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A. A domestic corporation required to file an annual corporate report, as provided in the Corporate Reports Act, that fails to submit the report within the time prescribed for a reporting period shall incur a civil penalty of two hundred dollars ($200) in addition to the fee for filing the report, such civil penalty to be paid upon filing the report. Sixty days after written notice of failure to file a report has been mailed to the corporation's mailing address as shown in the last corporate report filed with the secretary of state, the corporation shall have its certificate of incorporation canceled by the secretary without further proceedings, unless the report is filed and all fees and penalties are paid within that sixty-day period.
B. A foreign corporation required to file an annual corporate report that fails to submit the report within the time prescribed for any reporting period shall incur a civil penalty of two hundred dollars ($200) in addition to the fee for filing the report. The civil penalty shall be paid upon filing the report. Sixty days after written notice of failure to file a report has been mailed to the corporation's mailing address as shown in the last corporate report filed with the secretary of state, the corporation shall have its certificate of authority to do business in this state canceled by the secretary without further proceedings, unless the report is filed and all fees and penalties are paid within that sixty-day period. Nothing in this section authorizes a forfeiture of the right or privilege of engaging in interstate commerce.
C. A domestic or foreign corporation not exempted from filing a supplemental report, as provided in the Corporate Reports Act, that fails to submit the required report within the time prescribed for a reporting period shall incur a civil penalty of two hundred dollars ($200) in addition to the fee for filing the report, such civil penalty to be paid upon filing the report.
D. An order of the secretary of state may be appealed to the district court of Santa Fe county within sixty days of the date it was issued by the secretary.
E. If a report required under the Corporate Reports Act is mailed, the secretary of state shall deem the date shown on the postmark the date of submission when determining whether a filing is timely.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 53. Corporations § 53-5-7. Failure to file corporate reports; penalty - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-53-corporations/nm-st-sect-53-5-7/
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