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14A.2-100 Filing duty of Secretary of State. (Effective January 1, 2011) <br>(1) If a document delivered to the office of the Secretary of State for filing satisfies the
requirements of this chapter and applicable organic law, the Secretary of State shall <br>file it.
(2) The Secretary of State files a document by recording it as filed as provided in KRS
14A.2-070(1)(a).
(3) After filing a document, the Secretary of State shall deliver to the entity or foreign
entity or to the person delivering the document for filing or to another person as <br>identified in writing a copy of the document with an acknowledgment of the time <br>and date of filing.
(4) If the Secretary of State refuses to file a document, the Secretary of State shall
return it to the filer within five (5) days after the document was delivered, together <br>with a brief, written explanation of the reason for the refusal.
(5) The Secretary of State's delivery of an acknowledgment of filing, an explanation for
the reason a document was not filed, or other communication as to a document filed <br>or delivered for filing may be accomplished electronically.
(6) The Secretary of State's duty to file documents under this section shall be
ministerial. The filing or refusal to file a document shall not: <br>(a) Affect the validity or invalidity of the document in whole or part; <br>(b) Relate to the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the
document; or
(c) Create a presumption that the document is valid or invalid or that information
contained in the document is correct or incorrect.
Effective: January 1, 2011 <br>History: Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 151, sec. 17, effective January 1, 2011.
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14A.2-100 Filing duty of Secretary of State. (Effective January 1, 2011) <br>(1) If a document delivered to the office of the Secretary of State for filing satisfies the
requirements of this chapter and applicable organic law, the Secretary of State shall <br>file it.
(2) The Secretary of State files a document by recording it as filed as provided in KRS
14A.2-070(1)(a).
(3) After filing a document, the Secretary of State shall deliver to the entity or foreign
entity or to the person delivering the document for filing or to another person as <br>identified in writing a copy of the document with an acknowledgment of the time <br>and date of filing.
(4) If the Secretary of State refuses to file a document, the Secretary of State shall
return it to the filer within five (5) days after the document was delivered, together <br>with a brief, written explanation of the reason for the refusal.
(5) The Secretary of State's delivery of an acknowledgment of filing, an explanation for
the reason a document was not filed, or other communication as to a document filed <br>or delivered for filing may be accomplished electronically.
(6) The Secretary of State's duty to file documents under this section shall be
ministerial. The filing or refusal to file a document shall not: <br>(a) Affect the validity or invalidity of the document in whole or part; <br>(b) Relate to the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the
document; or
(c) Create a presumption that the document is valid or invalid or that information
contained in the document is correct or incorrect.
Effective: January 1, 2011 <br>History: Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 151, sec. 17, effective January 1, 2011.
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14A.2-100 Filing duty of Secretary of State. (Effective January 1, 2011) <br>(1) If a document delivered to the office of the Secretary of State for filing satisfies the
requirements of this chapter and applicable organic law, the Secretary of State shall <br>file it.
(2) The Secretary of State files a document by recording it as filed as provided in KRS
14A.2-070(1)(a).
(3) After filing a document, the Secretary of State shall deliver to the entity or foreign
entity or to the person delivering the document for filing or to another person as <br>identified in writing a copy of the document with an acknowledgment of the time <br>and date of filing.
(4) If the Secretary of State refuses to file a document, the Secretary of State shall
return it to the filer within five (5) days after the document was delivered, together <br>with a brief, written explanation of the reason for the refusal.
(5) The Secretary of State's delivery of an acknowledgment of filing, an explanation for
the reason a document was not filed, or other communication as to a document filed <br>or delivered for filing may be accomplished electronically.
(6) The Secretary of State's duty to file documents under this section shall be
ministerial. The filing or refusal to file a document shall not: <br>(a) Affect the validity or invalidity of the document in whole or part; <br>(b) Relate to the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the
document; or
(c) Create a presumption that the document is valid or invalid or that information
contained in the document is correct or incorrect.
Effective: January 1, 2011 <br>History: Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 151, sec. 17, effective January 1, 2011.
