Section 53-8-69 - Filing of application for certificate of authority. - New Mexico Statutes

53-8-69. Filing of application for certificate of authority.

A.     The following documents shall be delivered to the commission:   

(1)     an original of the application of the corporation for a certificate of authority and a certificate of good standing and compliance issued by the appropriate official of the state or country under the laws of which the corporation is incorporated;   

(2)     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; and   

(3)     a copy of whichever statement is filed pursuant to Paragraph (2) of this subsection, which may be a photocopy of the original after it was signed or a photocopy that is conformed to the original.   

B.     If the commission finds that the application and the affidavit 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 in the office of the commission the original of the application and the statement; and   

(3)     issue a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in New Mexico to which shall be affixed the application copy.   

C.     The certificate of authority, together with the application affixed thereto by the commission, shall be returned to the corporation or its representative.