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2021 Kentucky Revised Statutes
Chapter 14A - Kentucky business entity filing act
Subchapter 14A.2 - Filing Requirements
14A.2-100 Filing duty of Secretary of State.

Universal Citation: KY Rev Stat § 14A.2-100 (2021)
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14A.2-100 Filing duty of Secretary of State. (1) If a document delivered to the office of the Secretary of State for filing satisfies the requirements of this chapter and applicable organic law, the Secretary of State shall file it. (2) The Secretary of State files a document by recording it as filed as provided in KRS 14A.2-070(1)(a). (3) After filing a document, the Secretary of State shall deliver to the entity or foreign entity or to the person delivering the document for filing or to another person as identified in writing a copy of the document with an acknowledgment of the time and date of filing. (4) If the Secretary of State refuses to file a document, the Secretary of State shall return it to the filer within five (5) days after the document was delivered, together with a brief, written explanation of the reason for the refusal. (5) The Secretary of State's delivery of an acknowledgment of filing, an explanation for the reason a document was not filed, or other communication as to a document filed or delivered for filing may be accomplished electronically. (6) The Secretary of State's duty to file documents under this section shall be ministerial. The filing or refusal to file a document shall not: (a) Affect the validity or invalidity of the document in whole or part; (b) Relate to the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the document; or (c) Create a presumption that the document is valid or invalid or that information contained in the document is correct or incorrect. Effective: January 1, 2011 History: Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 151, sec. 17, effective January 1, 2011.
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