35-12-606. Filing in the office of the secretary of state. (1) The certificate of limited partnership and of any certificates of amendment, restatement, or cancellation or of any judicial decree of amendment, restatement, or cancellation must be delivered to the secretary of state. A person who executes a certificate as an agent or fiduciary need not exhibit evidence of the person's authority as a prerequisite to filing. Unless the secretary of state finds that any certificate does not conform to law, upon receipt of all filing fees required by law the secretary of state shall:
     (a) endorse on the document the word "filed" and the day, month, and year of the filing;
     (b) file the original in the secretary of state's office; and
     (c) return the copy to the person who filed it or the person's representative.
     (2) Upon the filing of a certificate of amendment, restatement, or judicial decree of amendment in the office of the secretary of state, the certificate of limited partnership is amended or restated as set forth in the certificate. Upon the effective date of a certificate of cancellation or a judicial decree of cancellation, the certificate of limited partnership is canceled.

     History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 522, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 52, Ch. 131, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 268, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 75, L. 2003.