New Mexico LLC Articles of Organization
New Mexico LLC Articles of Organization
New Mexico LLC Articles of Organization
PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION CORPORATIONS BUREAU CHARTERED DOCUMENTS DIVISION P.O. BOX 1269 SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO 87504-1269 (505) 827-4511 REQUIREMENTS FOR ORGANIZING A NEW MEXICO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (53-19-7 TO 53-19-10 NMSA 1978) FILING FEES: Articles of Organization, $50 (submit a signed original of the articles, together with a duplicate copy which may be either signed or photocopied; the duplicate copy and a Certificate of Organization will be returned for the companys records). The following fees apply only if you want an additional copy or copies to be certified: $25 per certified copy; if you do not provide the extra copy, a reproduction fee of $1 per page, minimum $10 is charged in addition to the $25 certification fee. Payment of fees must be made by check or money order, made payable to the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC). The PRC does not accept cash payment for any fees. FORMATION: One or more persons may form a limited liability company by filing Articles of Organization with the commission. The person forming the limited liability company need not be a member of the limited liability company. FILING: The organizer(s) of a limited liability company shall file with the commission: (1) the signed original of the Articles of Organization, together with a duplicate copy which may be either signed or photocopied; (2) a statement for the acceptance of appointment of the registered agent; and (3) $50 filing fee. If the commission determines that the documents delivered for filing conform with the provisions of the Limited Liability Company Act, it shall, when all required filing fees have been paid, retain the signed original in the files of the commission and return the duplicate together with a Certificate of Organization. EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS: The Articles of Organization shall be executed (signed) by the person forming the limited liability company (the organizer), with the printed name next to his/her signature and the capacity in which he/she signs. The person executing the document may do so as an attorney-in-fact. Powers of attorney relating to the execution of the document need not be shown to or filed with the commission. The registered agents statement shall be executed by the person designated in the articles as registered agent, if the agent is an individual, or, if the designated registered agent is a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership, by an authorized person of that entity. NOTE: Please refer to the New Mexico Limited Liability Company Act (53-19-1 to 53-19-74, NMSA 1978) for the complete statutes governing a limited liability company. A copy of the statutes can be obtained from this office at your request. The Corporations Bureau can only act in an administrative capacity. We cannot offer you legal advice or opinion on your particular filing. We recommend that you consult with your own attorney and accountant during the process of organizing your company.
INCLUDED IN THIS PACKET ARE INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING OUR FORMS. PLEASE FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. Please visit our website at: www.nmprc.state.nm.us
DOCUMENTS MUST BE TYPED OR PRINTED LEGIBLY Instructions For Completing Form DLLC (Articles of Organization)
Article One: Enter the complete company name, which must contain the words limited liability company or limited company or the abbreviation L.L.C., LLC, or L.C. or LC. The word limited may be abbreviated as ltd. and the word company may be abbreviated as co.. Please note that the official limited liability company name is determined from Article One, exactly as set forth including punctuation. A dba name or aka name cannot be stated as part of the limited liability company name in Article One. Article Two: If the limited liability company is to have a period of existence other than perpetual, enter the desired period of duration. If no entry is made, duration is assumed to be perpetual. Article Three: A New Mexico limited liability company must continually maintain a registered agent and registered office address. The duty of the registered agent is to forward to the limited liability company any notice, process or demand that is served on the company. A registered agent must be either an individual resident of New Mexico, or a domestic corporation, limited liability company, or partnership having a place of business in New Mexico, or a foreign corporation, limited liability company, or partnership authorized to transact business in New Mexico and having a place of business in New Mexico. Filing limited liability company cannot be its own registered agent. (1) Enter the complete street address of the registered office located in New Mexico. If the registered office is outside a municipality where a street address does not exist, provide a description of the geographical location. (2) Enter the name of the registered agent, who must be located at the registered office address. (3) Enter the complete street address of the limited liability companys current principal place of business, if different from the address of the registered office. The principal place of business may be located outside of New Mexico. Article Four: Check YES only if this statement is applicable. Unless the Articles of Organization vest management of the limited liability company in one or more managers, management of the business and affairs of the company is vested in the members. Article Five: Check YES only if this statement is applicable. Article Six: The Articles of Organization will be effective on the commissions file date, or at any later date if specified. Date and Execution: Enter the date the document was executed (signed). On the appropriate lines, provide the signature of the organizer(s) and the printed names.
ARTICLE ONE: The name of the limited liability company is: ____________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
ARTICLE TWO: The period of duration (if other than perpetual) is: __________________________ ARTICLE THREE: (1) The New Mexico street address of the companys initial registered office is: _________________________________________________________________________________
(P.O. Box is not acceptable. Provide a description of the geographical location if a street address does not exist.)
(2) The name of the initial registered agent at that address is:________________________________ (3) The street address of the companys principal place of business, if different from its registered office, is: ________________________________________________________________________
ARTICLE FOUR (check only if applicable): _____YES Management of the business and affairs of the company is vested in a manager. ARTICLE FIVE (check only if applicable): ____YES The limited liability company is a single member limited liability company.
ARTICLE SIX: If these Articles of Organization are not to be effective upon filing with the commission, the effective date is: (if an effective date is specified here, it cannot be a date prior to the date the articles are received by the commission)______________________________________
Dated:_________________ _____________________________ ___________________________ _____________________________ ___________________________ _____________________________ ___________________________ Signature of Organizer(s) Printed Name(s) Form DLLC (revised 07/03)
I,______________________________________________________________________, hereby acknowledge that the undersigned individual or corporation accepts the appointment as Initial Registered Agent of _______________________________________________________________________, the limited liability company which is named in the annexed Articles of Organization.
_______________________________________________________ (Sign on this line if the registered agent named in the Articles of Organization is an individual. If this line is signed, the two lines below do not apply and must be left blank.)
(If the registered agent named in the Articles of Organization is a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership, type or print the name of that entity here.) By_____________________________________________________ (An authorized person of the entity being appointed as registered agent must sign here)
Form DLLC-STMNT
(revised 07/03)