New Mexico § 55-8-201 Issuer

New Mexico Statutes

§ 55-8-201 — Issuer

New Mexico § 55-8-201

Ch. 55Uniform Commercial Code

Art. 8Investment Securities

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 55-8-201 (2026).

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(a)With respect to an obligation on or a defense to a security, an "issuer" includes a person that:

(1)places or authorizes the placing of its name on a security certificate, other than as authenticating trustee, registrar, transfer agent or the like, to evidence a share, participation or other interest in its property or in an enterprise or to evidence its duty to perform an obligation represented by the certificate;

(2)creates a share, participation or other interest in its property or in an enterprise, or undertakes an obligation, that is an uncertificated security;

(3)directly or indirectly creates a fractional interest in its rights or property, if the fractional interest is represented by a security certificate; or (4) becomes responsible for, or in place of, another person descr

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(a) With respect to an obligation on or a defense to a security, an "issuer" includes a person that: (1) places or authorizes the placing of its name on a security certificate, other than as authenticating trustee, registrar, transfer agent or the like, to evidence a share, participation or other interest in its property or in an enterprise or to evidence its duty to perform an obligation represented by the certificate; (2) creates a share, participation or other interest in its property or in an enterprise, or undertakes an obligation, that is an uncertificated security; (3) directly or indirectly creates a fractional interest in its rights or property, if the fractional interest is represented by a security certificate; or (4) becomes responsible for, or in place of, another person described as an issuer in this section. (b) With respect to an obligation on or defense to a security, a guarantor is an issuer to the extent of its guaranty, whether or not its obligation is noted on a security certificate. (c) With respect to a registration of a transfer, issuer means a person on whose behalf transfer books are maintained.