Texas Business Organizations Code Title 1, Chapter 4 - Filings
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 4.001 - Signature And Delivery
(a) A filing instrument must be: (1) signed by a person authorized by this code to act on behalf of the entity in regard to...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 4.003 - Filing Or Issuance Of Reproduction Or Facsimile
(a) A photographic, photostatic, facsimile, electronic, or similar reproduction of a filing instrument, signature, acknowledgment of filing, or communication may be filed or issued in...
- Texas Section 4.004 - Time For Filing
Unless this code prescribes a specific period for filing, an entity shall promptly file each filing instrument that this code requires the entity to file....
- Texas Section 4.005 - Certificates And Certified Copies
(a) A court, public office, or official body shall accept a certificate issued as provided by this code by the secretary of state or a...
- Texas Section 4.006 - Forms Adopted By Secretary Of State
(a) The secretary of state may adopt forms for a filing instrument or a report authorized or required by this code to be filed with...
- Texas Section 4.007 - Liability For False Filing Instruments
(a) A person may recover damages, court costs, and reasonable attorney's fees if the person incurs a loss and: (1) the loss is caused by...
- Texas Section 4.008 - Offense; Penalty
(a) A person commits an offense if the person signs or directs the filing of a filing instrument that the person knows is materially false...
SUBCHAPTER B WHEN FILINGS TAKE EFFECT
- Texas Section 4.009 - Filings By Real Estate Investment Trust
(a) A filing instrument relating to a domestic real estate investment trust must be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the...
- Texas Section 4.051 - General Rule
A filing instrument submitted to the secretary of state takes effect on filing, except as permitted by Section 4.052 or as provided by the provisions...
- Texas Section 4.052 - Delayed Effectiveness Of Certain Filings
Except as provided by Section 4.058, a filing instrument may take effect after the time the instrument would otherwise take effect as provided by this...
- Texas Section 4.053 - Conditions For Delayed Effectiveness
(a) The date and time at which a filing instrument takes effect is delayed if the instrument clearly and expressly states, in addition to any...
- Texas Section 4.054 - Delayed Effectiveness On Future Event Or Fact
A filing instrument that is to take effect on the occurrence of a future event or fact, other than the passage of time, and for...
- Texas Section 4.055 - Statement Of Event Or Fact
An entity that files a filing instrument that takes effect on the occurrence of a future event or fact, other than the passage of time,...
- Texas Section 4.056 - Failure To File Statement
(a) If the effect of a filing instrument is conditioned on the occurrence of a future event or fact, other than the passage of time,...
- Texas Section 4.057 - Abandonment Before Effectiveness
(a) The parties to a filing instrument may abandon the filing instrument if the instrument has not taken effect. (b) To abandon a filing instrument...
- Texas Section 4.058 - Delayed Effectiveness Not Permitted
The effect of the following filing instruments may not be delayed: (1) a reservation of name as provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 5; (2) a...
SUBCHAPTER C CORRECTION AND AMENDMENT
- Texas Section 4.059 - Acknowledgment Of Filing With Delayed Effectiveness
(a) An acknowledgment of filing issued or other action taken by the secretary of state affirming the filing of a filing instrument that has a...
- Texas Section 4.101 - Correction Of Filings
(a) A filing instrument that has been filed with the secretary of state that is an inaccurate record of the event or transaction evidenced in...
- Texas Section 4.102 - Limitation On Correction Of Filings
A filing instrument may be corrected to contain only those statements that this code authorizes or requires to be included in the original instrument. A...
- Texas Section 4.103 - Certificate Of Correction
The certificate of correction must: (1) state the name of the entity; (2) identify the filing instrument to be corrected by description and date of...
- Texas Section 4.104 - Filing Certificate Of Correction
The certificate of correction shall be filed with and acted on by the secretary of state as provided by Subchapter A. On filing, the secretary...
- Texas Section 4.105 - Effect Of Certificate Of Correction
(a) After the secretary of state files the certificate of correction, the filing instrument is considered to have been corrected on the date the filing...
SUBCHAPTER D FILING FEES
- Texas Section 4.106 - Amendment Of Filings
A filing instrument that an entity files with the secretary of state may be amended or supplemented to the extent permitted by the provisions of...
- Texas Section 4.151 - Filing Fees: All Entities
The secretary of state shall impose the following fees: (1) for filing a certificate of correction, $15; (2) for filing an application for reservation or...
- Texas Section 4.152 - Filing Fees: For-profit Corporations
For a filing by or for a for-profit corporation, the secretary of state shall impose the following fees: (1) for filing a certificate of formation,...
- Texas Section 4.153 - Filing Fees: Nonprofit Corporations
For a filing by or for a nonprofit corporation, the secretary of state shall impose the following fees: (1) for filing a certificate of formation,...
- Texas Section 4.154 - Filing Fees: Limited Liability Companies
For a filing by or for a limited liability company, the secretary of state shall impose the same fee as the filing fee for a...
- Texas Section 4.155 - Filing Fees: Limited Partnerships
For a filing by or for a limited partnership, the secretary of state shall impose the following fees: (1) for filing a certificate of formation...
- Texas Section 4.156 - Filing Fees: Professional Associations
For a filing by or for a professional association, the secretary of state shall impose the following fees: (1) for filing a certificate of formation...
- Texas Section 4.157 - Filing Fees: Professional Corporations
For a filing by or for a professional corporation, the secretary of state shall impose the same fee as the filing fee for a similar...
- Texas Section 4.158 - Filing Fees: General Partnerships
For a filing by or for a general partnership, the secretary of state shall impose the following fees: (1) for filing a limited liability partnership...
- Texas Section 4.159 - Filing Fees: Nonprofit Associations
For a filing by or for a nonprofit association, the secretary of state shall impose the following fees: (1) for filing a statement appointing an...
- Texas Section 4.160 - Filing Fees: Foreign Filing Entities
For a filing by or for a foreign filing entity when no other fee has been provided, the secretary of state shall impose the same...
- Texas Section 4.161 - Filing Fees: Cooperative Associations
For a filing by or for a cooperative association, the secretary of state shall impose the same fee as the filing fee for a similar...
Last modified: September 28, 2016