C.R.S. Section 7-90-306
Filing duty of secretary of state

  • manner of filing
  • definition

(1)

If a document delivered to the secretary of state for filing pursuant to this part 3 complies with the requirements of section 7-90-301, the secretary of state shall file it. The secretary of state has no duty to determine whether the document complies with any or all requirements of any law.

(2)

The secretary of state files a document by marking or otherwise associating the words “secretary of state” and the time and date of filing on or with the document and by placing the document in records that the secretary of state shall maintain to contain all filed documents. The records of filed documents that the secretary of state maintains shall be such that any filed document may be retrieved by the secretary of state in perceivable form and with the time and date of its filing.

(3)

If the secretary of state permits a document to be delivered in a physical medium and the secretary of state refuses to file the document, the secretary of state shall return it to any individual who has been identified, pursuant to section 7-90-301 (8), as having caused the document to be delivered for filing at the address provided for that individual, together with a notice providing a brief explanation of the reason for the refusal, within ten days after the document was delivered to the secretary of state; except that no return or notice is required with respect to a periodic report that the secretary of state has refused to file.

(4)

The secretary of state’s duty to file documents under this title is ministerial. The filing of or refusal to file a document does not:

(a)

Affect the validity or invalidity of the document in whole or in part;

(b)

Relate to the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the document; or

(c)

Create a presumption that the document is valid or invalid or that information contained in the document is correct or incorrect.

(5)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of law, the secretary of state may, upon receipt of a written request from and a showing of good cause by an authorized person supported by such validating, verifying, and authenticating documents as the secretary of state may require, remove personal identifying information from the publicly accessible documents and other records of the secretary of state maintained pursuant to this section where such information is not required by law to be included in such documents and records.

(b)

A document or record from which the secretary of state removes personal identifying information pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (5) shall not be rendered insufficient or ineffective by such removal notwithstanding any other provision of law.

(c)

The secretary of state may retain the original or a copy of a document or record that contains personal identifying information, but such a document or record shall be open for inspection, and copies or printouts of the document or record or information from the document or record shall be furnished only upon application to the secretary of state and only for good cause shown notwithstanding any provision of part 2 of article 72 of title 24, C.R.S., or any other provision of law.

(6)

For the purposes of this section, “personal identifying information” means information about an individual that could reasonably be used to identify such individual, including, but not limited to:

(a)

A social security number;

(b)

A personal identification number;

(c)

A password; or

(d)

A pass code.

Source: Section 7-90-306 — Filing duty of secretary of state - manner of filing - definition, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-07.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

7‑90‑101
Short title
7‑90‑102
Definitions
7‑90‑102.5
Relationship between constituent documents and organic statutes
7‑90‑103
Reservation of power to amend or repeal
7‑90‑104
Nonapplication of uniform commercial code to owner’s interest
7‑90‑105
Notice
7‑90‑106
Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act
7‑90‑201
Conversion of an entity
7‑90‑201.3
Plan of conversion
7‑90‑201.4
Approval of plan of conversion
7‑90‑201.7
Statement of conversion - when conversion effective
7‑90‑202
Effect of conversion - entity unchanged
7‑90‑203
Merger of entities
7‑90‑203.1
Exchange of owner’s interest
7‑90‑203.3
Plan of merger - plan of exchange
7‑90‑203.4
Approval of plan of merger or exchange
7‑90‑203.7
Statement of merger - when merger effective
7‑90‑203.8
Statement of owner’s interest exchange
7‑90‑204
Effect of merger
7‑90‑204.3
Effect of an exchange
7‑90‑204.5
Foreign entity resulting from conversion or surviving merger
7‑90‑205.5
Abandonment or amendment of plan of merger, plan of conversion, or plan of exchange
7‑90‑206
Appraisal rights, prohibitions, restrictions, and requirements
7‑90‑301
Filing requirements
7‑90‑301.5
Act of causing document to be delivered for filing
7‑90‑302
Forms and cover sheets - secretary of state to furnish upon request
7‑90‑303
Filing, service, and copying fees - subpoenas
7‑90‑304
Effective time and date of filed document
7‑90‑304.5
Restated constituent filed document
7‑90‑305
Correcting filed document
7‑90‑305.5
Statement of change
7‑90‑306
Filing duty of secretary of state - manner of filing - definition
7‑90‑307
Appeal from secretary of state’s refusal to file document
7‑90‑308
Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document
7‑90‑309
Certificates issued by secretary of state
7‑90‑310
Proof of delivery for filing
7‑90‑313
Remedy for failure or refusal to file - presumptions
7‑90‑314
Fraudulent filings - complaint - review - referral to attorney general - referral to administrative law judge - marking filing as fraudulent - deceptive trade practice
7‑90‑401
Powers
7‑90‑402
Interrogatories by secretary of state
7‑90‑403
Notices by the secretary of state
7‑90‑404
Distribution of information - student loan repayment and loan forgiveness programs
7‑90‑501
Periodic reports
7‑90‑601
Entity name
7‑90‑601.5
Domestic entity name and trade name of dissolved domestic entity
7‑90‑601.6
Entity name of delinquent entity
7‑90‑601.7
Foreign entity name and trade name of withdrawn foreign entity
7‑90‑602
Reserved entity name
7‑90‑603
Assumed entity name of foreign entity
7‑90‑604
Registered true name of a foreign entity
7‑90‑701
Registered agent
7‑90‑702
Change or resignation of registered agent
7‑90‑703
Correction of registered agent
7‑90‑704
Service on entities
7‑90‑705
Change of principal office address
7‑90‑707
Commercial registered agent
7‑90‑708
Termination of commercial registered agent listing
7‑90‑709
Change of commercial registered agent name or address
7‑90‑710
Listing of entities represented by commercial registered agents
7‑90‑801
Authority to transact business or conduct activities required
7‑90‑802
Consequences of transacting business or conducting activities without authority
7‑90‑803
Statement of foreign entity authority to transact business or conduct activities
7‑90‑804
Change of statement of foreign entity authority to transact business or conduct activities
7‑90‑805
Effect of statement of foreign entity authority
7‑90‑806
Withdrawal of foreign entity
7‑90‑807
Service on withdrawn foreign entity
7‑90‑811
Application to existing foreign entities
7‑90‑812
Foreign general partnerships
7‑90‑813
Title 12 limitations
7‑90‑901
Grounds for delinquency
7‑90‑902
Declaration of delinquency
7‑90‑903
Effect of delinquency
7‑90‑904
Cure of delinquency
7‑90‑905
Appeal from declaration of delinquency
7‑90‑906
Limited liability partnerships and limited liability limited partnerships
7‑90‑908
Dissolution of delinquent entity
7‑90‑910
Effect of dissolution under section 7-90-908
7‑90‑911
Disposition of known claims by notification - definitions
7‑90‑912
Disposition of claims by publication
7‑90‑913
Enforcement of claims against a dissolved domestic entity
7‑90‑914
Court proceedings
7‑90‑915
Manager duties
7‑90‑1001
Reinstatement after dissolution
7‑90‑1002
Vote or consent required - effect of opposition
7‑90‑1003
Articles of reinstatement
7‑90‑1004
Entity name upon reinstatement
7‑90‑1005
Effect of reinstatement
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 7-90-306’s source at colorado​.gov