{"data":{"id":"us-me/31-m.r.s.-1326","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"31 M.R.S. §1326","heading":"Delivery to and filing of records by Secretary of State; effective time and date","body":"1.  Requirements for filing.  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:\nA.  For a statement of dissociation, send:\n(1)  A copy of the filed statement and a receipt for the fees to the person the statement indicates has dissociated as a general partner; and\n(2)  A copy of the filed statement and receipt to the limited partnership;\nB.  For a statement of withdrawal, send:\n(1)  A copy of the filed statement and a receipt for the fees to the person on whose behalf the record was filed; and\n(2)  If the statement refers to an existing limited partnership, a copy of the filed statement and receipt to the limited partnership; and\nC.  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.\n2.  Certified copy upon request.  Upon request and payment of a fee, the Secretary of State shall send to the requester a certified copy of the requested record.\n3.  Effective date; specified; default.  Except as otherwise provided in section 1327, 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:\nA.  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 endorsement of the date and time on the record;\nB.  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;\nC.  If the record specifies a delayed effective date but not an effective time, at 12:01 a.m. on the earlier of:\n(1)  The specified date; and\n(2)  The 90th day after the record is filed; or\nD.  If the record specifies an effective time and a delayed effective date, at the specified time on the earlier of:\n(1)  The specified date; and\n(2)  The 90th day after the record is filed.","path":["TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS","CHAPTER 19: UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT","SUBCHAPTER 2: FORMATION; CERTIFICATE OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND OTHER FILINGS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/31/title31sec1326.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:37Z","sha256":"f4172929a5ac2f99fa25a47f408c4b7fbee61400f23ecb5f2af659bc06936370","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/31-m.r.s.-1325","next":"us-me/31-m.r.s.-1327"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}