A. A foreign corporate trustee is required to qualify as a foreign corporation doing business in New Mexico if it maintains the principal place of administration of any trust within the state. A foreign corporate cotrustee is not required to qualify in New Mexico solely because its cotrustee maintains the principal place of administration in New Mexico. Unless otherwise doing business in New Mexico, local qualification by a foreign trustee, corporate or individual, is not required in order for the trustee to receive distribution from a local estate or to hold, invest in, manage or acquire property located in this state, or maintain litigation.

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Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 45-7-105

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

B. Nothing in this section affects a determination of what other acts require qualification as doing business in New Mexico.