§ 21905. Expedited Filing of Documents.
2 CA ADC § 21905Barclays Official California Code of RegulationsEffective: April 7, 2022
Effective: April 7, 2022
2 CCR § 21905
§ 21905. Expedited Filing of Documents.
(b) The Secretary of State in providing expedited filing services for a fee established pursuant to this section, if such services do not cause disruption or delay in the process of normal handling of documents, may suspend all or any portion of the expedited filing services, as set forth in this section, when deemed necessary due to a high volume of workload, staff shortages or equipment malfunction. Notice of the suspension of all or any portion of the expedited filing services shall be communicated to the public in a reasonable manner. Suspension of all or any portion of the expedited filing services may be for a specified or indefinite period of time, as denoted in the notice.
(A) If the document is determined to conform to law, the Secretary of State shall file the document and deliver the filing confirmation by the requested means of delivery, as provided in subdivision (i) below. The Secretary of State shall not be responsible for ensuring that the confirmation of filing is received within the time period for the requested class of service, as receipt may take additional time to reach a customer due to the means of delivery or the fact that the customer is not available to receive it.
(B) If the Secretary of State determines that an eligible document does not conform to law, the Secretary of State shall return the document and state in a filing response the reason or reasons for returning the document. Such delivery may take additional time to the extent that the customer is not available to receive it.
(C) If it appears to the Secretary of State that an eligible document cannot be filed or a filing response cannot be issued within the time period for the requested class of service, the Secretary of State shall contact the customer concerning the appropriate action to be taken. The expedited filing fee shall be refunded if a customer requests the document to be returned without filing.
(1) Class A service: an eligible document shall be filed or a filing response issued within four (4) hours of receipt by the Secretary of State, excluding weekends and state holidays in which the Secretary of State is closed for business, if the following conditions are satisfied: (A) the eligible document was personally delivered to the Secretary of State; (B) the eligible document was precleared; and (C) the Secretary of State determines that the information completing the designated blank spaces in the preclearance version, if any, does not require additional time to review; or
(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, eligible documents submitted for expedited filing via the Secretary of State's designated website outside the regular business hours of the Secretary of State shall be deemed to have been received, for file date purposes, in accordance with the provisions of section 21902(b)(1). However, the Secretary of State's response time, depending on the class of service paid for, shall not begin until the beginning of the next Business Day.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Section 12182, Government Code; Budget Act, ch. 47, Stat. of 2006; and Section 17.1, Corporations Code. Reference: Section 12182, Government Code; and Section 17.1, Corporations Code.
History
1. New section filed 8-29-2000; operative 9-28-2000 (Register 2000, No. 35).
2. Amendment of subsection (c)(1)(A) and amendment of Note filed 9-7-2006; operative 9-7-2006 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2006, No. 36).
3. Amendment filed 8-8-2008; operative 9-7-2008 (Register 2008, No. 32).
4. Amendment of subsection (c)(1) and new subsection (j) filed 9-13-2018; operative 9-15-2018 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2018, No. 37).
5. Repealer of subsection (c)(1)(B), subsection relettering, amendment of newly designated subsection (c)(1)(C) and subsections (e)(1) and (i) filed 3-30-2022; operative 4-7-2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2022, No. 13).
This database is current through 4/26/24 Register 2024, No. 17.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 2, § 21905, 2 CA ADC § 21905
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