A. The Office of the Secretary of the Osage Nation shall receive all filings required under this chapter and maintain the records of such filings pursuant to this chapter, including but not limited to articles of organization, amended or restated articles, annual reports, names and addresses of registered offices and agents, and, in the case of LLCs in which the Nation is the sole member, articles of operation and amendments thereto, and other reports required by this chapter. Until the Director of the Office of Business Entity Registration is confirmed, the Secretary of the Osage Nation shall receive such filings and maintain the records.

B. Upon receipt of a document for filing under this Act, the Secretary of the Osage Nation shall ensure it meets the requirements herein and then shall stamp or otherwise endorse the date and time of receipt of the original, the duplicate copy, and, upon request, any additional copy received.

C. If the Secretary of the Osage Nation refuses to file a request, the Office shall return it to the person tendering the document for filing within five business days after the date on which the document is received by the Secretary of the Osage Nation for filing, together with a brief written explanation of the reason for refusal.

D. Any document accepted by the Secretary of the Osage Nation shall be effective at the time of receipt unless a delayed effective date and/or time not more than ninety (90) days after receipt by the Secretary is specified in the document.

E. Fees. The Secretary of the Osage Nation shall impose a reasonable filing fee for each document filed, initially not to exceed the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), and an annual renewal fee initially not to exceed the sum of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) during the life of the LLC, subject to any uniform schedule of fees as may hereafter be adopted by the Office from time to time. ONCA 08-02, eff. June 13, 2008.