Sec. 6. (a) The secretary of state shall file an entity filing delivered to the secretary of state for filing which satisfies this article. The duty of the secretary of state under this section is ministerial.

     (b) When the secretary of state files an entity filing, the secretary of state shall record it as filed on the date and at the time of its delivery. After filing an entity filing, the secretary of state shall deliver to the person that submitted the filing an electronic copy of the filing with an acknowledgment of the date and time of filing.

     (c) If the secretary of state refuses to file an entity filing, the secretary of state, not later than ten (10) business days after the filing is delivered, shall:

(1) return the entity filing or notify the person that submitted the filing of the refusal; and

(2) provide a brief explanation in a record of the reason for the refusal.

     (d) If the secretary of state refuses to file an entity filing, the person that submitted the filing may petition the circuit or superior court of the county where the entity’s principal office (or, if none in Indiana, its registered office) is or will be located to compel its filing. The filing and the explanation of the secretary of state of the refusal to file must be attached to the petition. The court may decide the matter in a proceeding.

     (e) The secretary of state’s filing or refusing to file a document does not:

(1) affect the validity or invalidity of the document in whole or in part;

(2) relate to the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the document; or

(3) create presumption that the document is valid or invalid or that information contained in the document is correct or incorrect.

As added by P.L.118-2017, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.52-2018, SEC.3.