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 articles of incorporation and a statement executed by the designated registered agent in which the agent acknowledges acceptance of the appointment by the filing corporation as its registered agent, if the agent is an individual, or a statement executed by an authorized officer of a corporation that is the designated registered agent in which the officer acknowledges the corporation's acceptance of the appointment by the filing corporation as its registered agent, if the agent is a corporation, shall be delivered to the commission [secretary of state]. If the commission [secretary of state] finds that the articles of incorporation and the statement conform to law, it shall, when all fees have been paid as prescribed in the Nonprofit Corporation 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 and the statement in the office of the commission [secretary of state]; and

(3) issue a certificate of incorporation to which shall be affixed the copy.

B. The certificate of incorporation, together with the copy of the articles of incorporation affixed thereto by the commission [secretary of state], shall be returned to the incorporators or their representative.

History: 1953 Comp., § 51-14-74, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 217, § 32; 1977, ch. 178, § 6; 2003, ch. 318, § 12.

Bracketed 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, in Subsection A, 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, substituted "an authorized officer" for "the president or vice president" preceding "of a corporation", deleted "corporation" preceding "commission. If the"; substituted "a statement" for "an affidavit" twice in Subsection A and once in Paragraph A(2); substituted "the original and copy" for "each of the duplicate originals" near the beginning of Paragraph A(1); in Paragraph A(2), substituted "the original" for "one of the duplicate originals" near the beginning, deleted "corporation" near the end; substituted "copy" for "other duplicate original" at the end of Paragraph A(3); in Subsection B, substituted "copy" for "duplicate original" preceding "of the articles", and deleted "corporation" preceding "commission, shall be".

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 18A Am. Jur. 2d Corporations §§ 208, 209, 211, 213.

18 C.J.S. Corporations § 39.