(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and § 4-27-124(c), a document accepted for filing is effective:
(1) at the time of filing on the date it is filed, as evidenced by the Secretary of State's date and time endorsement on the original document; or
(2) at the time specified in the document as its effective time on the date it is filed.
(b) A document may specify a delayed effective time and date, and if it does so, the document becomes effective at the time and date specified. If a delayed effective date but no time is specified, the document is effective at the close of business on that date. A delayed effective date for a document may not be later than the 90th day after the date it is filed.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law
Subtitle 3 - Corporations and Associations
Chapter 27 - Business Corporation Act of 1987
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 4-27-120. Filing requirements. [Effective until May 1, 2021.]
§ 4-27-120. Filing requirements. [Effective May 1, 2021.]
§ 4-27-121. Forms. [Effective until May 1, 2021.]
§ 4-27-121. Forms. [Effective May 1, 2021.]
§ 4-27-122. Filing, service, and copying fees
§ 4-27-123. Effective time and date of document
§ 4-27-124. Correcting filed document
§ 4-27-125. Filing duty of Secretary of State
§ 4-27-126. Appeal from Secretary of State's refusal to file document
§ 4-27-127. Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document
§ 4-27-128. Certificate of existence. [Effective until May 1, 2021.]
§ 4-27-128. Certificate of existence. [Effective May 1, 2021.]