A foreign corporation operating on a cooperative basis and complying with the applicable laws of the state in which it is organized is entitled to receive from the public regulation commission [secretary of state] a certificate authorizing it to do business in this state as a foreign cooperative corporation. History: Laws 1939, ch. 164, § 41; 1941 Comp., § 54-1441; 1953 Comp., § 51-15-41; 2001, ch. 200, § 22. ANNOTATIONSBracketed 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. The 2001 amendment, effective July 1, 2001, substituted 'public regulation commission' for 'corporation commission'. Am. Jur. onstrued to be references to the secretary of state. See 8-4-7 NMSA 1978. The 2001 amendment, effective July 1, 2001, substituted 'public regulation commission' for 'corporation commission'. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 18A Am. Jur. 2d Corporations § 513. 19 C.J.S. Corporations § 901 et seq.
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