[§428-206] Filing in office of director. (a) Articles of organization or any other record authorized to be filed under this chapter shall be in a medium permitted by the director and shall be delivered to the office of the director. Unless the director determines that a record fails to comply as to form with the filing requirements of this chapter, and if all filing fees have been paid, the director shall file the record and stamp the word "Filed" and the date of delivery thereof.

(b) Upon request and payment of a fee, the director shall send to the requester a certified copy of the requested record.

(c) Articles of organization or amendment accepted for filing by the director are effective as of the date and time they are filed with the director.

(d) Articles of termination and merger may become effective at a later time and date, as specified in the record, but not more than thirty days after the date of filing with the director.

(e) If a delayed effective date for a record is specified but no time is specified, the record is effective at 12:01 a.m. on that date. A specified delayed effective date that is later than the thirtieth day after the record is filed makes the record effective as of the thirtieth day.

(f) A record filed with the director may contain information in addition to that required by this chapter.

(g) If the director has prescribed a mandatory form for a record to be filed, the record must be in or on the prescribed form.

(h) The duty of the director to file records under this chapter is ministerial. The filing or refusal to file a document does not: