351.051. Documents filed, when--refusal to file--duty to file. - Missouri Statutes

Documents filed, when--refusal to file--duty to file.

351.051. 1. If a document delivered to the office of the secretaryof state satisfies the requirements of this chapter and is in a medium andformat prescribed by the secretary of state the document shall be filed.

2. The secretary of state files the document by stamping or otherwiseendorsing "filed" together with the secretary of state's name and officialtitle and the date of receipt on the original when accompanied by theappropriate filing fee. After filing a document except as provided insections 351.376 and 351.592, the secretary of state shall deliver a copyto the domestic or foreign corporation or its representative.

3. Upon refusing to file a document, the secretary of state shallreturn the rejected document to the domestic or foreign corporation or itsrepresentative with a brief written explanation of the reason or reasonsfor the refusal.

4. The secretary of state's duty to file documents under this sectionis ministerial. Filing or refusal to file a document does not:

(1) Affect the validity or invalidity of the document in whole or inpart;

(2) Relate to the correctness or incorrectness of informationcontained in the document; or

(3) Create a presumption that the document is valid or invalid orthat information contained in the document is correct or incorrect.

(L. 1965 p. 532, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1664)