The certificate of association shall be acknowledged as required for deeds of real estate and shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state, and a copy of the certificate, duly certified by the secretary of state, shall be recorded in the office of the county clerk of the county or counties where the lands or works are located. The certificate or a copy thereof duly certified by the secretary of state or county clerk shall be evidence in all courts and places.
History: 1953 Comp., § 14-27-4, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300; 1990, ch. 60, § 4; 2013, ch. 75, § 1.
ANNOTATIONSThe 2013 amendment, effective July 1, 2013, required that certificates of association be filed with the secretary of state; after the "filed in the office of the" deleted "state corporation commission" and added "secretary of state"; after "a copy of the certificate, duly certified by the", deleted "state corporation commission" and added "secretary of state"; and after "a copy thereof duly certified by the", deleted "commission" and added "secretary of state".
The 1990 amendment, effective March 2, 1990, substituted "The certificate of association" for "Said certificate" at the beginning of the section and made minor stylistic changes.