(a) If the Secretary of State finds that an application for certificate of authority conforms to law and all requisite fees and any penalty due pursuant to Code Section 14-9-907 have been paid, he shall:
(1) Stamp or otherwise endorse his official title and the date and time of receipt on the application;
(2) File in his office a copy of the application; and
(3) Issue a certificate of authority to transact business in this state.
(b) The certificate of authority must be returned to the person who filed the application or his representative.
(c) If the certificate of authority is issued by the Secretary of State, a foreign limited partnership shall be deemed authorized to transact business in this state from the time of filing its application for the certificate of authority.
Section: Previous 14-9-901 14-9-902 14-9-902.1 14-9-903 14-9-904 14-9-905 14-9-906 14-9-907 14-9-908 NextLast modified: October 14, 2016