§ 53-19-9 — Filing

A. The organizer or organizers of a limited liability company shall file with the commission [secretary of state]: (1) the signed original of the articles of organization, together with a duplicate copy, which may be either signed, photocopied or conformed; (2) the statement of the person appointed registered agent, accepting appointment as registered agent; and (3) any other documents required to be filed pursuant to the Limited Liability Company Act. B. The commission [secretary of state] may accept a facsimile transmission for filing. C. If the commission [secretary of state] determines that the documents delivered for filing conform with the provisions of the Limited Liability Company Act, it shall, when all required filing fees have been paid: (1) endorse on each signed original and duplicate copy the word "filed" and the date of its acceptance for filing; (2) retain a signed original in the files of the commission [secretary of state]; and (3) return each duplicate copy to the person who delivered it to the commission [secretary of state] or to that person's representative.

Legislative History

Laws 1993, ch. 280, § 9; 1999, ch. 132, § 3; 2003, ch. 318, § 52.