If the Secretary of State finds that an application or amended application for admission conforms to law and all requisite fees have been paid, he or she shall:

1. (1) endorse on the application or the amended application the word "Filed" and the date of the filing thereof;
2. (2) file in his or her office one duplicate original of the application or the amended application; and
3. (3) return the other duplicate original of the application or the amended application to the person who filed it or to that person's representative.

(Source: P.A. 87-1062.)