2013 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Chapter 17: UNIFORM PARTNERSHIP ACT
31 §1011. Filing duty of Secretary of State

Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS HEADING: PL 2005. C. 543, PT. A, §2 (NEW)

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.

[ 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.

[ 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.

[ 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; [2005, c. 543, Pt. A, 2 (NEW).]

B. Relate to the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the document; or [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. [2005, c. 543, Pt. A, 2 (NEW).]

[ 2005, c. 543, Pt. A, 2 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

2005, c. 543, A2 (NEW).