New Mexico Statutes 53-6-9. Issuance and transfer of shares
Shares of stock of a professional corporation shall be issued and transferred only to persons who are duly licensed or legally authorized to render the professional service for which the corporation is organized, but such shares may be transferred:
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 53-6-9
- 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.
- Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
- Revocable trust: A trust agreement that can be canceled, rescinded, revoked, or repealed by the grantor (person who establishes the trust).
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
A. by operation of law to persons or legal entities not so licensed or authorized, subject to the requirements of the Professional Corporation Act;
B. to a revocable trust the grantor of which is such a duly licensed or authorized person, provided that the trust contains provisions that require the trustee, upon the grantor’s death or disqualification to render the professional service for which the grantor was licensed or authorized, to dispose of the shares as otherwise provided in the Professional Corporation Act; and
C. to a tax-qualified employee benefit plan established for the exclusive benefit of the professional corporation’s employees, provided that the plan’s trustee is required to dispose of the trust’s shares as provided in the Professional Corporation Act before transfer or distribution of the shares to beneficiaries of or participants in the plan who are not duly licensed or authorized to render the professional service for which the corporation is organized.