{"data":{"id":"us-nm/53-20-7","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"53-20-7","heading":"Issuance of certificate of authority.","body":"A. If the public regulation commission [secretary of state] finds that the application for a certificate of authority meets the requirements of the Foreign Business Trust Registration Act and the requisite fees have been paid, it shall:\n(1) endorse on the original the word \"filed\" and the month, day and year of the filing;\n(2) file in its office the original of the application; and\n(3) issue a certificate of authority to transact business in this state to which it shall affix a copy of the application.\nB. The certificate of authority, together with a copy of the application affixed to it, shall be returned by the public regulation commission [secretary of state] to the business trust or its representative.","path":["Chapter 53 - Corporations","ARTICLE 20 Foreign Business Trust Administration"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18556/index.do","current_through":"2025-06-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"63e412c022f5aea4341055446b422fb78d2c58a93ef9d7ef275e7e6e0b5056af","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/53-20-6","next":"us-nm/53-20-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}