N.M. Stat. § 53-11-2
Definitions.
As used in the Business Corporation Act [Chapter 53, Articles 11 to 18 NMSA 1978],
unless the text otherwise requires:
A. "corporation" or "domestic corporation" means a corporation for profit subject to
the provisions of the Business Corporation Act, except a foreign corporation;
B. "foreign corporation" means a corporation for profit organized under laws other
than the laws of this state for a purpose for which a corporation may be organized under
the Business Corporation Act;
C. "articles of incorporation" means the original or restated articles of incorporation
or articles of consolidation and all amendments thereto, including articles of merger;
D. "shares" means the units into which the proprietary interests in a corporation are
divided;
E. "subscriber" means one who subscribes for shares in a corporation, whether
before or after incorporation;
F. "shareholder" means one who is a holder of record of shares in a corporation;
G. "authorized shares" means the shares of all classes which the corporation is
authorized to issue;
H. "annual report" means the corporate report required by the Corporate Reports
Act [Chapter 53, Article 5 NMSA 1978];
I. "distribution" means a direct or indirect transfer of money or other property
(except its own shares) or incurrence of indebtedness, by a corporation to or for the
benefit of any of its shareholders in respect of any of its shares, whether by dividend or
by purchase redemption or other acquisition of its shares, or otherwise;
J. "franchise tax" means the franchise tax imposed by the Corporate Income and
Franchise Tax Act [Chapter 7, Article 2A NMSA 1978];
K. "fees" means the fees imposed by Section 53-2-1 NMSA 1978;
L. "commission" means the public regulation commission [secretary of state] or its
delegate;
M. "address" means:
(1)
the mailing address and the street address, if within a municipality; or
(2)
the mailing address and a rural route number and box number, if any, or
the geographical location, using well-known landmarks, if outside a municipality; and
N. "delivery" means:
(1)
if personally served, the date on which the documentation is received by
the corporations bureau of the commission; and
(2)
if mailed, the date of the postmark plus three days, upon proof thereof by
the party delivering the documentation.