Maine § 1672. - Filing duty of Secretary of State
Full text of Maine Maine Revised Statutes § 1672. — Filing duty of Secretary of State, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1672.. 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 this chapter, the Secretary of State shall file the document.
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 limited liability company or foreign limited liability company or its representative a copy of the document with an acknowledgement of the date of filing. If the person delivering the document for filing so requests, the acknowledgment must further include the hour and minute of filing.
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 limited liability company or foreign limited liability company or its representative within 5 days after the document was delivered, together with a brief written explanation of the reason for the refusal.
4. Ministerial. The Secretary of State's duty to file a document under this chapter 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 in part; [PL 2009, c. 629, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 629, Pt. A, §3 (AFF).]
B. Relate to the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the document; or [PL 2009, c. 629, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 629, Pt. A, §3 (AFF).]
C. Create a presumption that the document is valid or invalid or that information contained in the document is correct or incorrect. [PL 2009, c. 629, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 629, Pt. A, §3 (AFF).]
Source: official Maine text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 1672. ("Filing duty of Secretary of State") is part of the Maine Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Maine. 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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