Duty of Secretary of State to file documents

The Secretary of State’s duty to file documents under this chapter is ministerial. His filing or refusing to file a document does not: (1) Affect the validity or invalidity of the document in whole or part; (2) Relate to the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the document; or (3) Create a presumption that the document is valid or invalid or that information contained in the document is correct or incorrect. (Code 1981, § 14-9-1104, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1016, § 1.) COMMENT Note to Georgia Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act This section provides that the Secretary of State’s duty is ministerial, so that his filing or refusing to file a document does not validate or invalidate the substance of the document. Prior Georgia Law There is no comparable provision. Comparison With Official RULPA There is no comparable provision in the official version. Cross-References Effect of filing certificate of limited partnership and of cancellation of certificate: § 14-9-201(b). Effect of filing certificates of amendment, cancellation and merger: § 14-9-206(b)-(d). Effect of issuing certificate of authority for foreign limited partnership: § 14-9-903(c). ARTICLE 12 APPLICABILITY