273.252 Filing requirements. (Effective until January 1, 2011)
(1) A document shall satisfy the requirements of this section, and of any other section
that adds to or varies these requirements, to be entitled to filing by the Secretary of <br>State.
(2) This chapter shall require or permit filing the document in the office of the
Secretary of State.
(3) The document shall contain the information required by this chapter. It may contain
other information as well.
(4) The document shall be typewritten or printed. <br>(5) The document shall be in the English language. A corporate name may be in a
language other than English if written in English letters or Arabic or Roman <br>numerals; and the certificate of existence required of foreign corporations, if not in <br>English, shall be accompanied by a reasonably authenticated English translation.
(6) The documents shall be executed:
(a) By the chairman of the board of directors of a domestic or foreign corporation,
by its president, or by another of its officers;
(b) If directors have not been selected or the corporation has not been formed, by
an incorporator; or
(c) If the corporation is in the hands of a receiver, trustee, or other court-
appointed fiduciary, by that fiduciary.
(7) The person executing the document shall sign it and state beneath or opposite his
signature his name and the capacity in which he signs. The document may contain: <br>(a) The corporate seal; <br>(b) An attestation by the secretary or an assistant secretary; <br>(c) An acknowledgement, verification, or proof; or <br>(d) A statement regarding the preparer of the document which complies with KRS
382.335.
(8) If the Secretary of State has prescribed a mandatory form for the document under
KRS 273.2521, the document shall be in or on the prescribed form.
(9) The document shall be delivered to the office of the Secretary of State for filing and
shall be accompanied by two (2) exact or conformed copies, the correct filing fee, <br>and any penalty required by this chapter or other law to be collected by the office of <br>the Secretary of State.
(10) One (1) of the exact or conformed copies shall thereafter be filed with and recorded
by the county clerk of the county in which the registered office of the corporation is <br>situated.
Effective: January 1, 1989 <br>History: Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 23, sec. 210, effective January 1, 1989.
273.252 Filing requirements. (Effective January 1, 2011) <br>Each document delivered by a domestic or foreign corporation to the Secretary of State <br>for filing shall satisfy the requirements of KRS 14A.2-010 to 14A.2-150.
Effective: January 1, 2011 <br>History: Repealed and reenacted 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 151, sec. 64, effective January 1,
2011. -- Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 23, sec. 210, effective January 1, 1989.
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