A. Subject to Subsections C and D of this section, on and after dissolution of the limited liability company and until articles of dissolution shall have been filed with the commission [secretary of state], any manager of a limited liability company whose articles of organization vest management in managers and any member of a limited liability company whose articles of organization do not vest management in managers can bind the limited liability company:
(1) by any act authorized by Section 42 [53-19-42 NMSA 1978] of the Limited Liability Company Act for winding up the limited liability company's business and affairs; and
(2) by any transaction that would have bound the limited liability company if it had not been dissolved, if the other party to the transaction does not have notice of the dissolution.
B. The filing of the articles of dissolution required by Section 41 [53-19-41 NMSA 1978] of the Limited Liability Company Act shall be notice of dissolution for purposes of Paragraph (2) of Subsection A of this section.
C. An act of a member, manager or other person that is not otherwise binding on the limited liability company pursuant to Subsection A of this section is binding if it is otherwise authorized or ratified by the limited liability company.
D. An act of any person that is in contravention of a restriction on authority, shall not bind the limited liability company to persons having knowledge of the restriction.
History: Laws 1993, ch. 280, § 43.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Laws 2013, ch. 75, § 9 provided that as of July 1, 2013, the secretary of state, pursuant to N.M. const., Art. 11, § 19, shall assume responsibility for chartering corporations as provided by law, including the performance of the functions of the former corporations bureau of the public regulation commission, and that except for Subsection D of 53-5-8 NMSA 1978, references to the "public regulation commission", "state corporation commission" or "commission" shall be construed to be references to the secretary of state. See 8-4-7 NMSA 1978.
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.