(1) The secretary of state may prepare and furnish a form or cover sheet, or both, for any document that is subject to this part 3 and may require the use of any such form or cover sheet or both. The form or cover sheet may require the statement of any information the secretary of state deems appropriate to perform the duties of the secretary of state under the law of this state, including information as to the identity of any person to which the document relates, the mailing address of any such person, the registered agent name and registered agent address of the registered agent for any such person who is required or permitted by this title to have a registered agent, and the principal office address of the principal office of any such person who has a principal office. A form or cover sheet shall not preclude in any way the inclusion in any document of any item the inclusion of which is not prohibited by the law of this state and shall not require the inclusion of any item the inclusion of which is not required or permitted by this article or any other law of this state.
The form or cover sheet shall be deemed to be a part of the filed document that usessuch form or cover sheet. Information that is contained in such form or cover sheet shall control over any contrary information contained elsewhere in the filed document.
The secretary of state shall furnish, on request, any form or cover sheet that thesecretary of state requires to be used pursuant to this section.
Source: L. 97: Entire article added, p. 1518, § 21, effective June 3. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 620, § 16, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1840, § 91, effective July 1; entire section amended, p. 1705, § 89, effective October 1. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 2290, § 198, effective July 1, 2004. L. 2004: Entire section amended, p. 1477, § 210, effective July 1. L. 2006: (1) amended, p. 870, § 47, effective July 1. L. 2007: (1) amended, p. 241, § 28, effective May 29.