2005 Arizona Revised Statutes - Revised Statutes §10-3125  Filing duty of commission

A. At the time of delivery of a document to the commission, the commission shall stamp, endorse or attach the date and time of delivery of the document.

B. If a document delivered to the commission for filing satisfies the requirements of chapters 24 through 40 of this title, the commission shall file it by stamping, otherwise endorsing or attaching "filed" on the original document. Except as provided in sections 10-3503 and 10-11509, after filing a document the commission shall deliver the document copy to the domestic or foreign corporation or its representative.

C. If the commission refuses to file a document, it shall return it or a copy of the original to the domestic or foreign corporation or its representative within five days after the determination of the refusal to file, together with a brief written explanation of the reason for the refusal.

D. The filing or refusing to file a document by the commission does not:

1. Affect the validity or invalidity of the document in whole or in part, except to the extent that filing is required to make the document valid.

2. Relate to the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the document.

3. Create a presumption that the document is valid or invalid or that information contained in the document is correct or incorrect.