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AL Code § 10A-1-3.41 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 3 - Formation and Governance.|Division E - Certificates Representing Ownership Interest.|Section 10A-1-3.41 - Certificated or Uncertificated Ownership Interest.

Section 10A-1-3.41Certificated or uncertificated ownership interest. (a) Ownership interests in a domestic entity may be certificated or uncertificated. (b) The ownership interests in a business corporation, real estate investment trust, or professional corporation must be certificated unless the governing documents of the entity or a resolution adopted by the governing authority of the entity states that the ownership interests are uncertificated. If a domestic entity changes the form of its ownership interests from certificated to uncertificated, a certificated ownership interest subject to the change becomes an uncertificated ownership interest only after the certificate is surrendered to the domestic entity. (c) Ownership interests in a domestic entity, other than a domestic entity described in subsection (b), are uncertificated unless this title or the governing documents of the domestic entity state that the interests are certificated. (d) Unless an entity's chapter specifically provides otherwise, no certificate of a certificated ownership interest shall be issued in bearer form. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §22; Act 2018-125, §1.)
AL Code § 10A-1-3.42 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 3 - Formation and Governance.|Division E - Certificates Representing Ownership Interest.|Section 10A-1-3.42 - Form and Validity of Certificates; Enforcement of Entity's Rights; Abbreviations.

Section 10A-1-3.42Form and validity of certificates; enforcement of entity's rights; abbreviations. (a) A certificated ownership interest in a domestic entity may contain an impression of the seal of the entity, if any. A facsimile of the entity's seal may be printed or lithographed on the certificate. (b) If a domestic entity is authorized to issue ownership interests of more than one class or series, each certificate representing ownership interests that is issued by the entity must conspicuously state on the front or back of the certificate: (1) the designations, preferences, limitations, and relative rights of the ownership interests of each class or series to the extent they have been determined and the authority of the governing authority to make those determinations as to subsequent classes or series; or (2) that the information required by subsection (1) is stated in the domestic entity's governing documents and that the domestic entity, on written request to the entity's principal office or registered office, will provide a free copy of that information to the record holder of the certificate. (c) A certificate representing ownership interests must state on the front of the certificate: (1) that the domestic entity is organized under the laws of this state; (2) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued; (3) the number and class of ownership interests and the designation of the series, if any, represented by the certificate; and (4) if the ownership interests are shares, the par value of each share represented by the certificate, or a statement that the shares are without par value. (d) A certificate representing ownership interests that is subject to a restriction, placed by or agreed to by the domestic entity pursuant to this title on the transfer or registration of the transfer of the ownership interests must conspicuously note the existence of the restriction on the front or back of the certificate. Even if not so noted, a restriction is enforceable against a person with actual knowledge of the restriction. (e) Abbreviations may be used in the inscribing of certificates representing ownership interests. Without limiting the use of other abbreviations, however, the following or substantially similar abbreviations may be used in the inscribing of such certificates, and shall be construed as though they were written out in full and shall be accorded the meaning ascribed herein. Abbreviation:Meaning:TEN COMAs tenants in common.JTWROSAs joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common.JT TENAs joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common.CUSTODIAN FOR, UTMA As custodian for______(name of minor) under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §22; Act 2018-125, §1; Act 2019-94, §2; Act 2020-73, §3.)
AL Code § 10A-1-3.43 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 3 - Formation and Governance.|Division E - Certificates Representing Ownership Interest.|Section 10A-1-3.43 - Signature Requirement.

Section 10A-1-3.43Signature requirement. (a) The managerial official or officials of a domestic entity authorized by the governing documents of the entity to sign certificated ownership interests of the entity must sign any certificate representing an ownership interest in the entity. (b) A certificated ownership interest that contains the manual or facsimile signature of a person who is no longer a managerial official of a domestic entity when the certificate is issued may be issued by the entity in the same manner and with the same effect as if the person had remained a managerial official.  (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §22.)
AL Code § 10A-1-3.44 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 3 - Formation and Governance.|Division E - Certificates Representing Ownership Interest.|Section 10A-1-3.44 - Delivery Requirement.

