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Section 55-8-407 – Authenticating trustee, transfer agent and registrar.

A person acting as authenticating trustee, transfer agent, registrar or other agent for an issuer in the registration of a transfer of its securities, in the issue of new security certificates or uncertificated securities or in the cancellation of surrendered security certificates has the same obligation to the holder or owner of a certificated or […]

Section 55-8-408 – Repealed.

ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1996, ch. 47, § 70 repealed 55-8-408, as amended by Laws 1987, ch. 248, § 46, relating to statements of uncertificated securities, effective May 15, 1996. For provisions of former section, see the 1995 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.

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 […]

Section 55-8-402 – Assurance that indorsement or instruction is effective.

(a) An issuer may require the following assurance that each necessary indorsement or each instruction is genuine and authorized: (1) in all cases, a guaranty of the signature of the person making an indorsement or originating an instruction including, in the case of an instruction, reasonable assurance of identity; (2) if the indorsement is made […]

Section 55-8-403 – Demand that issuer not register transfer.

(a) A person who is an appropriate person to make an indorsement or originate an instruction may demand that the issuer not register transfer of a security by communicating to the issuer a notification that identifies the registered owner and the issue of which the security is a part and provides an address for communications […]

Section 55-8-404 – Wrongful registration.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 55-8-406 NMSA 1978, an issuer is liable for wrongful registration of transfer if the issuer has registered a transfer of a security to a person not entitled to it and the transfer was registered: (1) pursuant to an ineffective indorsement or instruction; (2) after a demand that the […]