3.__Copying and certifying fees.__The Secretary of State shall charge the following fees for copying and certifying the copy of any filed documents.

A.__For copying, the fee is $2 per page.

B.__For certifying the copy, the fee is $5.

§1010.__Expedited service

The Secretary of State may provide expedited service for the processing of documents in accordance with this chapter. The Secretary of State shall establish a fee schedule and adopt rules to set forth the procedures governing this expedited service. All fees collected as provided by this section must be deposited into a fund for use by the Secretary of State in providing improved filing service.

§1011.__Filing duty of Secretary of State

1.__Duty to file.__If a document delivered to the office of the Secretary of State for filing pursuant to this chapter satisfies the requirements of section 1005, the Secretary of State shall file the document.

2.__Recording as filed; acknowledgment.__The Secretary of State files a document pursuant to subsection 1 by recording it as filed on the date of receipt. After filing a document, the Secretary of State shall deliver to the partnership or its representative a copy of the document with an acknowledgment of the date of filing.

3.__Refusal to file; written explanation.__If the Secretary of State refuses to file a document, the Secretary of State shall return it to the partnership or its representative within 5 days after the document was delivered, together with a brief, written explanation of the reason for the refusal.

4.__Ministerial.__The Secretary of State's duty to file a document under this section is ministerial, and the filing or refusal to file a document does not: