Ark. Code Ann. § 4-47-206 (2020)

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 record's purpose, be in a medium permitted by the Secretary of State, and be delivered to the Secretary of State. Unless the Secretary of State determines that a record does not comply with the filing requirements of this chapter, and if all filing fees have been paid, the Secretary of State shall file the record and:
   1. for a statement of dissociation, send:
      1. a copy of the filed statement and a receipt for the fees to the person which the statement indicates has dissociated as a general partner; and
      2. a copy of the filed statement and receipt to the limited partnership;
   2. for a statement of withdrawal, send:
      1. a copy of the filed statement and a receipt for the fees to the person on whose behalf the record was filed; and
      2. if the statement refers to an existing limited partnership, a copy of the filed statement and receipt to the limited partnership; and
   3. for all other records, send a copy of the filed record and a receipt for the fees to the person on whose behalf the record was filed.
2. Upon request and payment of a fee, the Secretary of State shall send to the requester a certified copy of the requested record.
3. Except as otherwise provided in § 4-47-207, a record delivered to the Secretary of State for filing under this chapter may specify an effective time and a delayed effective date. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a record filed by the Secretary of State is effective:
   1. if the record does not specify an effective time and does not specify a delayed effective date, on the date and at the time the record is filed as evidenced by the Secretary of State's endorsement of the date and time on the record;
   2. if the record specifies an effective time but not a delayed effective date, on the date the record is filed at the time specified in the record;
   3. if the record specifies a delayed effective date but not an effective time, at 12:01 a.m. on the earlier of:
      1. the specified date; or
      2. the 90th day after the record is filed; or
   4. if the record specifies an effective time and a delayed effective date, at the specified time on the earlier of:
      1. the specified date; or
      2. the 90th day after the record is filed.

History. Acts 2007, No. 15, § 1; 2007, No. 638, § 60.

Amendments. The 2007 amendment by No. 638 deleted “4-47-116” preceding “§ 4-47-207” in (c), and made related changes.

Effective Dates. Acts 2007, No. 638, § 70: Effective date clause provided: “Effective date. This act takes effect September 1, 2007.”