N.M. Stat. § 53-19-49
Issuance of registration.
If the commission [secretary of state] determines that the application for registration
from a foreign limited liability company conforms to the provisions of the Limited Liability
Company Act and all requisite fees have been paid, the commission [secretary of state]
shall:
A. endorse on the signed original and each copy the word "filed" and the date of its
acceptance for filing;
B. retain a signed original in the files of the commission [secretary of state]; and
C. return each copy to the person who delivered it to the commission [secretary of
state] or to that person's representative.