Oregon Revised Statutes Corporations and Partnerships § 65.017

(1) If a document delivered to the Office of the Secretary of State for filing satisfies the requirements of ORS 65.004, the Secretary of State shall file it.

(2) The Secretary of State files a document by indicating thereon that it has been filed by the Secretary of State and the date of filing. The time of filing shall be deemed to be 12:01 a.m. on that date. After filing a document, except those referred to in ORS 65.114, 65.671, 65.674, 65.724 and 65.787, the Secretary of State shall return an acknowledgment of filing to the domestic or foreign corporation or its representative.

(3) If the Secretary of State refuses to file a document, the Secretary of State shall return it to the domestic or foreign corporation or its representative within 10 business days after the document was received by the Office of the Secretary of State, together with a brief written explanation of the reason or reasons for the refusal.

(4) The Secretary of State's duty to file documents under this section is ministerial. The Secretary of State is not required to verify or inquire into the legality or truth of any matter included in any document delivered to the Office of the Secretary of State for filing. Except as provided elsewhere in this chapter, the Secretary of State's filing or refusing to file a document does not:

(5) The Secretary of State's refusal to file a document does not create a presumption that the document is invalid or that information contained in the document is incorrect.