Section 17-23-116 - Filing of certificate; effective date; fee; organization(a) The original signed copy together with a duplicate copy, which may be either a signed or conformed copy, of the certificate of trust and any certificates of amendment or cancellation or any certificate of merger or consolidation shall be delivered to the secretary of state. Unless the secretary of state finds that any certificate does not conform to law, upon receipt of all filing fees required he shall: (i) Certify that the certificate of trust, the certificate of amendment, the certificate of cancellation or the certificate of merger or consolidation has been filed in his office by endorsing upon the original and duplicate copy of the certificate the word "Filed," and the date and hour of the filing. This endorsement is conclusive of the date and time of its filing in the absence of actual fraud;(ii) File and index the original endorsed certificate; and(iii) Issue a certificate of organization to which he shall affix the duplicate copy of the certificate of trust. In the case of the filing of any certificate other than a certificate of trust, the secretary of state shall return the duplicate copy, similarly endorsed, to the person who filed it or his representative.(b) A certificate of trust, certificate of amendment, certificate of cancellation or certificate of merger or consolidation which acts as a certificate of cancellation shall be effective as provided in W.S. 17-23-118.(c) A fee as set forth in W.S. 17-23-117 shall be paid at the time of the filing of a certificate of trust, a certificate of amendment, a certificate of cancellation or a certificate of merger or consolidation.(d) Upon the issuance of the certificate of organization, the statutory trust shall be considered organized. The certificate of organization shall be conclusive evidence that all conditions precedent required to be performed by the trustee and beneficial owners have been complied with and that the statutory trust has been legally organized under this chapter, except as against this state in a proceeding to cancel or revoke the certificate of organization or for involuntary dissolution of the statutory trust.(e) A statutory trust shall not transact business or incur indebtedness, except that which is incidental to its organization or until the secretary of state has issued a certificate of organization.(f) If the secretary of state refuses to file a certificate of trust, certificate of amendment, certificate of cancellation or certificate of merger or consolidation under subsection (a) of this section, the secretary of state shall return it to the filing party or its representative within fifteen (15) days after the certificate was delivered, together with a brief, written explanation of the reason for the refusal.Amended by Laws 2021 , ch. 21, § 2, eff. 7/1/2021.