Section 53-8-38 - Effectiveness of amendmentA. An original and a copy, which may be a photocopy of the original after it was signed or a photocopy that is conformed to the original, of the articles of amendment shall be delivered to the commission [secretary of state]. If the commission [secretary of state] finds that the articles of amendment conform to law, it shall, when all fees have been paid as prescribed in the Nonprofit Corporation Act: (1) endorse on the original and copy the word "filed" and the month, day and year of the filing thereof;(2) file the original in the office of the commission [secretary of state]; and(3) issue a certificate of amendment to which shall be affixed the copy.B. The certificate of amendment, together with the copy of the articles of amendment affixed thereto by the commission [secretary of state], shall be returned to the corporation or its representative.C. Unless the commission [secretary of state] disapproves pursuant to Subsection A of Section 53-8-91 NMSA 1978, the amendment shall become effective upon delivery of the articles of amendment to the commission [secretary of state], or on such later date, not more than thirty days subsequent to the delivery thereof to the commission [secretary of state], as shall be provided for in the articles of amendment.D. An amendment shall not affect any existing cause of action in favor of or against the corporation, or any pending action to which the corporation shall be a party or the existing rights of persons other than members; and, in the event the corporate name shall be changed by amendment, no action brought by or against the corporation under its former name shall abate for that reason.1953 Comp., § 51-14-80, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 217, § 38; 1983, ch. 304, § 12; 2003, ch. 318, § 14.