New Mexico · NMSA 1978, §§47-1-7, 45-5B-101 ff.New Mexico power of attorney at closing: acknowledge it, record it, and the seven-day acceptance rule

A New Mexico power of attorney that authorizes the agent to convey or affect real estate must be acknowledged, filed and recorded like other instruments affecting real estate, and once recorded it isn't revoked by the principal until an acknowledged revocation is recorded in the same county (NMSA 1978, §47-1-7). A signature acknowledged before a notary is presumed genuine (§45-5B-105), and a person accepting an acknowledged power in good faith may rely on it and request the agent's certification, a translation or an opinion of counsel (§45-5B-119). A statutory form power must be accepted, or a certification, translation or opinion requested, within seven business days after it is presented, and then accepted within five business days after receiving it (§45-5B-120(B)). The spouses' joinder rule also yields to a recorded power of attorney (§40-3-13(B)).