48-2c-210 - Filing duty of division.
48-2c-210. Filing duty of division.
(1) If a document delivered to the division for filing satisfies the requirements of Section48-2c-207, the division shall file it.
(2) The division files a document by stamping or otherwise endorsing "Filed" togetherwith the name of the division and the date and time of acceptance for filing on the document. The division shall evidence on the document any filing fees paid.
(3) If the division refuses to accept a document for filing, it shall return the document tothe person requesting the filing within 10 days after the document was delivered to the division,together with a written notice providing a brief explanation of the reason for the refusal.
(4) The division's duty to file documents under this section is ministerial. Except asotherwise specifically provided in this chapter, the division's filing or refusal to file a documentdoes not:
(a) affect the validity or invalidity of the document in whole or part;
(b) relate to the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the document; or
(c) create a presumption that the document is valid or invalid or that informationcontained in the document is correct or incorrect.
Enacted by Chapter 260, 2001 General Session