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<v Dan>The 5 best registered agents in New Mexico in 2026 are Mainstay Filing, Northwest

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<v Dan>Registered Agent, NM Registered Agent.org, Bizee, and

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<v Dan>New Mexico Registered Agent.co.

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<v Maya>Welcome to The Business Formation Podcast.

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<v Maya>New Mexico. What should a listener know first?

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<v Dan>New Mexico has no annual report for an LLC.

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<v Dan>A change of agent is $20, and the new agent has to formally accept the job.

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<v Maya>What does the law require?

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<v Dan>Section 53-19-5 of the LLC Act says every LLC must maintain

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<v Dan>a registered office in the state and a registered agent for service of process.

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<v Maya>Who can be the agent?

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<v Dan>An individual who lives in New Mexico.

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<v Dan>Or a domestic corporation, LLC or partnership with a place of business at the

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<v Dan>registered office. Or a foreign one authorized to do business in the state, with a

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<v Dan>place of business there.

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<v Maya>Is there an age rule?

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<v Dan>No age rule that we found.

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<v Maya>Can the LLC be its own agent?

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<v Dan>The Act doesn't say. So the safe route is an individual or another entity.

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<v Maya>What about the address?

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<v Dan>Street addresses. Every change statement has to confirm that the agent's place of

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<v Dan>business is the registered office.

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<v Maya>I'm Maya, by the way, here with Dan.

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<v Dan>Thanks, Maya. Now the five.

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<v Maya>Number one?

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<v Dan>Mainstay Filing, $149 a year, and it renews at the same

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<v Dan>$149.

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<v Maya>What do I get?

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<v Dan>Its New Mexico address on the public record instead of yours.

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<v Dan>Served papers are scanned and uploaded the same business day, no fee, and the first

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<v Dan>three government mailings a year are scanned free.

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<v Maya>And if I already have an agent?

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<v Dan>Mainstay files the change for you.

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<v Dan>The $20 state fee passes through at cost.

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<v Maya>The honest catch?

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<v Dan>If you only want the lowest flat price, two agents on the list charge $99.

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<v Maya>Second?

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<v Dan>Northwest Registered Agent, $125 a year.

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<v Dan>Its page says the price is unchanged in 20 years, and it scans up to 10 pieces of

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<v Dan>regular mail a year free.

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<v Maya>The catch?

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<v Dan>Signup auto-enrolls you in its annual report filing service, $100 plus state fees

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<v Dan>per filing, until you cancel.

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<v Maya>Does New Mexico have an annual report to file?

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<v Dan>No. New Mexico LLCs file none, so check what that service would file before you pay

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<v Dan>for it.

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<v Maya>Third?

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<v Dan>NM Registered Agent.org, $99 a year, the same at renewal.

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<v Dan>The office address on your filings, same-day scans of state correspondence, and

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<v Dan>deadline reminders.

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<v Maya>Switching?

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<v Dan>Just the state filing fee.

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<v Maya>Any catch?

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<v Dan>Formation filing is a separate service.

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<v Dan>So if you still need to form the company, that costs extra.

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<v Maya>Against Mainstay?

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<v Dan>$50 less a year, $150 across three.

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<v Maya>Four?

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<v Dan>Bizee, formerly Incfile. Free the first year with any formation package, then $149 a

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<v Dan>year.

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<v Maya>Fine print?

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<v Dan>The free year needs a formation order, and the renewal is automatic.

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<v Maya>If I'd already formed my company?

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<v Dan>You start at $149. Two years is $298.

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<v Maya>And five?

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<v Dan>New Mexico Registered Agent.co, a flat $99.

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<v Dan>The office address on file, same-day scanning of court papers, and reminders before

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<v Dan>state deadlines.

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<v Maya>Different from number three?

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<v Dan>On the listings, no. Same price, same catch: formation filing is a separate service.

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<v Maya>Where does the agent go when I form the LLC?

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<v Dan>In the Articles of Organization.

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<v Dan>They need the street address of the initial registered office and the agent's name.

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<v Maya>What does the filing cost?

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<v Dan>$50, and it's online only. The Secretary of State says all business filings have

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<v Dan>moved online and paper is no longer accepted.

