Chapter 17: UNIFORM PARTNERSHIP ACT HEADING: PL 2005, C. 543, PT. A, §2 (NEW)
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS HEADING: PL 2005. C. 543, PT. A, §2 (NEW)
§1011. Filing duty of Secretary of State
1.Duty to file.
If a document delivered to the office of the Secretary of State for filing pursuant to this chapter satisfies the requirements
of section 1005, the Secretary of State shall file the document.
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2.Recording as filed; acknowledgment.
The Secretary of State files a document pursuant to subsection 1 by recording it as filed on the date of receipt. After
filing a document, the Secretary of State shall deliver to the partnership or its representative a copy of the document with
an acknowledgment of the date of filing.
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3.Refusal to file; written explanation.
If the Secretary of State refuses to file a document, the Secretary of State shall return it to the partnership or its representative
within 5 days after the document was delivered, together with a brief, written explanation of the reason for the refusal.
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4.Ministerial.
The Secretary of State's duty to file a document under this section is ministerial, and the filing or refusal to file a
document does not:
A. Affect the validity or invalidity of the document in whole or part; [2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
B. Relate to the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the document; or [2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
C. Create a presumption that the document is valid or invalid or that information contained in the document is correct or incorrect. [2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
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SECTION HISTORY
2005, c. 543, §A2 (NEW).
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