The form and filing of a document must satisfy the requirements of this section, and of all other applicable sections or rules that add to these requirements, to be entitled to filing by the secretary of state. Chapters 51 68 of this title must require or permit filing the document in the office of the […]
The secretary of state may prescribe and furnish forms and filing methods for all filings required by this title. If the secretary of state so requires, then use of these forms is mandatory.
The secretary of state shall collect the following fees when the documents described in this subsection (a) are delivered to the secretary of state for filing: Document Fee Charter (including designation of initial registered office and agent) $100.00 Application for use of indistinguishable name 20.00 Application for reserved name 20.00 Notice of transfer or cancellation […]
Except as provided in subsection (b) and § 48-51-305(c), a document accepted for filing is effective: At the time of filing on the date it is filed by the secretary of state, as evidenced by the secretary of state’s date and time endorsement on the original document; or At the time specified in the document […]
A domestic or foreign corporation may correct a document filed by the secretary of state if the document: Contains an incorrect statement; or Was defectively executed, attested, sealed, verified, or acknowledged. A document is corrected by: Preparing articles of correction that: Describe the document (including its filing date) or attach a copy of it to […]
If the form and filing of a document delivered to the office of the secretary of state for filing satisfies the requirements of § 48-51-301, and of all other applicable sections or rules that add to these requirements, then the secretary of state must file it. The secretary of state files a document by stamping […]
If the secretary of state refuses to file a document delivered to the secretary of state’s office for filing, the domestic or foreign corporation may appeal the refusal to the chancery court of Davidson County. The appeal is commenced by petitioning the court to compel filing the document and by attaching to the petition the […]
A certificate attached, or certification affixed, to a copy of a document filed by the secretary of state, bearing the secretary of state’s signature (which may be in facsimile) and the seal of this state, is conclusive evidence that the original document is on file with the secretary of state.
Any person may apply to the secretary of state to furnish a certificate of existence for a domestic corporation or a certificate of authorization for a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state. A certificate of existence or authorization sets forth: The domestic corporation’s corporate name or the foreign corporation’s corporate name used […]
A person who signs a document, knowing it to be false in any material respect, with intent that the document be delivered to the secretary of state for filing, commits a Class A misdemeanor.
