1. Requirements for filing. A record authorized or required to be delivered to the Secretary of State for filing under this chapter must be captioned to describe the record’s purpose, be in a medium permitted by the Secretary of State and be delivered to the Secretary of State. Unless the Secretary of State determines that a record does not comply with the filing requirements of this chapter, and if all filing fees have been paid, the Secretary of State shall file the record and:
A. For a statement of dissociation, send:

(1) A copy of the filed statement and a receipt for the fees to the person the statement indicates has dissociated as a general partner; and
(2) A copy of the filed statement and receipt to the limited partnership; [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]
B. For a statement of withdrawal, send:

(1) A copy of the filed statement and a receipt for the fees to the person on whose behalf the record was filed; and
(2) If the statement refers to an existing limited partnership, a copy of the filed statement and receipt to the limited partnership; and [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]
C. For all other records, send a copy of the filed record and a receipt for the fees to the person on whose behalf the record was filed. [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]

[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1326

  • General partner: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1302
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means an individual; corporation; business trust; estate; trust; partnership; limited liability company; association; joint venture; government; governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality; public corporation; or any other legal or commercial entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1302
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1302
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 31 Sec. 1302
    • 2. Certified copy upon request. Upon request and payment of a fee, the Secretary of State shall send to the requester a certified copy of the requested record.

    [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]

    3. Effective date; specified; default. Except as otherwise provided in section 1327, a record delivered to the Secretary of State for filing under this chapter may specify an effective time and a delayed effective date. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a record filed by the Secretary of State is effective:
    A. If the record does not specify an effective time and does not specify a delayed effective date, on the date and at the time the record is filed as evidenced by the Secretary of State endorsement of the date and time on the record; [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]
    B. If the record specifies an effective time but not a delayed effective date, on the date the record is filed at the time specified in the record; [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]
    C. If the record specifies a delayed effective date but not an effective time, at 12:01 a.m. on the earlier of:

    (1) The specified date; and
    (2) The 90th day after the record is filed; or [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]
    D. If the record specifies an effective time and a delayed effective date, at the specified time on the earlier of:

    (1) The specified date; and
    (2) The 90th day after the record is filed. [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]

    [PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. F, §13 (AMD); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).]

    SECTION HISTORY

    PL 2005, c. 543, §C2 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. F, §13 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).
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