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<v Maya>Do I have to list my members?

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<v Dan>No. The Act doesn't require member names in the articles.

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<v Maya>So the public record shows the agent, not the owners.

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<v Dan>Right, the articles name the agent and the registered office.

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<v Maya>How do I change it later?

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<v Dan>With a statement of change of registered office or registered agent.

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<v Dan>The fee is $20, filed online in SOS Enterprise.

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<v Maya>What goes on it?

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<v Dan>The LLC, the current agent and office, the successor agent, the successor's place of

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<v Dan>business, and the successor's acceptance.

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<v Maya>Acceptance. That's a real requirement.

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<v Dan>It is. Online filers upload a Statement of Acceptance of Appointment as Registered

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<v Dan>Agent, a PDF that says "I hereby accept the appointment as registered agent."

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<v Maya>Who signs it?

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<v Dan>The individual, or a representative of the organization, with its New Mexico

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<v Dan>business ID.

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<v Maya>When does the change take effect?

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<v Dan>Upon filing. And an agent who moves can file their own change of address, also $20.

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<v Maya>What if my agent quits?

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<v Dan>Section 53-19-5 lets the agent deliver a written notice to the Secretary of State.

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<v Dan>The state mails a copy to the LLC at its principal place of business.

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<v Maya>When does it take effect?

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<v Dan>Thirty days after the state receives it, or when a successor's appointment takes

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<v Dan>effect, whichever comes first.

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<v Maya>Is there a fee?

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<v Dan>No resignation fee is listed in the fee section of the Act.

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<v Maya>And that copy goes to my principal office.

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<v Dan>So the Act also says to notify the state when that street address changes, or the

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<v Dan>notice may go to the wrong place.

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<v Maya>What if an LLC has no agent at all?

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<v Dan>Then the Secretary of State may revoke it.

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<v Dan>The grounds are 30 days without a registered agent, or 30 days after a change of

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<v Dan>agent without filing the statement of change.

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<v Maya>That's quick.

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<v Dan>It is, thirty days, and those are the only administrative revocation grounds in the

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<v Dan>Act.

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<v Maya>Can I come back?

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<v Dan>Apply for reinstatement within two years of the revocation date.

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<v Dan>Once it's granted, it relates back to the date of revocation.

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<v Maya>So it's fixable.

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<v Dan>But a gap in that window is the thing to avoid.

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<v Maya>What does New Mexico want each year?

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<v Dan>Nothing. New Mexico LLCs file no annual report.

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<v Maya>So no deadline at all?

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<v Dan>No report date to track. The agent is the one recurring cost.

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<v Maya>What does the year cost?

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<v Dan>With Mainstay, $149. With a $99 agent, $99.

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<v Dan>The state adds nothing.

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<v Maya>That makes the renewal price matter more.

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<v Dan>And that's why a price that holds is the first thing to check.

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<v Maya>Can I be my own agent in New Mexico?

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<v Dan>If you're an individual who lives there and has a place of business at the

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<v Dan>registered office, yes.

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<v Maya>What's the tradeoff?

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<v Dan>The address is public, and papers go to whoever's there.

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<v Dan>If you're out on a job, the papers wait.

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<v Maya>What about using a service instead?

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<v Dan>That's what the five are. They give you an address, scan what arrives, and keep a

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<v Dan>person on the record.

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<v Maya>How would an Albuquerque or Santa Fe owner decide?

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<v Dan>Three questions. Does the price hold, is there a real New Mexico office, and who

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<v Dan>files the change and the acceptance when you switch.

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<v Maya>And your answer?

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<v Dan>Mainstay Filing. Our pick for New Mexico, at $149 a year.

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<v Maya>All five, once more?

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<v Dan>One, Mainstay Filing: $149, same at renewal.

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<v Dan>Two, Northwest: $125, with the report service to cancel.

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<v Dan>Three, NM Registered Agent.org: $99 flat.

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<v Dan>Four, Bizee: free the first year with a formation order, then

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<v Dan>$149. Five, New Mexico Registered Agent.co:

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<v Dan>$99 flat.

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<v Maya>The links are in the show notes.

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<v Maya>Thanks for listening to The Business Formation Podcast.