Colorado § 7-90-309 - Certificates issued by secretary of state.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 7-90-309 — Certificates issued by secretary of state., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-90-309. Certificates issued by secretary of state.
(1) The secretary of state shall issue to any person, upon request, a copy of any document filed by the secretary of state pursuant to this title, a certificate endorsed on or accompanying a copy of any filed document identifying the filed document and certifying that the copy is a true copy of the filed document, and, if appropriate, a certificate of good standing concerning any entity. The secretary of state may issue to any person, upon request, any other certificate as to the records of the secretary of state that the secretary of state deems appropriate.
(2) A certificate issued by the secretary of state may be relied upon, subject to any qualification stated in the certificate, as prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.
Source: L. 97: Entire article added, p. 1521, § 21, effective June 3. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 1843, § 97, effective July 1; (1) amended, p. 1707, § 95, effective October 1. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 2295, § 207, effective July 1, 2004. L. 2004: (1) amended, p. 1482, § 219, effective July 1.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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