Section 293-B:13 Filing.
I. One original and one exact copy of the certificate of trust and any certificates of amendment or cancellation or any certificate of merger or consolidation shall be delivered to the secretary of state. Documents filed electronically need not be accompanied by an exact or conformed copy. Unless the secretary of state finds that any certificate does not conform to law, upon receipt of all filing fees required by law the secretary of state shall:
(a) Certify that the certificate of trust, the certificate of amendment, the certificate of cancellation, or the certificate of merger or consolidation has been filed in the secretary of state's office by endorsing upon the original certificate the word ""Filed,'' and the date of the filing. This endorsement is conclusive of the date of its filing in the absence of actual fraud;
(b) File and index the endorsed certificate; and
(c) Return the exact copy or acknowledged copy, similarly endorsed, to the person who filed it or his or her representative.
II. Upon the filing of a certificate of trust with the secretary of state, or upon the future effective date or time of a certificate of trust as provided for therein, the certificate of trust shall be effective. Upon the filing of a certificate of amendment in the office of the secretary of state, or upon the future effective date or time of a certificate of amendment as provided for therein, the certificate of trust shall be amended as set forth therein. Upon the filing of a certificate of cancellation or a certificate of merger or consolidation which acts as a certificate of cancellation with the secretary of state, or upon the future effective date or time of a certificate of cancellation or a certificate of merger or consolidation which acts as a certificate of cancellation, as provided for therein, the certificate of trust shall be cancelled.
III. A fee as set forth in RSA 293-B:14, I shall be paid at the time of the filing of a certificate of trust, a certificate of amendment, a certificate of cancellation or a certificate of merger or consolidation.
Source. 1991, 67:1, eff. May 9, 1991. 2004, 248:15, eff. July 1, 2004. 2006, 316:4, eff. July 1, 2006.