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NM Stat § 53-8-63 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 53 - Corporations|Article 8 - Nonprofit Corporations|Section 53-8-63 - Survival of remedy after dissolution.

The dissolution of a corporation either by the issuance of a certificate of dissolution by the corporation commission [secretary of state], or by a decree of court when the court has not liquidated the assets and affairs of the corporation as provided in the Nonprofit Corporation Act, or by expiration of its period of duration, shall not take away or impair any remedy available to or against the corporation, its directors, officers or members, for any right or claim existing, or any liability incurred, prior to the dissolution if action or other proceeding thereon is commenced within two years after the date of dissolution. Any such action or proceeding by or against the corporation may be prosecuted or defended by the corporation in its corporate name. The members, directors and officers shall have power to take such corporate or other action as shall be appropriate to protect such remedy, right or claim. If the corporation was dissolved by the expiration of its period of duration, the corporation may amend its articles of incorporation at any time during such period of two years so as to extend its period of duration. History: 1953 Comp., § 51-14-105, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 217, § 63. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Laws 2013, ch. 75, § 9 provided that as of July 1, 2013, the secretary of state, pursuant to N.M. const., Art. 11, § 19, shall assume responsibility for chartering corporations as provided by law, including the performance of the functions of the former corporations bureau of the public regulation commission, and that except for Subsection D of 53-5-8 NMSA 1978, references to the "public regulation commission", "state corporation commission" or "commission" shall be construed to be references to the secretary of state. See 8-4-7 NMSA 1978. Applicability to prior dissolutions. — Statutes concerning the survival period of a corporation after dissolution are generally construed as procedural rather than substantive; as a remedial or procedural matter, the survival period adopted after dissolution may apply to corporations dissolved before the effective date of the new survival statute. Quintana v. Los Alamos Med. Ctr., Inc., 1994-NMCA-162, 119 N.M. 312, 889 P.2d 1234. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 19 Am. Jur. 2d Corporations §§ 2896, 2897. Service of process on dissolved domestic corporation in absence of express statutory direction, 75 A.L.R.2d 1399. 19 C.J.S. Corporations § 861 et seq.
NM Stat § 53-8-65 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 53 - Corporations|Article 8 - Nonprofit Corporations|Section 53-8-65 - Powers of foreign corporation.

A foreign corporation which has received a certificate of authority under the Nonprofit Corporation Act shall, until a certificate of revocation or of withdrawal has been issued as provided in that act, enjoy the same, but no greater, rights and privileges as a domestic corporation organized for the purposes set forth in the application pursuant to which the certificate of authorization is issued; and, except as otherwise provided in the Nonprofit Corporation Act, shall be subject to the same duties, restrictions, penalties and liabilities now or hereafter imposed upon a domestic corporation of like character. History: 1953 Comp., § 51-14-107, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 217, § 65.
NM Stat § 53-8-66 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 53 - Corporations|Article 8 - Nonprofit Corporations|Section 53-8-66 - Corporate name of foreign corporation.

No certificate of authority shall be issued to a foreign corporation unless the corporate name of the corporation and, if different, the name under which it proposes to transact business in New Mexico:A. shall not contain any word or phrase that indicates or implies that it is organized for any purpose other than one or more of the purposes contained in its articles of incorporation;B. shall not be the same as, or confusingly similar to, the name of any corporation, whether for profit or not for profit, existing under the laws of New Mexico, or foreign corporation, whether for profit or not for profit, authorized to transact business or conduct affairs in this state, or a corporate name reserved or registered as permitted by the laws of this state; andC. shall be expressed in English letters. History: 1953 Comp., § 51-14-108, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 217, § 66; 2021, ch. 68, § 3. ANNOTATIONSThe 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, applied the provisions of this section to the name under which a corporation proposes to transact business in New Mexico if it is different than the corporate name; and in the introductory paragraph, after "name of the corporation", added "and, if different, the name under which it proposes to transact business in New Mexico".Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 36 Am. Jur. 2d Foreign Corporations §§ 163 to 169. 19 C.J.S. Corporations § 889.
NM Stat § 53-8-67 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 53 - Corporations|Article 8 - Nonprofit Corporations|Section 53-8-67 - Change of name by foreign corporation.

Whenever a foreign corporation which is authorized to conduct affairs in New Mexico changes its name to one under which a certificate of authority would not be granted to it on application therefor, the certificate of authority of the corporation shall be suspended and it shall not conduct any affairs in New Mexico until it has changed its name to a name which is available to it under the laws of this state. History: 1953 Comp., § 51-14-109, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 217, § 67.
NM Stat § 53-8-68 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 53 - Corporations|Article 8 - Nonprofit Corporations|Section 53-8-68 - Application for certificate of authority.

