(a) Upon finding that the application conforms to law, the commissioner shall, when all fees prescribed in this chapter have been paid
- (1) endorse on each document the word “filed,” and the date of the filing;
- (2) file one duplicate original of the application in the commissioner's office;
- (3) issue a certificate of authority to transact business in the state and affix the other duplicate original application to it.
- (b) The certificate of authority, together with the duplicate original of the application affixed to it by the commissioner, shall be returned to the corporation or its representative.