Section 10A-1-3.44Delivery requirement. A domestic entity shall deliver to the owner thereof a certificate representing a certificated ownership interest to which the owner is entitled.  (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §22.)
AL Code § 10A-1-3.45 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 3 - Formation and Governance.|Division E - Certificates Representing Ownership Interest.|Section 10A-1-3.45 - Notice for Uncertificated Ownership Interest.

Section 10A-1-3.45Notice for uncertificated ownership interest. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) and in accordance with Article 8 of Title 7, after issuing or transferring an uncertificated ownership interest, a domestic entity shall notify the owner of the ownership interest in writing of any information required under this division to be stated on a certificate representing the ownership interest. (b) Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the rights and obligations of the owner of an uncertificated ownership interest are the same as the rights and obligations of the owner of a certificated ownership interest of the same class and series. (c) A domestic entity is not required to send a notice under subsection (a) if: (1) the required information is included in the governing documents of the entity; and (2) the owner of the uncertificated ownership interest is provided with a copy of the governing documents.  (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §22.)
AL Code § 10A-1-4.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 4 - Filings.|Division A - General Provisions.|Section 10A-1-4.03 - Time for Filing.

Section 10A-1-4.03Time for filing. Unless this title prescribes a specific period for filing, an entity shall promptly file each filing instrument that this title requires the entity to file. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §26.)
AL Code § 10A-1-4.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 4 - Filings.|Division A - General Provisions.|Section 10A-1-4.04 - Certificates and Certified Copies.

Section 10A-1-4.04Certificates and certified copies. (a) A court, public office, or official body shall accept a certificate issued as provided by this title by the filing officer or a copy of a filing instrument accepted by the filing officer for filing as provided by this title that is certified by the filing officer as prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the certificate or instrument. (b) A court, public office, or official body may record a certificate or certified copy described by subsection (a). (c) A court, public office, or official body shall accept a certificate issued under an official seal by the filing officer as to the existence or nonexistence of facts that relate to an entity that would not appear from a certified copy of a filing instrument as prima facie evidence of the existence or nonexistence of the facts stated in the certificate. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §26; Act 2019-94, §2.)
AL Code § 10A-1-4.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 4 - Filings.|Division A - General Provisions.|Section 10A-1-4.05 - Forms Adopted by Secretary of State.

Section 10A-1-4.05Forms 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 title to be filed with the Secretary of State. (b) A person is not required to use a form adopted by the Secretary of State. (Acts 1994, No. 94-245, p. 343, §1; §10-2B-1.21; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §27; Act 2020-73, §3.)
AL Code § 10A-1-4.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 4 - Filings.|Division A - General Provisions.|Section 10A-1-4.06 - Powers of Filing Office.

Section 10A-1-4.06Powers of filing office. Each filing officer shall have the powers reasonably necessary to perform the duties required of him or her by this title. (Acts 1994, No. 94-245, p. 343, §1; §10-2B-1.30; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §27; Act 2019-94, §2.)
AL Code § 10A-1-4.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 4 - Filings.|Division A - General Provisions.|Section 10A-1-4.07 - Communication Between Filing Officer and Entity; Redaction of Information.

Section 10A-1-4.07Communication between filing officer and entity; redaction of information. (a) Any communication from a filing officer to an entity may be accomplished by electronic transmission or by mail or courier to that entity's principal office address. (b) If any law prohibits the disclosure by a filing officer of information contained in a filing instrument delivered for filing, the filing officer shall file the filing instrument if it otherwise complies with the applicable law, but the filing officer may redact such information so that it is not available to the public. (Act 2020-73, §4.)
AL Code § 10A-1-4.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 4 - Filings.|Division B - When Filings Take Effect.|Section 10A-1-4.11 - General Rule.