A. A foreign corporation, in order to procure a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in New Mexico, shall make application to the commission [secretary of state], which application shall set forth: (1) the name of the corporation and the state or country under the laws of which it is incorporated; (2) the date of incorporation and the period of duration of the corporation; (3) the address of the registered office of the corporation in the state or country under the laws of which it is incorporated and the address of the principal office of the corporation, if different from the address of the registered office; (4) the address of the proposed registered office of the corporation in New Mexico and the name of its proposed registered agent in this state at such address; (5) the purpose or purposes of the corporation that it proposes to pursue in conducting its affairs in New Mexico; (6) the names and respective addresses of the directors and officers of the corporation; and (7) such additional information as may be necessary or appropriate in order to enable the commission [secretary of state] to determine whether the corporation is entitled to a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in New Mexico. B. The application shall be made on forms prescribed by the commission [secretary of state], or on forms containing substantially the same information as forms prescribed by the commission [secretary of state], and shall be executed by the corporation by two authorized officers of the corporation. History: 1953 Comp., § 51-14-110, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 217, § 68; 1977, ch. 178, § 8; 2003, ch. 318, § 21. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Laws 2013, ch. 75, § 9 provided that as of July 1, 2013, the secretary of state, pursuant to N.M. const., Art. 11, § 19, shall assume responsibility for chartering corporations as provided by law, including the performance of the functions of the former corporations bureau of the public regulation commission, and that except for Subsection D of 53-5-8 NMSA 1978, references to the "public regulation commission", "state corporation commission" or "commission" shall be construed to be references to the secretary of state. See 8-4-7 NMSA 1978. The 2003 amendment, effective July 1, 2003, deleted "corporation" following "application to the" in Subsection A and following "to enable the" in Paragraph A(7); and rewrote Subsection B.
NM Stat § 53-8-70 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 53 - Corporations|Article 8 - Nonprofit Corporations|Section 53-8-70 - Effect of [certificate of] authority.

Unless the corporation commission [secretary of state] disapproves pursuant to Subsection A of Section 53-8-91 NMSA 1978, upon delivery of the application for a certificate of authority to the corporation commission [secretary of state], the corporation shall be authorized to conduct affairs in New Mexico for those purposes set forth in its application, subject, however, to the right of this state to suspend or to revoke such authority as provided in the Nonprofit Corporation Act. History: 1953 Comp., § 51-14-112, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 217, § 70; 1983, ch. 304, § 15. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Laws 2013, ch. 75, § 9 provided that as of July 1, 2013, the secretary of state, pursuant to N.M. const., Art. 11, § 19, shall assume responsibility for chartering corporations as provided by law, including the performance of the functions of the former corporations bureau of the public regulation commission, and that except for Subsection D of 53-5-8 NMSA 1978, references to the "public regulation commission", "state corporation commission" or "commission" shall be construed to be references to the secretary of state. See 8-4-7 NMSA 1978. The 1983 amendment, effective June 17, 1983, substituted "Unless the corporation commission . . . to the corporation commission," for "Upon the issuance of a certificate of authority by the corporation commission."
NM Stat § 53-8-71 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 53 - Corporations|Article 8 - Nonprofit Corporations|Section 53-8-71 - Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation.

Each foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in New Mexico shall have and continuously maintain in this state: A. a registered office which may be, but need not be, the same as its principal office; and B. a registered agent, which agent may be either an individual resident in New Mexico whose business office is identical with the registered office, or a domestic corporation, whether for profit or not for profit, or a foreign corporation, whether for profit or not for profit, authorized to transact business or conduct affairs in this state, having an office identical with the registered office. History: 1953 Comp., § 51-14-113, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 217, § 71. ANNOTATIONSAm. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 36 Am. Jur. 2d Foreign Corporations §§ 229, 233. 19 C.J.S. Corporations §§ 902, 909, 955.
NM Stat § 53-8-73 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 53 - Corporations|Article 8 - Nonprofit Corporations|Section 53-8-73 - Service of process on foreign corporation.

