Maine Revised Statutes
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
31 §1011. Filing duty of Secretary of State

§1011. Filing duty of Secretary of State
1.  Duty to file.  If a document delivered to the office of the Secretary of State for filing pursuant to this chapter satisfies the requirements of section 1005, the Secretary of State shall file the document.  
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
2.  Recording as filed; acknowledgment.  The Secretary of State files a document pursuant to subsection 1 by recording it as filed on the date of receipt. After filing a document, the Secretary of State shall deliver to the partnership or its representative a copy of the document with an acknowledgment of the date of filing.  
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
3.  Refusal to file; written explanation.  If the Secretary of State refuses to file a document, the Secretary of State shall return it to the partnership or its representative within 5 days after the document was delivered, together with a brief, written explanation of the reason for the refusal.  
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
4.  Ministerial.  The Secretary of State's duty to file a document under this section is ministerial, and the filing or refusal to file a document does not:  
A. Affect the validity or invalidity of the document in whole or part;   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
B. Relate to the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the document; or   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
C. Create a presumption that the document is valid or invalid or that information contained in the document is correct or incorrect.   [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 543, §A2 (NEW).

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