53-17-16: Filing of application for withdrawal.

A. An original of an application for withdrawal together with a copy, which may be signed, photocopied or conformed, shall be delivered to the commission [secretary of state]. If the commission [secretary of state] finds that the application conforms to the provisions of the Business Corporation Act and that the corporation has complied with the Tax Administration Act [Chapter 7, Article 1 NMSA 1978] and has paid all contributions required by the Unemployment Compensation Law [Chapter 51 NMSA 1978], it shall, when all fees have been paid:

(1) endorse on the original and copy the word "filed" and the month, day and year of the filing;

(2) file the original in its office; and

(3) issue a certificate of withdrawal to which it shall affix the file-stamped copy.

B. The certificate of withdrawal, together with the file-stamped copy of the application for withdrawal affixed to it, shall be returned by the commission [secretary of state] to the corporation or its representative. Upon the issuance of the certificate of withdrawal, the authority of the corporation to transact business in this state shall cease.