New Mexico § 53-8-79 Revocation of certificate of authority

New Mexico Statutes

§ 53-8-79 — Revocation of certificate of authority

New Mexico § 53-8-79

Ch. 53Corporations

Art. 8Nonprofit Corporations

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 53-8-79 (2026).

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A. The certificate of authority of a foreign corporation to conduct affairs in New Mexico may be revoked by the commission [secretary of state] upon the conditions prescribed in this section when:

(1)the corporation has failed to file its annual report within the time required by the Nonprofit Corporation Act or has failed to pay any fees or penalties prescribed by that act when they have become due and payable;

(2)the corporation has failed to appoint and maintain a registered agent in New Mexico as required by the Nonprofit Corporation Act;

(3)the corporation has failed, after change of its registered agent, to file in the office of the commission [secretary of state] a statement of such change as required by the Nonprofit Corporation Act;

(4)the corporation has failed to file in the

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A. The certificate of authority of a foreign corporation to conduct affairs in New Mexico may be revoked by the commission [secretary of state] upon the conditions prescribed in this section when: (1) the corporation has failed to file its annual report within the time required by the Nonprofit Corporation Act or has failed to pay any fees or penalties prescribed by that act when they have become due and payable; (2) the corporation has failed to appoint and maintain a registered agent in New Mexico as required by the Nonprofit Corporation Act; (3) the corporation has failed, after change of its registered agent, to file in the office of the commission [secretary of state] a statement of such change as required by the Nonprofit Corporation Act; (4) the corporation has failed to file in the office of the commission [secretary of state] any amendment to its articles of incorporation or any articles of merger within the time prescribed by the Nonprofit Corporation Act; (5) the certificate of authority of the corporation was procured through fraud practiced upon the state; (6) the corporation has continued to exceed or abuse the authority conferred upon it by the Nonprofit Corporation Act; or (7) a misrepresentation has been made of any material matter in an application, report, affidavit or other document submitted by the corporation pursuant to the Nonprofit Corporation Act. B. A certificate of authority of a foreign corporation shall not be revoked by the commission [secretary of state] unless: (1) the commission [secretary of state] has given the corporation not less than sixty days' notice thereof by mail addressed to the corporation's mailing address shown in the most recent annual report filed with the commission [secretary of state]; and (2) the corporation fails prior to revocation to file an annual report, or pay fees or penalties, or file the required statement of change of registered agent, or file articles of amendment or articles of merger, or correct such misrepresentation pursuant to the Nonprofit Corporation Act.