(a) If the Secretary of State refuses to file a document delivered to his office for filing, the domestic or foreign corporation may appeal the refusal within thirty (30) days after the return of the document to the Pulaski County Circuit Court. The appeal is commenced by petitioning the court to compel filing the document and by attaching to the petition the document and the Secretary of State's explanation of his refusal to file.
(b) The court may summarily order the Secretary of State to file the document or take other action the court considers appropriate.
(c) The court's final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.
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.]