The registered agent appointed by a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in New Mexico shall be an agent of the corporation upon whom any process, notice or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon the corporation may be served. Nothing in this section limits or affects the right to serve any process, notice or demand, required or permitted by law to be served upon a corporation in any other manner now or hereafter permitted by law. History: 1953 Comp., § 51-14-115, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 217, § 73. ANNOTATIONSAm. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 36 Am. Jur. 2d Foreign Corporations §§ 229, 233, 234. 19 C.J.S. Corporations §§ 952 to 961.
NM Stat § 53-8-74 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 53 - Corporations|Article 8 - Nonprofit Corporations|Section 53-8-74 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 1983, ch. 304, § 73, repealed 53-8-74 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 217, § 74, relating to amendment of the articles of incorporation of a foreign corporation, effective June 17, 1983.
NM Stat § 53-8-75 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 53 - Corporations|Article 8 - Nonprofit Corporations|Section 53-8-75 - Merger of foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in this state.

Whenever a foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in New Mexico is a party to a statutory merger permitted by the laws of the state or country under the laws of which it is incorporated, it shall, within thirty days after the merger becomes effective, file with the corporation commission [secretary of state] a copy of the articles of merger duly certified by the proper officer of the state or country under the laws of which the statutory merger was effected. It shall not be necessary for such corporation to procure either a new or amended certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state unless the name of the corporation is changed by the merger or unless the corporation desires to pursue in New Mexico other or additional purposes than those which it is then authorized to pursue in New Mexico or unless the surviving corporation is to conduct affairs in New Mexico but has not procured a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state. History: 1953 Comp., § 51-14-117, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 217, § 75; 1983, ch. 304, § 16. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Laws 2013, ch. 75, § 9 provided that as of July 1, 2013, the secretary of state, pursuant to N.M. const., Art. 11, § 19, shall assume responsibility for chartering corporations as provided by law, including the performance of the functions of the former corporations bureau of the public regulation commission, and that except for Subsection D of 53-5-8 NMSA 1978, references to the "public regulation commission", "state corporation commission" or "commission" shall be construed to be references to the secretary of state. See 8-4-7 NMSA 1978. The 1983 amendment, effective June 17, 1983, deleted "and such corporation shall be the surviving corporation," preceding "it shall" in the first sentence and added "or unless the surviving corporation . . . in this state" at the end of the last sentence.
NM Stat § 53-8-76 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 53 - Corporations|Article 8 - Nonprofit Corporations|Section 53-8-76 - Amended certificate of authority.

A. A foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in New Mexico shall procure an amended certificate of authority in the event it changes its corporate name or desires to pursue in New Mexico other or additional purposes than those set forth in its prior application for a certificate of authority by making application therefor to the commission [secretary of state]. B. The requirements in respect to the form and contents of the application, the manner of its execution, the filing of an original and a copy, which may be a photocopy of the original after it was signed or a photocopy that is conformed to the original, with the commission [secretary of state], the issuance of an amended certificate of authority and the effect thereof shall be the same as in the case of an original application for a certificate of authority. History: 1953 Comp., § 51-14-118, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 217, § 76; 2003, ch. 318, § 24. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Laws 2013, ch. 75, § 9 provided that as of July 1, 2013, the secretary of state, pursuant to N.M. const., Art. 11, § 19, shall assume responsibility for chartering corporations as provided by law, including the performance of the functions of the former corporations bureau of the public regulation commission, and that except for Subsection D of 53-5-8 NMSA 1978, references to the "public regulation commission", "state corporation commission" or "commission" shall be construed to be references to the secretary of state. See 8-4-7 NMSA 1978. The 2003 amendment, effective July 1, 2003, deleted "corporation" preceding "commission" in Subsections A and B and Paragraph A(5); substituted "it" for "him" at the end of Paragraph A(5); and substituted "two authorized officers of the corporation" for "its president or a vice president and by its secretary or an assistant secretary" following "furnished by the" in Subsection B.
NM Stat § 53-8-78 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 53 - Corporations|Article 8 - Nonprofit Corporations|Section 53-8-78 - Filing of application for withdrawal.

