35-2-120 . Facsimile filing. (1) The secretary of state shall treat a facsimile copy of a document that is required or permitted to be filed under 35-2-119 , 35-2-121 through 35-2-123 , 35-2-1003 , 35-2-1108 through 35-2-1112 , and this section and the signatures on the facsimile copy in the same manner as an original for purposes of 35-2-119 , 35-2-121 through 35-2-123 , 35-2-1003 , 35-2-1108 through 35-2-1112 , and this section. If all other requirements are met, the date of filing relates back to the date of receipt of the facsimile copy. (2) A person who files a false document by facsimile copy is liable to an aggrieved party for three times the amount of damages resulting from the filing of the false document.
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