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Timestamp: 2019-04-23 03:57:52+00:00

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§ 4.001. SIGNATURE AND DELIVERY.
§ 4.002. ACTION BY SECRETARY OF STATE.
§ 4.003. FILING OR ISSUANCE OF REPRODUCTION OR FACSIMILE.
§ 4.004. TIME FOR FILING.
Unless this code prescribes a specific period for filing, an entity shall promptly file each filing instrument that this code requires the entity to file.
§ 4.005. CERTIFICATES AND CERTIFIED COPIES.
(a) A court, public office, or official body shall accept a certificate issued as provided by this code by the secretary of state or a copy of a filing instrument accepted by the secretary of state for filing as provided by this code that is certified by the secretary of state as prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the certificate or instrument.
§ 4.006. FORMS ADOPTED BY SECRETARY OF STATE.
(a) The secretary of state may adopt forms for a filing instrument or a report authorized or required by this code to be filed with the secretary of state.
§ 4.007. LIABILITY FOR FALSE FILING INSTRUMENTS.
(a) A person commits an offense if the person signs or directs the filing of a filing instrument that the person knows is materially false with intent that the filing instrument be delivered on behalf of an entity to the secretary of state for filing.
§ 4.009. FILINGS BY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST.
(a) A filing instrument relating to a domestic real estate investment trust must be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the domestic real estate investment trust's principal place of business is located.
A filing instrument submitted to the secretary of state takes effect on filing, except as permitted by § 4.052 or as provided by the provisions of this code that apply to the entity making the filing or other law.
§ 4.052. DELAYED EFFECTIVENESS OF CERTAIN FILINGS.
§ 4.053. CONDITIONS FOR DELAYED EFFECTIVENESS.
§ 4.054. DELAYED EFFECTIVENESS ON FUTURE EVENT OR FACT.
A filing instrument that is to take effect on the occurrence of a future event or fact, other than the passage of time, and for which the statement required by § 4.055 is filed within the prescribed time, takes effect on the date and time at which the last specified event or fact occurs or the date and time at which a condition is satisfied or waived.
§ 4.055. STATEMENT OF EVENT OR FACT.
§ 4.056. FAILURE TO FILE STATEMENT.
(a) If the effect of a filing instrument is conditioned on the occurrence of a future event or fact, other than the passage of time, and the statement required by § 4.055 is not filed before the expiration of the prescribed time, the filing instrument does not take effect. This section does not preclude the filing of a subsequent filing instrument required by this code to make the action or transaction evidenced by the original filing instrument effective.
(b) If the effect of a filing instrument is conditioned on the occurrence of a future event or fact, other than the passage of time, and the specified event or fact does not occur and is not waived, the parties to the filing instrument must sign and file a certificate of abandonment as provided by § 4.057.
§ 4.057. ABANDONMENT BEFORE EFFECTIVENESS.
(a) The parties to a filing instrument may abandon the filing instrument if the instrument has not taken effect.
§ 4.058. DELAYED EFFECTIVENESS NOT PERMITTED.
(4) a certificate of abandonment as provided by § 4.057.
§ 4.059. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF FILING WITH DELAYED EFFECTIVENESS.
(a) An acknowledgment of filing issued or other action taken by the secretary of state affirming the filing of a filing instrument that has a specific delayed effective date must state the date and time at which the instrument takes effect.
§ 4.101. CORRECTION OF FILINGS.
(a) A filing instrument that has been filed with the secretary of state that is an inaccurate record of the event or transaction evidenced in the instrument, that contains an inaccurate or erroneous statement, or that was defectively or erroneously signed, sealed, acknowledged, or verified may be corrected by filing a certificate of correction.
§ 4.102. LIMITATION ON CORRECTION OF FILINGS.
A filing instrument may be corrected to contain only those statements that this code authorizes or requires to be included in the original instrument. A certificate of correction may not alter, add, or delete a statement that by its alteration, addition, or deletion would have caused the secretary of state to determine the filing instrument did not conform to this code at the time of filing.
§ 4.103. CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.
§ 4.104. FILING CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.
The certificate of correction shall be filed with and acted on by the secretary of state as provided by Subchapter A. On filing, the secretary of state shall deliver to the entity or its representative an acknowledgment of the filing.
§ 4.105. EFFECT OF CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.
(a) After the secretary of state files the certificate of correction, the filing instrument is considered to have been corrected on the date the filing instrument was originally filed, except as provided by Subsection (b).
§ 4.106. AMENDMENT OF FILINGS.
A filing instrument that an entity files with the secretary of state may be amended or supplemented to the extent permitted by the provisions of this code that apply to that entity.
§ 4.151. FILING FEES: ALL ENTITIES.
§ 4.152. FILING FEES: FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS.
§ 4.153. FILING FEES: NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS.
§ 4.154. FILING FEES: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES.
For a filing by or for a limited liability company, the secretary of state shall impose the same fee as the filing fee for a similar instrument under § 4.152.
§ 4.155. FILING FEES: LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS.
§ 4.156. FILING FEES: PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS.
(2) for filing any other instrument, the fee provided for the filing of a similar instrument under § 4.152.
§ 4.157. FILING FEES: PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS.
For a filing by or for a professional corporation, the secretary of state shall impose the same fee as the filing fee for a similar instrument under § 4.152.
§ 4.158. FILING FEES: GENERAL PARTNERSHIPS.
(7) for filing any other filing instrument, the filing fee imposed for a similar instrument under § 4.155.
§ 4.159. FILING FEES: NONPROFIT ASSOCIATIONS.
§ 4.160. FILING FEES: FOREIGN FILING ENTITIES.
For a filing by or for a foreign filing entity when no other fee has been provided, the secretary of state shall impose the same fee as the filing fee for a similar instrument under § 4.151 or 4.152.
§ 4.161. FILING FEES: COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS.
For a filing by or for a cooperative association, the secretary of state shall impose the same fee as the filing fee for a similar instrument under § 4.153.

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