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How to Get a Certificate of Good Standing in New Mexico

New Mexico calls it the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance and charges $25. Here is how to order it and what must be current first.

At a glance

Document name
Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance
State fee
$25Checked Sep 26, 2026 · api.realfile.rtsclients.com
Online ordering
Yes
Typical turnaround
New Mexico publishes no turnaround for this certificate. The request is made in the Enterprise portal and the certificate appears in the My Copies and Certificates Request work queue for download, where it stays for 90 days, but the Secretary of State does not say how long it takes to appear and does not say it is generated on payment
Issuing office
New Mexico SOS ↗

How to order it

  1. Clear any past-due filings first. Check your entity status with the New Mexico SOS and resolve the requirements below. Tax clearance may be a separate document.
  2. Order it online. Search your LLC in the New Mexico portal, request the certificate, and download it. Link in the table above.
  3. Pay the $25 fee. Confirm payment methods and the total in the official portal; extra fees may apply.
  4. Use it inside the recipient's window. The certificate has no state expiration, but banks and other states usually want one dated within the last 30 to 90 days. Order it close to when you need it.

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Full ordering details for New Mexico

New Mexico's law calls it a certificate of good standing and compliance. Order it in the Secretary of State's Enterprise portal at enterprise.sos.nm.gov: find your LLC in Business Search, request the certificate, then download it from My Copies and Certificates Request Work Queue when it is ready. The state fee is $25. The Secretary of State does not offer expedited service on its current site, although the rules still list expedite fees.

Important to know about New Mexico

  • New Mexico is unusual: LLCs do not file annual reports. To stay in good standing, keep a registered agent and office in New Mexico, and file a statement of change within 30 days if either one changes. There are no yearly state fees after formation.
  • New Mexico's law calls this a certificate of good standing and compliance. In the Enterprise portal, order it from your business record using Request Certificate.
  • The Secretary of State does not advertise an expedited service on its current site, though an expedited fee schedule remains on the books at 12.3.1.9(G) NMAC. Request online and check the certificate request queue for the completed document.
  • Use the Secretary of State Enterprise portal to request the certificate. Download the completed certificate within 90 days of availability in the request queue or another request and filing fee will be required.
  • Some guides quote $27. The state fee is $25. Card payments add a convenience fee the Secretary of State does not publish, and electronic check is also accepted.

Ordering this to register in another state?

A certificate of good standing from New Mexico is what the new state asks for when your New Mexico LLC registers to do business there. Pick the state you are expanding into to see its exact filing, fee, and process.

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This page provides general information based on publicly available New Mexico Secretary of State requirements. It is not legal advice. Names, fees, and procedures can change. Verify with the New Mexico SOS before ordering.