{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-14a.2-010","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 14A.2-010","heading":"Filing requirements -- Authority for redaction of information.","body":"(1) A document shall satisfy the requirements of this section, and of any other section\nthat adds to or varies these requirements, to be entitled to filing by the Secretary of\nState.\n(2) This chapter shall require or permit filing a document in the office of t he Secretary\nof State.\n(3) A document shall contain the information required by the organic law or by this\nchapter, and may contain other information if permitted by the organic law.\n(4) A document shall be typewritten, printed, or electronically transmitt ed. If a\ndocument is electronically transmitted, the document shall be in a format that can be\nretrieved or reproduced in typewritten or printed form.\n(5) A document shall be in the English language. A name may be in a language other\nthan English if written in English letters or Arabic or Roman numerals. A document\nnot in English shall be accompanied by an English translation reasonably\nauthenticated to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State.\n(6) A document shall be executed in the manner set forth in KRS 14A.2-020.\n(7) The person executing the document shall sign it and state beneath or opposite the\nsignature the person's name and the capacity in which the document is signed. The\ndocument may but need not contain:\n(a) A seal of the entity or foreign entity;\n(b) An attestation, acknowledgment, or verification; or\n(c) A statement regarding the preparer of the document which complies with KRS\n382.335(1).\n(8) If the Secretary of State has prescribed a mandatory form for a document, it shall be\nin or on the prescribed form.\n(9) A document shall be delivered to the office of the Secretary of State for filing.\nDelivery may be made by electronic transmission, if and to the extent permitted by\nthe Secretary of State. If the document is filed in typewritten or printed form and not\ntransmitted electronically, the Secretary of State may require that up to two (2)\nexact or conformed copies be delivered with the document.\n(10) When the document is delivered to the office of the Secretary of State for filing, the\ncorrect filing fee, the organization tax, and any penalty required by this chapter or\nother law to be collected by the office of the Secretary of State with the document\nshall be paid or provision for payment shall be made in a manner permitted by the\nSecretary of State. The Secretary of State may accept payment of the correct amount\ndue by check, credit card, charge card, or similar method. However, if the amount\ndue is tendered by any method other than cash, the liability shall not be finally\ndischarged until the Secretary of State receives final payment or credit of collectible\nfunds. If, after five (5) days' prior written notice to the entity, foreign entity, or\nperson who delivered a document for filing for which the filing fee was not\ncollectible, payment of the filing fee in full is not made in immediately available\nfunds, the Secretary of State may declare the document filed to be null and void and\nof no legal effect and may remove the document from the records of the Secretary\nof State. Written notice given pursuant to this subsection may be given by electronic\ncommunication.\n(11) A document is delivered to the office of the Secretary of State for filing upon actual\nreceipt. A document delivered electronically that is self -operative will be treated as\nreceived on the date of receipt. A document that is not self -operative delivered\nelectronically or otherwise will be treated as received on the date of delivery if\ndelivery is accomplished not later than 4:30 p.m. prevailing time in Frankfort,\nKentucky or otherwise on the next business day.\n(12) Any communication from the Secretary of State to an entity or foreign entity may be\naccomplished electronically. Communications to an entity may be mailed to the\nentity by first-class mail at its principal office address.\n(13) If any law prohibits the disclosure by the Secretary of State of information\ncontained in a record delivered for filing, the Secretary of State shall file the record\nif it otherwise complies with the applicable law, but the Secretary of State may\nredact such information so that it is not available to the public.","path":[],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=44315","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:32Z","sha256":"a33c66edbd7cd2d3fdb2ea9606a3d4c36f66c8de432ee6f8351dbc67ee0a8b15","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-14a.1-070","next":"us-ky/krs-14a.2-020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}