Rule 590-7-12-.05 - Returned Documents(1)Documents must be complete. The Secretary of State may return any documents that are not complete and appropriate for filing as prescribed by the Code and the rules promulgated thereunder. The returned documents will be accompanied by a Deficient Document Notice explaining the deficiency and an acknowledgement of receipt by the Secretary of State of the filing fee.(2)Filing date. The documents may be corrected by the applicant and returned to the Secretary of State for processing. The applicant must attach to the corrected and returned documents the Deficient Document Notice issued by the Secretary of State. If the documents are returned to the Secretary of State by the applicant within thirty (30) days of the date of the Deficient Document Notice, the filing date will be the date the filing was initially received by the Secretary of State.(3)Abandoned filings. If the filing is not returned to and received by the Secretary of State within sixty (60) days of the date of the Deficient Document Notice, it will be deemed abandoned, and all records pertaining to the filing will be destroyed by the Secretary of State. After a filing is deemed abandoned, a new filing, including the payment of filing fees and any penalties, will be required to complete the filing.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 590-7-12-.05
O.C.G.A. §§ 14-5-23, 14-9-1102, 14-9-1103.
Original Rule entitled "Returned Documents" was filed on June 10, 1988; effective July 1, 1988, as specified by the Agency.Amended: F. Jan. 25, 2013; eff. Feb. 14, 2013.Amended: F. Nov. 26, 2018; eff. Dec. 16, 2018.