Nonprofit Corporation Member Books and Records Inspection in New Mexico
At a glance
| Eligible member and corporation | Any member of a domestic nonprofit corporation, or the member's agent or attorney (§§ 53-8-2(A), -27) |
|---|---|
| Routine records | Current bylaws are open to public inspection and copying at the New Mexico principal office (§ 53-8-12(B)) |
| Purpose-conditioned records | All corporate books and records, including required account books, minutes, and voting-member record, on the member's proper-purpose route (§ 53-8-27) |
| Demand form and notice | Member route states a proper purpose and reasonable time; § 53-8-27 specifies no written-demand form or advance-notice period |
| Purpose, tenure, and connection | Any member may inspect for a proper purpose; § 53-8-27 gives no membership-duration threshold or further purpose test |
| Place, representatives, and delivery | Member, agent, or attorney may inspect at a reasonable time; voting-member record kept at registered or New Mexico principal office (§ 53-8-27) |
| Copies, conversion, and cost | Public may copy current bylaws for a reasonable fee capped at $1 per page (§ 53-8-12(B)) |
| Member list and confidentiality | Voting members' names and addresses must be kept; member inspection is subject to proper purpose (§ 53-8-27) |
| Financial statements | Account books are within the member's proper-purpose inspection route (§ 53-8-27) |
| Court remedy and special rules | § 53-8-27 grants member inspection; § 53-8-12(B) separately grants public access to bylaws and caps its copying fee |
Member inspection
Section 53-8-27 requires account books, minutes of member, board, and authorized committee proceedings, and a record of voting members' names and addresses. It then permits “any member, or his agent or attorney” to inspect “all books and records” for a proper purpose at any reasonable time. That is one member inspection route across the records described in the section.
Public bylaw access
Section 53-8-12(B) requires the current bylaws at the corporation's New Mexico principal office to be open to public inspection and copying. The corporation may charge a reasonable copying fee, “not to exceed one dollar ($1.00) per page.” This public route does not depend on membership.
Statutes and sources
- § 53-8-2(A): “'corporation' or 'domestic corporation' means a nonprofit corporation subject to the provisions of the Nonprofit Corporation Act.” Official code, accessed 2026-10-02.
- § 53-8-12(B): “The bylaws in effect for the corporation shall be maintained at the corporation's principal office in New Mexico and shall be subject to inspection and copying by the public.” Official code, accessed 2026-10-02.
- § 53-8-27: “All books and records of a corporation may be inspected by any member, or his agent or attorney, for any proper purpose at any reasonable time.” Official code, accessed 2026-10-02.
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