10-19.1-148.1. Delivery to and filing of records by secretary of state and effective date

10-19.1-148.1. Delivery to and filing of records by secretary of state and effective date. 1. A record authorized or required to be delivered to the secretary of state for filing under this chapter must be captioned to describe the purpose of the record, be in a medium permitted by the secretary of state, and be delivered to the secretary of state. If the secretary of state determines that a record complies with the filing requirements of this chapter, then the secretary of state shall file the record and return a copy of the filed record to the person who delivered it to the secretary of state for filing. That person shall then send a copy of the filed record to the person on whose behalf the record was filed. 2. Upon request and payment of a fee provided in section 10-19.1-147, the secretary of state shall send to the requester a certified copy of the requested record. 3. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, a record delivered to the secretary of state for filing under this chapter may specify a delayed effective date within ninety days. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a record filed by the secretary of state is effective: a. If a record does not specify a delayed effective date within ninety days, then on the date the record is filed as evidenced by the endorsement of the secretary of state of the date on the record. b. If the record specifies a delayed effective date within ninety days, then on the specified date.