{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-14a.2-040","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 14A.2-040","heading":"Filing of documents by county clerk.","body":"(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, one (1) exact or conformed\ncopy of each of the following documents shall be filed with the county clerk of the\ncounty in which the entity or foreign entity maintains its registered office:\n(a) Articles of incorporation and all amendments thereto;\n(b) Articles of organization and all amendments thereto;\n(c) Certificate of limited partnership and all amendments thereto;\n(d) Declaration of trust for a business trust or certificate of trust for a statutory\ntrust and all amendments thereto;\n(e) Application for a certificate of authority;\n(f) Amendment to a certificate of authority;\n(g) Withdrawal of a certificate of authority;\n(h) Articles of merger;\n(i) A statement of change of principal office address filed pursuant to KRS\n14A.5-010 or predecessor law;\n(j) A statement of change of registered office or registered agent or both filed\npursuant to KRS 14A.4-020 or predecessor law; and\n(k) Articles of association and all amendments thereto.\n(2) The articles of inc orporation of a rural electric cooperative or a rural telephone\ncooperative, all amendments thereto, and all articles of merger involving a rural\nelectric cooperative or rural telephone cooperative shall be filed with the county\nclerk in which is maintained the principal office address.\n(3) Annual reports filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to KRS 14A.6 -010 or\npredecessor law need not be filed with the county clerk.\n(4) The county clerk shall receive a fee as provided in KRS 64.012 for each filing made\npursuant to subsection (1) or (2) of this section.\n(5) The county clerk shall receive a fee pursuant to KRS 64.012 for recording and\nissuing reports, articles, and statements pertaining to an entity or foreign entity.\n(6) Any amendment to articles of incorporation or a certificate of limited partnership\nthat was itself not required to be filed with the Secretary of State under the law\napplicable at the time of incorporation or organizati on shall be filed by the county\nclerk notwithstanding the absence of a prior filing with the Secretary of State.","path":[],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=40419","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:32Z","sha256":"71ed736005ed0a72f68cb514225fa32cf8a9f55b25a03852382460d71c145feb","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-14a.2-030","next":"us-ky/krs-14a.2-050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}