I’m a Notary in Texas and a signer is asking me to notarize an affidavit of gift of motor vehicle going to New Mexico. Can I notarize both the affidavit of donor and affidavit of recipient if they are both presented to me in Texas? The documents will be sent from Texas to New Mexico once notarized.

Yes, as a Texas Notary Public you can notarize both signatures as long as the signers personally appear before you. Make sure that there is room to make a clear impression of your commission stamp on the forms and that the correct notarial wording is used.  If there is no room for a clear impression of your stamp, then attach a loose certificate of the same notarial act. Only fill out the attached loose certificate, then sign, stamp and staple the certificate to the affidavit. 

As a general rule, it’s quite common for documents prepared in one state to be notarized in another. States will accept documents notarized out of state provided that the Notary performing the notarial act follows all rules for notarizing the document in the state in which the document is notarized.

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