Section 53-17-16 - Filing of application for withdrawalA. An original of an application for withdrawal together with a copy, which may be signed, photocopied or conformed, shall be delivered to the commission [secretary of state]. If the commission [secretary of state] finds that the application conforms to the provisions of the Business Corporation Act and that the corporation has complied with the Tax Administration Act [Chapter 7, Article 1 NMSA 1978] and has paid all contributions required by the Unemployment Compensation Law [Chapter 51 NMSA 1978], it shall, when all fees have been paid: (1) endorse on the original and copy the word "filed" and the month, day and year of the filing;(2) file the original in its office; and(3) issue a certificate of withdrawal to which it shall affix the file-stamped copy.B. The certificate of withdrawal, together with the file-stamped copy of the application for withdrawal affixed to it, shall be returned by the commission [secretary of state] to the corporation or its representative. Upon the issuance of the certificate of withdrawal, the authority of the corporation to transact business in this state shall cease.1953 Comp., § 51-30-15, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 81, § 117; 2001, ch. 200, § 71; 2003, ch. 318, § 46.