{"data":{"id":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-120-b","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"5 M.R.S. §120-B","heading":"Duty of Secretary of State","body":"The duty of the Secretary of State to file documents under this chapter is ministerial. The filing or refusal to file a document does not:\n1.  Validity of documents.  Affect the validity or invalidity of the document in whole or in part;\n2.  Correctness of information.  Relate to the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the document; or\n3.  Presumption of validity or correctness.  Create a presumption that the document is valid or invalid or that the information in the document is correct or incorrect.","path":["TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES","PART 1: STATE DEPARTMENTS","CHAPTER 6-A: MODEL REGISTERED AGENTS ACT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/5/title5sec120-B.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:22Z","sha256":"eca60b148bb23c4893eb6981fda2c4fe6e6535fff80404b98f2880b5b58d5704","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-120-a","next":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-120-c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}