Section 55-8-401 - Duty of issuer to register transfer(a) If a certificated security in registered form is presented to an issuer with a request to register transfer or an instruction is presented to an issuer with a request to register transfer of an uncertificated security, the issuer shall register the transfer as requested if:(1) under the terms of the security the person seeking registration of transfer is eligible to have the security registered in its name;(2) the indorsement or instruction is made by the appropriate person or by an agent who has actual authority to act on behalf of the appropriate person;(3) reasonable assurance is given that the indorsement or instruction is genuine and authorized (Section 55-8-402 NMSA 1978);(4) any applicable law relating to the collection of taxes has been complied with;(5) the transfer does not violate any restriction on transfer imposed by the issuer in accordance with Section 55-8-204 NMSA 1978;(6) a demand that the issuer not register transfer has not become effective under Section 55-8-403 NMSA 1978, or the issuer has complied with Section 55-8-403(b) NMSA 1978 but no legal process or indemnity bond is obtained as provided in Section 55-8-403(d) NMSA 1978; and(7) the transfer is in fact rightful or is to a protected purchaser.(b) If an issuer is under a duty to register a transfer of a security, the issuer is liable to a person presenting a certificated security or an instruction for registration or to the person's principal for loss resulting from unreasonable delay in registration or failure or refusal to register the transfer.1978 Comp., § 55-8-401, enacted by Laws 1996, ch. 47, § 38.