The certificate of association and bylaws shall be acknowledged as required for deeds of real estate and shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state. A copy of the certificate, duly certified by the secretary of state or county clerk, shall be evidence in all courts and places.
History: 1953 Comp., § 14-28-17, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300; 2001, ch. 200, § 3; 2006, ch. 60, § 12; 2013, ch. 75, § 3.
The 2013 amendment, effective July 1, 2013, required that certificates of association and bylaws be filed with the secretary of state; in the first sentence, after "filed in the office of the" deleted "public regulation commission" and added "secretary of state"; and in the second sentence, after "duly certified by the", deleted "commission" and added "secretary of state".
The 2006 amendment, effective March 6, 2006, required the bylaws to be acknowledged.
The 2001 amendment, effective July 1, 2001, inserted "of association" following "The certificate"; and substituted "public regulation commission" for "state corporation commission".
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 29 - Sanitary Projects
Section 3-29-1 - Sanitary Projects Act; short title.
Section 3-29-3 - Purpose of act.
Section 3-29-5 - Restrictions on forming an association.
Section 3-29-6 - Board of directors; powers and duties.
Section 3-29-7 - Department powers.
Section 3-29-12 - Local administration of association; board of directors.
Section 3-29-13 - Existing associations.
Section 3-29-14 - Existing water systems or water rights unaffected.
Section 3-29-15 - Association constitutes a public body corporate.
Section 3-29-16 - Certificate of association.
Section 3-29-17 - Filing of certificate and bylaws.
Section 3-29-17.1 - Registered office and registered agent.
Section 3-29-17.2 - Change of registered office or registered agent.
Section 3-29-17.3 - Service of process on association.
Section 3-29-17.4 - Annual report.
Section 3-29-17.5 - Filing of annual report; supplemental report; extension of time; penalty.
Section 3-29-19 - Amendment of certificate of association and bylaws; method.
Section 3-29-20.1 - Merger of two or more associations into one association.
Section 3-29-21 - Exemptions from Special District Procedures Act provisions.