29- 250 C.M.R. ch. 270, § 1 - Filing Requirements
A.The standard size
of forms and all attachments shall be 8 1/2 x 11. Exceptions may be made for
"Certificates of Existence" accompanying forms MLPA 2 and 12, which may be 8
1/2 x 14, as well as documents secured from other states.
B.Forms which do not conform to the size and
content of the prescribed forms may be rejected by the Secretary of
State.
C.All documents must be
dated by month, day and year.
D.Forms will only be accepted if typed or
printed in ink.
E.All documents
must be originally signed, i.e., bear original signatures, not rubber stamped
or machine made copies of signatures.
F.The Secretary of State may reject a
document which does not contain the name and capacity of the signer or signers
in a legible form in addition to the signatures.
G.Document filing date shall be the date the
document is first received in the Bureau of Corporations, Elections and
Commissions in proper filing order with the appropriate filing fees. The
Secretary of State is required to return documents that do not meet statutory
or rule requirements. The Secretary of State reserves the right to determine
that a document is in proper filing order. As a courtesy to filers, the
Secretary of State may, in its discretion, correct typographical errors or make
other corrections if authorized to do so by the filer. The Secretary of State
may require written authorization from the filer as a condition to making such
corrections.
H.When necessary, the
Secretary of State may require documents to contain the name of the limited
partnership as originally filed or as it appears on the record in its
jurisdiction of organization, the date of formation or initial filing in this
State, and/or the jurisdiction of organization in order to distinguish one
limited partnership from another on the record.
I.Refunds of $5.00 or less will not be
processed.
J.The address required
by 31 MRSA Section1314, concerning the registered office of a registered agent,
shall state the location address of such office. If, in addition, a different
mailing address exists that information must also be included.
Notes
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