Me. Stat. tit. 31 § 1011

Current through 131st (2023-2024) Legislature Chapter 684
Section 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).]

31 M.R.S. § 1011

2005, c. 543, §A2 (NEW) .