New Mexico business entity search and name check

What the New Mexico search covers

The search covers New Mexico and out-of-state LLCs, profit and nonprofit corporations and other business filings with the Secretary of State. Inactive and historical records are included, with statuses such as Revoked Final, Dissolved, Withdrawal, Cancelled, Merged, Suspension and Pending Initial Report. Alternate business names appear on the detail record.

The name search finds your words anywhere in a name, not only at the start: 'smith' matches '_JOHN SMITH, LC' and '205 E SMITH AVE, LLC'. Results appear to stop at 100 records.

When you search New Mexico here, keep in mind:

• The official search returns at most 100 records.

Each record has a Business ID (Record #) (for example 4950992). Choose “Look up an existing business”, then “Registry number”, to search by it.

How to read New Mexico results

New Mexico uses its own status labels. We always show the official wording; here is what the common ones mean according to the state:

A status describes the registry filing only. It isn’t evidence of a license, tax compliance or reputation, and a record with the same name as a company you know may be a different business. More on statuses.

New Mexico business name rules

An LLC name must include one of: Limited Liability Company, Limited Company, L.L.C., LLC, L.C., LC. A corporation uses one of: Corporation, Company, Incorporated, Limited, Corp., Co., Inc., Ltd..

An LLC name must be 'distinguishable' from existing LLCs, limited partnerships and corporations, out-of-state LLCs and corporations authorized in New Mexico, and reserved names (53-19-3(B)). A corporation name must not be 'the same as, or confusingly similar to' existing, reserved or registered corporate names (53-11-7(A)(3)). In an LLC name, 'Limited' may be shortened to 'Ltd.' and 'Company' to 'Co.'. (NMSA 1978 §53-19-3; §53-11-7) Source: nmonesource.com

New Mexico doesn’t publish a list of the differences it ignores, so our check treats only capitalization and punctuation as insignificant and flags other close names as similar for you to judge.

Words that need approval or are restricted

Professional LLCs

New Mexico has a Professional Corporation Act (NMSA chapter 53, article 6).

Using a similar name with consent

For corporations, yes: with the other holder's written consent plus one or more added words that make the name distinguishable, or with a court decree (53-11-7(B)). For LLCs, the statute allows only a court-decree exception (53-19-3(C)).

Reserving a name in New Mexico

New Mexico lets you reserve a name before you form the business for $20, held for 120 days.

File an application to reserve a name with the Secretary of State through the SOS Enterprise portal. Transferring a reservation doesn't extend it (53-19-4(C)). A corporate name reservation also lasts 120 days but costs $25 (53-11-8, 53-2-1(A)(5)).

New Mexico name reservation Source: nmonesource.com

Searching on this site doesn’t reserve anything. Only NM SOS Business Services can.

Forming an LLC in New Mexico

Document

Articles of Organization

State filing fee

$50
The $50 covers filing the articles and issuing the certificate of organization (NMSA 53-19-63(A)).

File online

NM SOS Business Services filing

Registered agent

An LLC must keep a New Mexico registered office and a registered agent: a New Mexico resident, or a New Mexico or authorized out-of-state corporation, LLC or partnership whose place of business is the registered office (53-19-5(A)).

Out-of-state LLC registering here

$100 (Application for Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company)

Fees change. Confirm them on the official New Mexico fee schedule before you file.

Keeping a New Mexico LLC in good standing

No annual report required for LLCs. Source: nmonesource.com

Corporations, and LLCs that file federally as corporations, owe New Mexico's corporate franchise tax of $50 a year on Form CIT-1, even if inactive.

New Mexico's LLC Act has no periodic report for LLCs. Corporations file an initial corporate report within 30 days of incorporating or registering, then a report every two years by the 15th day of the 4th month after their tax year ends. Each report costs $25 (53-5-2, 53-2-1(A)(16)). A late report carries a $200 penalty, and the certificate is cancelled 60 days after notice (53-5-7).

Proof of status: Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50). Source: nmonesource.com

Assumed names (DBAs)

We found no statewide assumed-name registry for sole proprietors. Since 2021, an LLC must list in its articles any other name it plans to do business under (53-19-3(A)). Source: sos.nm.gov

Good to know about New Mexico

• New Mexico LLCs file no annual or biennial report, so there's no recurring state report fee for an LLC. Source: nmonesource.com
• Forming an LLC costs $50, one of the lowest fees in the U.S. (NMSA 53-19-63(A)). Source: nmonesource.com
• Corporations and LLCs taxed as corporations owe a $50-a-year corporate franchise tax, even if they are inactive. Source: tax.newmexico.gov
• An LLC must list any name it plans to do business under in its Articles of Organization. Source: nmonesource.com
• The corporation filing fee depends on authorized shares: $1 per 1,000 shares, with a $100 minimum and a $1,000 maximum (NMSA 53-2-1(A)(1)). Source: nmonesource.com
• Corporations file a $25 corporate report every two years rather than every year, and a late report carries a $200 penalty (NMSA 53-5-2, 53-5-7). Source: nmonesource.com

Sources and accuracy

We checked this page against official New Mexico sources on October 30, 2026. Our monitor rechecks the official search, filing portal and fee pages daily and flags changes for review.

See something wrong? Tell us. We can fix how we present information, but only NM SOS Business Services can change an official record.