West Virginia § 31E-1-123 Effective time and date of document

West Virginia Statutes

§ 31E-1-123 — Effective time and date of document

West Virginia § 31E-1-123

Ch. 31EWEST VIRGINIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT

Art. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

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W. Va. Code § 31E-1-123 (2026).

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(a)Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and subsection (c), section one hundred twenty-four of this article, a document accepted for filing is effective:

(1)At the date and time of filing, as evidenced by means the Secretary of State may use for the purpose of recording the date and time of filing; or

(2)At the time specified in the document as its effective time on the date it is filed.

(b)A document may specify a delayed effective time and date, and if it does so the document becomes effective at the time and date specified. If a delayed effective date but no time is specified, the document is effective at the close of business on that date. A delayed effective date for a document may not be later than the ninetieth day after the date it is filed.

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and subsection (c), section one hundred twenty-four of this article, a document accepted for filing is effective:

(1) At the date and time of filing, as evidenced by means the Secretary of State may use for the purpose of recording the date and time of filing; or

(2) At the time specified in the document as its effective time on the date it is filed.

(b) A document may specify a delayed effective time and date, and if it does so the document becomes effective at the time and date specified. If a delayed effective date but no time is specified, the document is effective at the close of business on that date. A delayed effective date for a document may not be later than the ninetieth day after the date it is filed.