Articles of incorporation or any other document to be filed pursuant to Sections 33-43-101 through 33-43-1409 shall be delivered to the office of the Secretary of State, duly executed and accompanied by one exact or conformed copy. Should the Secretary of State determine that a document conforms to the filing provisions of Sections 33-43-101 through 33-43-1409, including the payment of all required fees, the Secretary of State shall:

1. (1) endorse on each signed original and duplicate copy the word "filed" and the date and time of the document's acceptance for filing;
2. (2) retain the signed original in the Secretary of State's files; and
3. (3) return the duplicate copy to the person who filed it or the person's representative.