--- title: "Do You Need a Notary for a Will in New Mexico? | MCC" description: "New Mexico will: no, not for the will itself, per the official page. What else the signing needs, and the next step." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/will-new-mexico" --- Does it need a notary? · New Mexico # Do you need a notary for a will in New Mexico? The answer from the state's own pages, what else a will needs to be signed properly here, and how to get it done. ✓ New Jersey commissioned notary, no. 50244803, insured for errors and omissions. [See the credentials](/about/credentials) No, not for the will itself. The signing rule on the pages we read asks for at least two witnesses, who sign in the presence of the testator and of each other. A notary isn't part of that rule; one comes in for the self-proving affidavit, where it's used. ## In the source's wording "at least two individuals, each of whom signed in the presence of the testator and of each other" From the sources listed below, checked November 2026. ## What else the signing needs Self-proving affidavit Allowed. The testator's acknowledgment and the witnesses' affidavits are each made before an officer authorized to administer oaths. "each made before an officer authorized to administer oaths" Interested witnesses A will, or any part of it, isn't invalid because an interested witness signed it. "The signing of a will by an interested witness does not invalidate the will or any provision of it." Remote or video signing Not provided for: no New Mexico law we found lets witnesses appear by video, and e-wills aren't authorized (Nolo's New Mexico page, updated August 2025). "your witnesses must sign your will in front of you and each other" Electronic wills Not authorized, per Nolo's New Mexico page (updated August 2025). "New Mexico currently doesn't allow e-wills" Handwritten wills Not recognized: the probate code's definition of a will excludes a holographic will. "'Will' does not include a holographic will." Who can make a will 18 or older (or an emancipated minor), of sound mind. "eighteen or more years of age who is of sound mind" ## Next step Plan an in-person signing, with the witnesses in the room. Online notarization of a will is generally not available through us: New Jersey's remote notarization law leaves wills and codicils out for signers outside the U.S. ([N.J.S.A. 52:7-10.10](https://pub.njleg.gov/bills/2020/PL21/179_.HTM)), and states set their own rules on video witnessing. Here: Not provided for: no New Mexico law we found lets witnesses appear by video, and e-wills aren't authorized (Nolo's New Mexico page, updated August 2025). Need a notary for the self-proving affidavit in New Mexico? We can look for a mobile notary commissioned there; bring your own witnesses (two). [Request a mobile notary in New Mexico](/notary/mobile-notary-outside-new-jersey) If a local notary in New Mexico does it: Oath or affirmation without a signature, per person, $5; Jurat, each, $5, under the state's fee rules ([New Mexico notary fees](/notary/fees-by-state/new-mexico)). ## Sources - [NMSA 1978 Chapter 45, Uniform Probate Code, unannotated (New Mexico Compilation Commission, NMOneSource)](https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/18546/1/document.do) (checked November 2026) - [Nolo (secondary source): How to Make a Will in New Mexico (Nolo, updated August 2025)](https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/new-mexico-make-will-31650.html) (checked November 2026) Sourced from official pages; a few facts from vetted secondary sources, marked "(secondary source)". We are not lawyers, and this is general information, not legal advice. Checked November 2026. Rules change, and whoever receives the document decides what it accepts; we can't guarantee acceptance. ## Common questions **Does a will have to be notarized in New Mexico?** No, not for the will itself. The signing rule on the pages we read asks for at least two witnesses, who sign in the presence of the testator and of each other. A notary isn't part of that rule; one comes in for the self-proving affidavit, where it's used. **Where does a notary come in for a New Mexico will?** The self-proving affidavit. Allowed. The testator's acknowledgment and the witnesses' affidavits are each made before an officer authorized to administer oaths. **Can a will be signed over video in New Mexico?** Not provided for: no New Mexico law we found lets witnesses appear by video, and e-wills aren't authorized (Nolo's New Mexico page, updated August 2025). **Can a beneficiary witness a New Mexico will?** A will, or any part of it, isn't invalid because an interested witness signed it. ## Keep going - [New Mexico will signing requirements](/notary/will-signing-requirements-new-mexico) - [Will signing-day checklist](/notary/will-signing-day-checklist?state=nm) - [Will witness rules in every state](/notary/will-witness-requirements-by-state) - [A power of attorney in New Mexico](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/power-of-attorney-new-mexico) - [A small estate affidavit in New Mexico](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/small-estate-affidavit-new-mexico) A will in another state: [New Jersey](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/will-new-jersey) · [New York](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/will-new-york) · [every state](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary?doc=will) ## Signing a will in person? 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