A. A limited liability company shall keep at its principal place of business, and notify all of its members of the location of such place, the following:
(1) a list containing the full name and last known mailing address of all current and former members and managers;
(2) a copy of the articles of organization and all amendments or restatements of the articles, together with executed copies of any powers of attorney pursuant to which any articles, amendments or restatements have been executed;
(3) a copy of each of the limited liability company's federal, state and local income tax returns and financial statements for the three most recent years or, if such returns or statements were not prepared for any reason, copies of the information and statements necessary to enable the members to prepare their own federal, state and local tax returns for such periods;
(4) a copy of every current and prior operating agreement, and every amendment to each of those operating agreements;
(5) unless the following statements are included in the articles of organization or an operating agreement:
(a) a current statement of the capital contributions made by each member specifying the amount of cash and the agreed value of other property received by the limited liability company and the agreed value of services as a capital contribution that each member has rendered to the limited liability company;
(b) a statement of the cash, property and services that each member has agreed to contribute or render to the limited liability company in the future, and of the principal balance outstanding under any promissory note payable in respect of a capital contribution, and of the amount of the capital contribution with which each such member shall be credited upon receipt of such cash, property or services, or any part thereof, by the limited liability company; and
(c) a statement of the times at which, or the events on the happening of which, any additional contributions to or withdrawals from capital to which the members have agreed are to occur; and
(6) documents or any other writings required to be made available to members by the articles of organization or operating agreement.
B. A member or his representative may, at the member's expense, inspect and copy any limited liability company record, wherever such record is located, upon reasonable request during ordinary business hours.
C. Managers or members in whom the articles of organization or an operating agreement vest a particular management responsibility for one or more material matters shall, if requested by a member, the personal representative of a deceased member or the legal representative of a member under a legal disability, render to that member or representative, to the extent the circumstances render it reasonable to do so, true and full information on all such material matters affecting the requesting member in his capacity as a member.
D. Failure of the limited liability company to keep or maintain any of the records or information required pursuant to this section shall not be grounds for imposing liability on any person for the debts and obligations of the limited liability company.
History: Laws 1993, ch. 280, ยง 19.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 19 - Limited Liability Companies
Section 53-19-1 - Short title.
Section 53-19-2 - Definitions.
Section 53-19-4 - Reservation of name.
Section 53-19-5 - Registered office and registered agent; change of principal place of business.
Section 53-19-6 - Nature and duration of business.
Section 53-19-8 - Articles of organization.
Section 53-19-10 - Effect of filing of articles of organization.
Section 53-19-11 - Amendment and restatement of articles of organization.
Section 53-19-12 - Execution of documents.
Section 53-19-13 - Liability of members and managers to third parties.
Section 53-19-14 - Parties to actions.
Section 53-19-15 - Management by members or managers.
Section 53-19-16 - Liabilities and duties of managers and members.
Section 53-19-18 - Indemnification of members and managers.
Section 53-19-19 - Records and information.
Section 53-19-20 - Contributions to capital; certificates of membership interest.
Section 53-19-21 - Liability for contribution.
Section 53-19-22 - Sharing of profits and losses.
Section 53-19-23 - Sharing of interim distributions.
Section 53-19-24 - Distribution on event of dissociation.
Section 53-19-25 - Withdrawals of capital and distributions in kind.
Section 53-19-26 - Wrongful distributions.
Section 53-19-27 - Liability upon wrongful distribution.
Section 53-19-28 - Right to distribution.
Section 53-19-29 - Ownership of property by the limited liability company.
Section 53-19-30 - Transfer of property of limited liability company.
Section 53-19-31 - Nature of membership interest.
Section 53-19-32 - Assignment of interests.
Section 53-19-33 - Right of assignee to become a member.
Section 53-19-34 - Interest of a deceased, incompetent or terminated member.
Section 53-19-35 - Rights of judgment creditor of member.
Section 53-19-36 - Admission of members.
Section 53-19-37 - Voluntary withdrawal of members.
Section 53-19-38 - Events of dissociation.
Section 53-19-39 - Dissolution.
Section 53-19-40 - Judicial dissolution.
Section 53-19-41 - Articles of dissolution.
Section 53-19-42 - Winding up.
Section 53-19-43 - Power of managers or members after dissolution.
Section 53-19-44 - Distribution of assets.
Section 53-19-45 - Known claims against dissolved limited liability company.
Section 53-19-46 - Unknown claims against dissolved limited liability company.
Section 53-19-47 - Laws governing foreign limited liability company.
Section 53-19-48 - Registration.
Section 53-19-49 - Issuance of registration.
Section 53-19-51 - Amended certificate of registration.
Section 53-19-52 - Cancellation of registration.
Section 53-19-53 - Transaction of business without registration.
Section 53-19-54 - Transactions not constituting transacting business.
Section 53-19-55 - Service of process.
Section 53-19-56 - Action by attorney general.
Section 53-19-57 - Suits by and against the limited liability company.
Section 53-19-58 - Authority to sue on behalf of limited liability company.
Section 53-19-59 - Conversions and mergers; definitions.
Section 53-19-61 - Conversions and mergers; effect of conversion.
Section 53-19-62 - Conversions and merger of entities.
Section 53-19-62.1 - Conversion and mergers; articles of merger.
Section 53-19-62.2 - Conversions and mergers; effect of merger.
Section 53-19-62.3 - Conversion and mergers; non-exclusivity.
Section 53-19-63 - Filing, service and copying fees.
Section 53-19-64 - Execution by judicial act.
Section 53-19-65 - Rules of construction.
Section 53-19-66 - Powers of commission [secretary of state].
Section 53-19-66.1 - Administrative revocation.
Section 53-19-66.2 - Reinstatement following administrative revocation.
Section 53-19-67 - Appeal from commission [secretary of state].
Section 53-19-68 - Issuance of certificate of good standing and compliance.
Section 53-19-69 - Certificates and certified copies to be received in evidence.
Section 53-19-70 - Forms furnished by the commission [secretary of state].
Section 53-19-71 - Application to existing limited liability companies.
Section 53-19-72 - Application to foreign and interstate commerce.
Section 53-19-73 - Reservation of power.
Section 53-19-74 - Commission's [secretary of state's] retention of records.