[§425E-206]  Filing in the office of the director; effectivetime and date.  (a)  A certified and executed certificate of limited partnership,any certificate of amendment or cancellation, or of any judicial decree ofamendment or cancellation, an application for registration as a foreign limitedpartnership, or any certificate relating thereto, shall be delivered to thedirector for filing.  A person who executes a certificate as an agent orfiduciary need not exhibit evidence of that person's authority as aprerequisite to filing.  Unless the director finds that any certificate doesnot conform to law, upon receipt of all filing fees required by law, thedirector shall:

(1)  Stamp the document with the word"Filed" and the date of delivery thereof; and

(2)  File thedocument in the director's office.

(b)  Upon thefiling of a certificate of amendment or judicial decree of amendment in theoffice of the director, the certificate of limited partnership shall be amendedas set forth therein, and upon the effective date of a certificate ofcancellation or a judicial decree thereof, the certificate of limitedpartnership shall be canceled.

(c)  Except as otherwise provided in subsection(d) and section 425E-207, a document accepted for filing shall be effective atthe time of filing on the date it is filed, as evidenced by the director's dateand time endorsement on the original document.

(d)  Articles of conversion and articles ofmerger may specify a delayed effective time and date, and if so, the document becomeseffective at the time and date specified.  If a delayed effective date but notime is specified, the document shall be effective at the close of business onthat date.  A delayed effective date for a document shall not be later than thethirtieth day after the date it is filed. [L 2003, c 210, pt of §1]