Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 31, § 1011 (2025)
1. Duty to file If a document delivered to the office of the Secretary of State for filing pursuant to this chapter satisfies the requirements of section 1005, the Secretary of State shall file the document.
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2. Recording as filed; acknowledgment The Secretary of State files a document pursuant to subsection 1 by recording it as filed on the date of receipt. After filing a document, the Secretary of State shall deliver to the partnership or its representative a copy of the document with an acknowledgment of the date of filing.
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3. Refusal to file; written explanation If the Secretary of State refuses to file a document, the Secretary of State shall return it to the partnership or its representative within 5 days after the document was delivered, together with a brief, written explanation of the reason for the refusal.
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4. Ministerial The Secretary of State's duty to file a document under this section is ministerial, and the filing or refusal to file a document does not:
A. Affect the validity or invalidity of the document in whole or part;
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B. Relate to the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the document; or
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C. Create a presumption that the document is valid or invalid or that information contained in the document is correct or incorrect.
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