(a) A court, public office, or official body shall accept a certificate issued as provided by this title by the filing officer or a copy of a filing instrument accepted by the filing officer for filing as provided by this title that is certified by the filing officer as prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the certificate or instrument.
(b) A court, public office, or official body may record a certificate or certified copy described by subsection (a).
(c) A court, public office, or official body shall accept a certificate issued under an official seal by the filing officer as to the existence or nonexistence of facts that relate to an entity that would not appear from a certified copy of a filing instrument as prima facie evidence of the existence or nonexistence of the facts stated in the certificate.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.
Chapter 1 - General Provisions.
Division A - General Provisions.
Section 10A-1-4.01 - Filing Instrument Requirements.
Section 10A-1-4.03 - Time for Filing.
Section 10A-1-4.04 - Certificates and Certified Copies.
Section 10A-1-4.05 - Forms Adopted by Secretary of State.
Section 10A-1-4.06 - Powers of Filing Office.
Section 10A-1-4.07 - Communication Between Filing Officer and Entity; Redaction of Information.