Section 10A-1-4.11General rule. A filing instrument submitted to the filing officer takes effect on the date and time of the actual receipt by the filing officer, except as permitted by Section 10A-1-4.12 or as provided by the provisions of this title which apply to the entity making the filing or other law. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §29; Act 2019-94, §2; Act 2020-73, §5.)
AL Code § 10A-1-4.12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 4 - Filings.|Division B - When Filings Take Effect.|Section 10A-1-4.12 - Time and Date of Effectiveness for Certain Filings; Time Zones.

Section 10A-1-4.12Time and date of effectiveness for certain filings; time zones. (a) Except as otherwise provided by Section 10A-1-4.14, a filing instrument may take effect at a specified date and time after the time the instrument would otherwise take effect as provided by this title for the entity filing the instrument. (b) If a filing instrument is to take effect on a specific date and time other than that provided by this title: (1) the date may not be later than the 90th day after the date the instrument is delivered to the filing officer for filing;  (2) the specific time at which the instrument is to take effect may not be specified as "12:00 a.m." or "12:00 p.m."; and (3) if a delayed effective date is specified, but no time is specified, at 12:01 a.m. on the date specified, which may not be more than 90 days after the date the instrument is delivered to the filing officer for filing. (c) If a filing instrument does not specify the time zone or the place at which a date or time, or both, is to be determined, the date or time, or both, at which it becomes effective shall be those prevailing at the place of filing in this state. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §29; Act 2018-125, §1; Act 2020-73, §5.)
AL Code § 10A-1-4.13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 4 - Filings.|Division B - When Filings Take Effect.|Section 10A-1-4.13 - Abandonment Before Effectiveness.

Section 10A-1-4.13Abandonment before effectiveness. (a) The parties to a filing instrument may abandon the filing instrument if the instrument has not taken effect. (b) To abandon a filing instrument the parties to the instrument must file with the filing officer a certificate of abandonment.  (c) A certificate of abandonment must: (1) be signed on behalf of each entity that is a party to the action or transaction by the person authorized by this title to act on behalf of the entity; (2) state the nature of the filing instrument to be abandoned, the date of the instrument, and the parties to the instrument; and (3) state that the filing instrument has been abandoned in accordance with the agreement of the parties. (d) On the filing of the certificate of abandonment, the action or transaction evidenced by the original filing instrument is abandoned and may not take effect.  (e) If in the interim before a certificate of abandonment is filed, the name of an entity that is a party to the action or transaction becomes indistinguishable on the records of the Secretary of State from the name of another entity already on file or reserved or registered pursuant to this title, the filing officer may not file the certificate of abandonment unless the entity by or for whom the certificate is filed changes its name in the manner provided by this title for that entity. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §29; Act 2019-94, §2.)
AL Code § 10A-1-4.14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 4 - Filings.|Division B - When Filings Take Effect.|Section 10A-1-4.14 - Delayed Effectiveness Not Permitted.

Section 10A-1-4.14Delayed effectiveness not permitted. The effect of the following filing instruments may not be delayed: (1) a reservation of name as provided by Division B of Article 5; (2) a registration of name as provided by Division C of Article 5; or (3) a certificate of abandonment as provided by Section 10A-1-4.13. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §29.)
AL Code § 10A-1-4.15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 4 - Filings.|Division B - When Filings Take Effect.|Section 10A-1-4.15 - Acknowledgement of Filing With Delayed Effectiveness.

Section 10A-1-4.15Acknowledgement of filing with delayed effectiveness. An acknowledgment of filing issued or other action taken by the filing officer 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. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §29; Act 2019-94, §2.)
AL Code § 10A-1-4.21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 4 - Filings.|Division C - Correction and Amendment.|Section 10A-1-4.21 - Corrections of Filings.

Section 10A-1-4.21Corrections of filings. (a) A filing instrument that has been filed with a filing officer 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. (b) A certificate of correction must be signed by the person authorized by this title to act on behalf of the entity. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §31; Act 2019-94, §2; Act 2020-73, §5.)
AL Code § 10A-1-4.22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 4 - Filings.|Division C - Correction and Amendment.|Section 10A-1-4.22 - Limitation on Correction of Filings.

