35-1-217. Filing requirements. All of the following requirements must be met before a document is entitled to be filed under this section by the secretary of state:
     (1) A document that is required or permitted by this chapter to be filed in the office of the secretary of state must satisfy the requirements of this section and of any other section that adds to or varies these requirements.
     (2) The document must contain the information required by this chapter. It may contain other information as well.
     (3) The document must be typewritten or printed.
     (4) The document must be in the English language. A corporate name need not be in English if it is written in English letters or Arabic or Roman numerals. The certificate of existence required of foreign corporations need not be in English if it is accompanied by a reasonably authenticated English translation.
     (5) The document must be executed:
     (a) by the chairman of the board of directors of a domestic or foreign corporation, by its president, or by another of its officers;
     (b) if directors have not been selected or the corporation has not been formed, by an incorporator; or
     (c) if the corporation is in the hands of a receiver, trustee, or other court-appointed fiduciary, by that fiduciary.
     (6) The person executing the document shall sign it and state beneath or opposite the person's signature the person's name and the capacity in which the person signs. The document may but need not contain the corporate seal, an attestation by the secretary or an assistant secretary, and an acknowledgment, verification, or proof.
     (7) The document must be in or on the prescribed form if the secretary of state has prescribed a mandatory form for the document under 35-1-1308.
     (8) The document must be delivered to the office of the secretary of state for filing and must be accompanied by:
     (a) one copy, except as provided in 35-1-315 and 35-1-1036;
     (b) the correct filing fee; and
     (c) any franchise tax, license fee, or penalty required by this chapter, rules promulgated under this chapter, or other law.

     History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 368, L. 1991.