(a) If the Secretary of State finds that an application for registration conforms to the provisions of this chapter and all requisite fees have been paid, the Secretary of State shall:
(1) Endorse on each signed original and duplicate copy the word “filed” and the date and time of its acceptance for filing;
(2) Retain the signed original in the Secretary of State's files; and
(3) Return the duplicate copy to the person who filed it or the person's representative.
(b) If the Secretary of State is unable to make the determination required for filing by subsection (a) of this section at the time any documents are delivered for filing, the documents are deemed to have been filed at the time of delivery if the Secretary of State subsequently determines that:
(1) The documents as delivered conform to the filing provisions of this chapter; or
(2) Within twenty (20) days after notification of nonconformance is given by the Secretary of State to the person who delivered the documents for filing or the person's representative, the documents are brought into conformance.
(c) If the filing and determination requirements of this chapter are not satisfied within the time prescribed in subdivision (b)(2) of this section, the documents shall not be filed.