Section 10A-1-4.22Limitation on correction of filings. A filing instrument may be corrected to contain only those statements that this title 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 title at the time of filing. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §31.)
AL Code § 10A-1-4.23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 4 - Filings.|Division C - Correction and Amendment.|Section 10A-1-4.23 - Certificate of Correction.

Section 10A-1-4.23Certificate of correction. The certificate of correction must: (1) state the name of the entity; (2) identify the filing instrument to be corrected by description and date of filing with the filing officer;  (3) identify the inaccuracy, error, or defect to be corrected; and (4) state in corrected form the portion of the filing instrument to be corrected. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §31; Act 2019-94, §2.)
AL Code § 10A-1-4.24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 4 - Filings.|Division C - Correction and Amendment.|Section 10A-1-4.24 - Filing Certificate of Correction.

Section 10A-1-4.24Filing certificate of correction. The certificate of correction shall be filed with and acted on by the filing officer as provided in Section 10A-1-4.02. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §31; Act 2019-94, §2.)
AL Code § 10A-1-4.25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 4 - Filings.|Division C - Correction and Amendment.|Section 10A-1-4.25 - Effect of Certificate of Correction.

Section 10A-1-4.25Effect of certificate of correction. (a) After the filing officer 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 otherwise provided by subsection (b). (b) As to a person who acted in reliance on the filing instrument prior to its correction and who is adversely affected by that correction, the filing instrument is considered to have been corrected on the date the certificate of correction is filed. (c) An acknowledgment of filing or a similar instrument issued by the filing officer before a filing instrument is corrected, with respect to the effect of filing the original filing instrument, applies to the corrected filing instrument as of the date the corrected filing instrument is considered to have been filed under this section. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §31; Act 2018-125, §1; Act 2019-94, §2.)
AL Code § 10A-1-4.26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 4 - Filings.|Division C - Correction and Amendment.|Section 10A-1-4.26 - Amendment of Filings.

Section 10A-1-4.26Amendment of filings. A filing instrument that an entity files with the filing officer may be amended or supplemented in accordance with the provisions of the chapter that apply to that entity or in accordance with that entity's governing documents. If neither the chapter that applies to that entity nor the governing documents of that entity provides or prohibits a process for the approval and filing of an amendment or supplement to that filing instrument for that entity, then that filing instrument may be amended or supplemented and filed utilizing the same process for approval and filing as was used to approve and file that filing instrument. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §31; Act 2016-379, p. 934, §2; Act 2019-94, §2.)
AL Code § 10A-1-5.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 5 - Names of Entities; Registered Agents and Registered Officers.|Division A - General Provisions.|Section 10A-1-5.01 - Effect on Rights Under Other Law.

Section 10A-1-5.01Effect on rights under other law. The filing of a certificate of formation by a filing entity pursuant to this title, an application for registration or statement of foreign limited liability partnership by a foreign filing entity pursuant to this title, or an application for reservation or registration of a name pursuant to this article does not authorize the use of a name in this state in violation of a right of another under: (1) The Trademark Act of 1946, as amended, 15 U.S.C. Section 1051 et seq.; or (2) Chapter 12 of Title 8; or (3) Common law. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §35; Act 2018-125, §1; Act 2019-94, §2.)
AL Code § 10A-1-5.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 5 - Names of Entities; Registered Agents and Registered Officers.|Division A - General Provisions.|Section 10A-1-5.02 - Unauthorized Purpose in Name Prohibited.

Section 10A-1-5.02Unauthorized purpose in name prohibited. A domestic entity, and a foreign filing entity with registration under Article 7, may not have a name that contains any word phrase that indicates or implies that the entity is engaged in a business that the entity is not authorized by law to pursue. (Act 2009-513, p. 967, §35; Act 2018-125, §1.)