KRS 14A.2-010: Filing requirements -- Authority for redaction of information.

(1) A document shall satisfy the requirements of this section, and of any other section

that adds to or varies these requirements, to be entitled to filing by the Secretary of

State.

(2) This chapter shall require or permit filing a document in the office of t he Secretary

of State.

(3) A document shall contain the information required by the organic law or by this

chapter, and may contain other information if permitted by the organic law.

(4) A document shall be typewritten, printed, or electronically transmitt ed. If a

document is electronically transmitted, the document shall be in a format that can be

retrieved or reproduced in typewritten or printed form.

(5) A document shall be in the English language. A name may be in a language other

than English if written in English letters or Arabic or Roman numerals. A document

not in English shall be accompanied by an English translation reasonably

authenticated to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State.

(6) A document shall be executed in the manner set forth in KRS 14A.2-020.

(7) The person executing the document shall sign it and state beneath or opposite the

signature the person's name and the capacity in which the document is signed. The

document may but need not contain:

(a) A seal of the entity or foreign entity;

(b) An attestation, acknowledgment, or verification; or

(c) A statement regarding the preparer of the document which complies with KRS

382.335(1).

(8) If the Secretary of State has prescribed a mandatory form for a document, it shall be

in or on the prescribed form.

(9) A document shall be delivered to the office of the Secretary of State for filing.

Delivery may be made by electronic transmission, if and to the extent permitted by

the Secretary of State. If the document is filed in typewritten or printed form and not

transmitted electronically, the Secretary of State may require that up to two (2)

exact or conformed copies be delivered with the document.

(10) When the document is delivered to the office of the Secretary of State for filing, the

correct filing fee, the organization tax, and any penalty required by this chapter or

other law to be collected by the office of the Secretary of State with the document

shall be paid or provision for payment shall be made in a manner permitted by the

Secretary of State. The Secretary of State may accept payment of the correct amount

due by check, credit card, charge card, or similar method. However, if the amount

due is tendered by any method other than cash, the liability shall not be finally

discharged until the Secretary of State receives final payment or credit of collectible

funds. If, after five (5) days' prior written notice to the entity, foreign entity, or

person who delivered a document for filing for which the filing fee was not

collectible, payment of the filing fee in full is not made in immediately available

funds, the Secretary of State may declare the document filed to be null and void and

of no legal effect and may remove the document from the records of the Secretary

of State. Written notice given pursuant to this subsection may be given by electronic

communication.

(11) A document is delivered to the office of the Secretary of State for filing upon actual

receipt. A document delivered electronically that is self -operative will be treated as

received on the date of receipt. A document that is not self -operative delivered

electronically or otherwise will be treated as received on the date of delivery if

delivery is accomplished not later than 4:30 p.m. prevailing time in Frankfort,

Kentucky or otherwise on the next business day.

(12) Any communication from the Secretary of State to an entity or foreign entity may be

accomplished electronically. Communications to an entity may be mailed to the

entity by first-class mail at its principal office address.

(13) If any law prohibits the disclosure by the Secretary of State of information

contained in a record delivered for filing, the Secretary of State shall file the record

if it otherwise complies with the applicable law, but the Secretary of State may

redact such information so that it is not available to the public.