N.M. Admin. Code § 12.6.2.300

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024

Section 12.6.2.300 - RULES APPLIED TO SEARCH REQUESTS

Search results are created by applying standardized search logic to the name entered into the search program. Human judgment does not play a role in determining the results of the search. The following, and only the following rules are applied to searches conducted by the filing office search engine.

A. There is no limit to the number of matches that may be returned in response to the search criteria.

B. No distinction is made between upper and lower case letters.

C. Punctuation marks and accents are disregarded.

D. Words and abbreviations at the end of a name that indicate the existence or nature of an organization as set forth in the "Ending Noise Words" list as promulgated and adopted by the international association of corporation administrators as from time to time, are disregarded (e.g., company, limited, incorporated, corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company or abbreviations of the foregoing).

E. The word "the" at the beginning of the search criteria is disregarded.

F. All spaces are disregarded. For first personal name and additional name(s) or initial(s) of individuals, initials are treated as the logical equivalent of all names that begin with such initials, and no middle name or initial is equated with all middle names and initials. For example, a search request for "John A. Smith" would cause the search to retrieve all filings against all individual debtors with "John" or "J." as the first personal name, "Smith" as the individual's surname, and with the initial "A" or any name beginning with "A" in the additional name(s) or initial(s) field. If the search request were for "John Smith" (first and last names with no designation in the middle name field), the search would retrieve all filings against individual debtors with "John" or "J." as the first personal name, "Smith" as the surname and with any name or initial or no name or initial in the middle name field.

G. After taking the preceding rules into account to modify the name of the debtor requested to be searched and to modify the names of debtors contained in active financing statements in the UCC information management system, the search will reveal only names of debtors that are contained in active financing statements (unless inactive records are requested) and, as modified, exactly match the name requested, as modified.

N.M. Admin. Code § 12.6.2.300

12.6.2.300 NMAC - N, 7/1/2001; A, 7/31/2013