Oregon Code § 70.070·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Filing
duty of Secretary of State.
(1) If a document delivered to the Office of Secretary of State for filing
satisfies the requirements of this chapter, the Secretary of State shall file
it.
(2) The Secretary
of State files a document by indicating thereon that it has been filed by the
Secretary of State and the date of filing. After filing a document, except as
provided in ORS 70.030 and 70.610, the Secretary of State shall return an
acknowledgment of filing to the domestic or foreign limited partnership or its
representative.
(3) If the
Secretary of State refuses to file a document, the Secretary of State shall
return the document to the domestic or foreign limited partnership or its
representative within 10 business days after the document was delivered
together with a brief written explanation of the reason for the refusal.
(4) The Secretary
of States duty to file documents under this section is ministerial. The
Secretary of State is not required to verify or inquire into the legality or
truth of any matter included in any document delivered to the office for
filing. The Secretary of States filing or refusing to file a document does
not:
(a) Affect the
validity or invalidity of the document in whole or part; or
(b) Relate to the
correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the document.
(5) The Secretary
of States refusal to file a document does not create a presumption that the
document is invalid or that information contained in the document is incorrect.
[1993 c.190 §15; 1999 c.486 §13; 2001 c.104 §21]
FORMATION; CERTIFICATE
OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 70.070
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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