All certificates issued by the corporation commission [secretary of state] in accordance with the provisions of the Nonprofit Corporation Act, and all copies of documents filed in the commission’s [secretary of state’s] office in accordance with the provisions of the Nonprofit Corporation Act, when certified by the commission [secretary of state], shall be taken and received in all courts, public offices and official bodies as prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated. A certificate by the corporation commission [secretary of state] under the great seal of New Mexico, as to the existence or nonexistence of the facts relating to corporations which would not appear from a certified copy of any of the foregoing documents or certificates, shall be taken and received in all courts, public offices and official bodies as prima facie evidence of the existence or nonexistence of the facts therein stated.

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Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 53-8-93

  • 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.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.