Section 504.116 - Filing duty of secretary of state1. If a document delivered to the office of the secretary of state for filing satisfies the requirements of section 504.111, the secretary of state shall file it.2. The secretary of state files a document by recording the document as filed on the date and the time of receipt. After filing a document, except as provided in sections 504.504, 504.1510, and 504.1613, the secretary of state shall deliver to the domestic or foreign corporation or its representative a copy of the document with an acknowledgment of the date and time of filing.3. Upon refusing to file a document, the secretary of state shall return it to the domestic or foreign corporation or its representative, together with a brief, written explanation of the reason or reasons for the refusal.4. The secretary of state's duty to file documents under this section is ministerial. Filing or refusal to file a document does not do any of the following: a. Affect the validity or invalidity of the document in whole or in part.b. Relate to the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the document.c. Create a presumption that the document is valid or invalid or that information contained in the document is correct or incorrect.2004 Acts, ch 1049, §8, 192
2004 Acts, ch 1049, §8, 192