledge:\n(1) the Principal is alive and has not revoked the Power of Attorney or my authority to act under the Power of Attorney and the Power of Attorney and my authority to act under the Power of Attorney have not terminated;\n(2) if the Power of Attorney was drafted to become effective upon the happening of an event or contingency, the event or contingency has occurred;\n(3) if I was named as a successor agent, the prior agent is no longer able or willing to serve; and\n(4) _____________________________________________________________________________\n___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________\n(Insert other relevant statements)\nSIGNATURE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT\nAgent's Signature: ________________________ ________________________ (Date)\nAgent's Name Printed: _______________________________________\nAgent's Address: ___________________________\n____________________________________________\nAgent's Telephone Number: __________________\nThis instrument was acknowledged before me on _____________________ (Date)\nby ______________________________________ (Name of Agent).\nSignature of notarial officer: _________________________________________\n(Seal, if any)\nMy commission expires: ________________________.\".","path":["Chapter 45 - Uniform Probate Code","ARTICLE 5B Uniform Power of Attorney"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18546/index.do","current_through":"2024-09-06","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"dd780ff9ea11a8a25eeda473de3c2636b593add51017cbca3a973497d5522b52","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/45-5b-301","next":"us-nm/45-5b-401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}