A. An original and a copy, which may be a photocopy of the original after it was signed or a photocopy that is conformed to the original, of the application for withdrawal shall be delivered to the commission [secretary of state]. If the commission [secretary of state] finds that the application conforms to the provisions of the Nonprofit Corporation Act, it shall, when all fees have been paid as prescribed in that act: (1) endorse on the original and copy the word "filed" and the month, day and year of the filing thereof; (2) file the original in the office of the commission [secretary of state]; and (3) issue a certificate of withdrawal to which shall be affixed the copy. B. The certificate of withdrawal, together with the copy of the application for withdrawal affixed thereto by the commission [secretary of state], shall be returned to the corporation or its representative. Upon the issuance of the certificate of withdrawal, the authority of the corporation to conduct affairs in New Mexico shall cease. History: 1953 Comp., § 51-14-120, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 217, § 78; 2003, ch. 318, § 26. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Laws 2013, ch. 75, § 9 provided that as of July 1, 2013, the secretary of state, pursuant to N.M. const., Art. 11, § 19, shall assume responsibility for chartering corporations as provided by law, including the performance of the functions of the former corporations bureau of the public regulation commission, and that except for Subsection D of 53-5-8 NMSA 1978, references to the "public regulation commission", "state corporation commission" or "commission" shall be construed to be references to the secretary of state. See 8-4-7 NMSA 1978. The 2003 amendment, effective July 1, 2003, substituted "An original and a copy, which may be a photocopy of the original after it was signed or a photocopy that is conformed to the original" for "Duplicate originals" at the beginning of Subsection A; substituted "the original and copy" for "each of the duplicate originals" in Paragraph A(1); substituted "the original" for "one of the duplicate originals" in Paragraph A(2); substituted "copy" for "other duplicate original" in Paragraph A(3); substituted "copy" for "duplicate original" following "together with the" in Subsection B; and deleted "corporation" preceding "commission" throughout the section.
NM Stat § 53-8-80 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 53 - Corporations|Article 8 - Nonprofit Corporations|Section 53-8-80 - Issuance of certificate of revocation.

A. Upon revoking a certificate of authority, the commission [secretary of state] shall: (1) issue a certificate of revocation in duplicate; (2) file one of the certificates in its office; and (3) mail to the corporation at the corporation's mailing address as shown in the most recent annual report filed with the commission [secretary of state], a notice of the revocation accompanied by one of the certificates. B. Upon the issuance of a certificate of revocation, the authority of the corporation to conduct affairs in New Mexico ceases. History: 1953 Comp., § 51-14-122, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 217, § 80; 1977, ch. 178, § 12; 2003, ch. 318, § 28. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Laws 2013, ch. 75, § 9 provided that as of July 1, 2013, the secretary of state, pursuant to N.M. const., Art. 11, § 19, shall assume responsibility for chartering corporations as provided by law, including the performance of the functions of the former corporations bureau of the public regulation commission, and that except for Subsection D of 53-5-8 NMSA 1978, references to the "public regulation commission", "state corporation commission" or "commission" shall be construed to be references to the secretary of state. See 8-4-7 NMSA 1978. The 2003 amendment, effective July 1, 2003, deleted "corporation" preceding "commission" in Subsection A; substituted "duplicate" for "triplicate" in Paragraph A(1); substituted "the corporation's mailing address shown in the most recent" for "its registered office in New Mexico, and either to its principal office in the state or country under the laws of which it is incorporated or the principal office of the corporation at the address is shown in the last" in Paragraph A(3).
NM Stat § 53-8-81 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 53 - Corporations|Article 8 - Nonprofit Corporations|Section 53-8-81 - Conducting affairs without certificate of authority.

A. No foreign corporation which is conducting affairs in New Mexico without a certificate of authority shall be permitted to maintain any action, suit or proceeding in any court of this state until the corporation shall have obtained a certificate of authority. Nor shall any action, suit or proceeding be maintained in any court of New Mexico by any successor or assignee of the corporation on any right, claim or demand arising out of the conduct of affairs by the corporation in this state, until a certificate of authority has been obtained by the corporation or by a corporation which has acquired all, or substantially all, of its assets. B. The failure of a foreign corporation to obtain a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in New Mexico shall not impair the validity of any contract or act of the corporation, and shall not prevent the corporation from defending any action, suit or proceeding in any district court of this state. C. A foreign corporation which conducts affairs in New Mexico without a certificate of authority shall be liable to this state, for the years or parts thereof during which it conducted affairs in this state without a certificate of authority, in an amount equal to all fees which would have been imposed by the Nonprofit Corporation Act upon the corporation had it duly applied for and received a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state as required by that act and thereafter filed all reports required by that act, plus all penalties imposed by that act for failure to pay such fees. The attorney general shall bring proceedings to recover all amounts due New Mexico under the provisions of this section. History: 1953 Comp., § 51-14-123, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 217, § 81. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For activities not constituting conducting affairs in state, see 53-8-64 NMSA 1978. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 36 Am. Jur. 2d Foreign Corporations § 240. 19 C.J.S. Corporations §§ 901, 919.