Texas Business Organizations Code - Section 4.002. Action By Secretary Of State
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§ 4.002. ACTION BY SECRETARY OF STATE. (a) If the
secretary of state finds that a filing instrument delivered under
Section 4.001 conforms to the provisions of this code that apply to
the entity and to applicable rules adopted under Section 12.001 and
that all required fees have been paid, the secretary of state shall:
(1) file the instrument by accepting it into the
filing system adopted by the secretary of state and assigning the
instrument a date of filing; and
(2) deliver a written acknowledgment of filing to the
entity or its representative.
(b) If a duplicate copy of the filing instrument is
delivered to the secretary of state, on accepting the filing
instrument, the secretary of state shall return the duplicate copy,
endorsed with the word "Filed" and the month, day, and year of
filing, to the entity or its representative with the acknowledgment
of filing.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. Amended by
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 64, § 9, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
Section: 3.153 3.201 3.202 3.203 3.204 3.205 4.001 4.002 4.003 4.004 4.005 4.006 4.007 4.008 4.009
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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