The articles of organization shall set forth:
A. a name for the limited liability company that satisfies the requirements of Section 53-19-3 NMSA 1978;
B. the street address of the initial registered office and the name of the initial registered agent at that address and the street address of the limited liability company's current principal place of business, if different from the address of its registered office;
C. the period of duration, if other than perpetual;
D. if management of the limited liability company is vested to any extent in a manager, a statement to that effect;
E. if the limited liability company may carry on its business and affairs as a single member limited liability company, a statement to that effect; and
F. any other provision that the persons signing the articles choose to include in the articles, including provisions for the regulation of the internal affairs of the limited liability company.
History: Laws 1993, ch. 280, § 8; 1999, ch. 132, § 2; 2003, ch. 318, § 51.
The 2003 amendment, effective July 1, 2003, in Subsection B, inserted "initial" preceding "registered" twice, inserted "at that address" preceding "and the street"; rewrote Subsection C; deleted "and of the extent to which management is so vested" at the end of Subsection D; in Subsection E, inserted "may carry on its business and affairs as" preceding "a single member", inserted "a statement to that effect" near the end.
The 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, substituted "Section 53-19-3 NMSA 1978" for "Section 3 of the Limited Liability Company Act" in Subsection A, added Subsection E, and redesignated former Subsection E as Subsection F.
Structure 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.