New Mexico Statutes 53-17-5. Application for certificate of authority
A. A foreign corporation, in order to procure a certificate of authority to transact business in this state, shall make application to the commission [secretary of state], which application shall set forth:
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 53-17-5
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
(1) the name of the corporation and the state or country under the laws of which it is incorporated;
(2) if the name of the corporation does not contain the word “corporation”, “company”, “incorporated” or “limited” or does not contain an abbreviation of one of these words, the name of the corporation with the word or abbreviation that it elects to add thereto for use in this state;
(3) the date of incorporation and the period of duration of the corporation; (4) 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;
(5) the address of the proposed registered office of the corporation in this state and the name of its proposed registered agent in this state at such address;
(6) the purpose of the corporation that it proposes to pursue in the transaction of business in this state;
(7) the names and respective addresses of the directors and officers of the corporation who have consented to serve;
(8) a statement of the aggregate number of shares that the corporation has authority to issue, itemized by classes and by series, if any, within a class;
(9) a statement of the aggregate number of issued shares, itemized by class and by series, if any, within each class;
(10) an estimate expressed in dollars of:
(a) the gross amount of business that will be transacted by it during its current fiscal year at or from places of business located in the state;
(b) the gross amount of business that will be transacted by it during its current fiscal year, wherever transacted;
(c) the value of all property to be owned by it and located in the state during its current fiscal year; and
(d) the value of all property to be owned by it during its current fiscal year, wherever located; and
(11) additional information 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 transact business in this state and to determine and assess the fees payable.
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 an authorized officer of the corporation.