Alabama § 37-6-19 - Filing of Articles.
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§ 37-6-19. Filing of Articles.
Articles of incorporation, amendment, consolidation, merger, conversion or dissolution, as the case may be, when executed and acknowledged and accompanied by such affidavits as may be required by applicable provisions of this chapter, shall be presented to the Secretary of State for filing in the records of his office. If the Secretary of State shall find that the articles presented conform to the requirements of this chapter, he shall, upon the payment of the fees, file the articles so presented in the records of his office, and, upon such filing, the incorporation, amendment, consolidation, merger, conversion or dissolution provided for therein shall be in effect. The Secretary of State immediately upon the filing in his office of any articles pursuant to this chapter shall transmit a certified copy thereof to the probate judge of the county in which the principal office of each cooperative or corporation affected by such incorporation, amendment, consolidation, merger, conversion or dissolution shall be located. The probate judge of any county, upon receipt of any such certified copy, shall file and index the same in the records of his office, but the failure of the Secretary of State or of a probate judge of a county to comply with the provisions of this section shall not invalidate such articles. The provisions of this section shall also apply to certificates of election to dissolve and affidavits of compliance executed pursuant to subsection (b) (2) of Section 37-6-18.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 37-6-19 ("Filing of Articles.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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