53-19-9: Filing.

A. The organizer or organizers of a limited liability company shall file with the commission [secretary of state]:

(1) the signed original of the articles of organization, together with a duplicate copy, which may be either signed, photocopied or conformed;

(2) the statement of the person appointed registered agent, accepting appointment as registered agent; and

(3) any other documents required to be filed pursuant to the Limited Liability Company Act.

B. The commission [secretary of state] may accept a facsimile transmission for filing.

C. If the commission [secretary of state] determines that the documents delivered for filing conform with the provisions of the Limited Liability Company Act, it shall, when all required filing fees have been paid:

(1) endorse on each signed original and duplicate copy the word "filed" and the date of its acceptance for filing;

(2) retain a signed original in the files of the commission [secretary of state]; and

(3) return each duplicate copy to the person who delivered it to the commission [secretary of state] or to that person's representative.