Sec. 501.057. FILING OF CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION AND DELIVERY OF CERTIFICATE EVIDENCING FILING. (a) If the unit's governing body adopts a resolution under Section 501.051, the certificate of formation may be filed as provided by this section.

(b) Three originals of the certificate of formation shall be delivered to the secretary of state. If the secretary of state determines that the certificate of formation conforms to this subchapter, the secretary of state shall:

(1) endorse the word "Filed" and the date of the filing on each original certificate of formation;

(2) file one of the original certificates of formation in the secretary of state's office;

(3) issue two certificates evidencing the filing of the certificate of formation;

(4) attach to each certificate evidencing the filing of the certificate of formation an original of the certificate of formation; and

(5) deliver a certificate evidencing the filing of the certificate of formation and the attached certificate of formation to:

(A) the organizers or the organizers' representatives; and

(B) the governing body of:

(i) the corporation's authorizing unit; or

(ii) any county in the county alliance that authorized the creation of the corporation, for a county alliance corporation.

(c) The governing body of a county to which a certificate evidencing the filing of the certificate of formation and the attached certificate of formation are delivered under Subsection (b)(5)(B)(ii) shall provide photocopies of the certificate evidencing the filing of the certificate of formation and the attached certificate of formation to each other member of the county alliance.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.01, eff. April 1, 2009.