New Mexico § 62-15-19 - Filing of articles
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 62-15-19 — Filing of articles, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 62-15-19. Filing of articles
Articles of incorporation, amendment, consolidation, merger, conversion or dissolution,
when executed and acknowledged and accompanied by such affidavits as may be required
by applicable provisions of the Rural Electric Cooperative Act, shall be presented
to the secretary of state for filing in the records of that office. If the secretary of state finds that the articles presented conform to the requirements
of that act, the secretary of state shall, upon the payment of the fees as provided
in that act, file the articles in the records of the secretary of state's office,
and upon such filing the incorporation, amendment, consolidation, merger, conversion
or dissolution provided for in those articles shall be in effect. The secretary of state, immediately upon the filing in the secretary of state's
office of any articles pursuant to the Rural Electric Cooperative Act, shall transmit
a certified copy of the articles to the county clerk of the county in which the principal
office of each cooperative or corporation affected by the incorporation, amendment,
consolidation, merger, conversion or dissolution is located. The clerk of any county, upon receipt of any such certified copy, shall file and
index it in the records of the clerk's office, but the failure of the secretary of
state or of a clerk of a county to comply with the provisions of this section shall
not invalidate the articles. The provisions of this section shall apply to certificates of election to dissolve
and affidavits of compliance executed pursuant to Paragraph (2) of Subsection B of Section 62-15-18 NMSA 1978 .
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 62-15-19 cover?
Section 62-15-19 ("Filing of articles") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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