Section 33-1-230 - Effective time and date of filing(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and Section 33-1-240(c), a document accepted for filing is effective: (1) at the time for filing on the date it is filed, as evidenced by the Secretary of State's date and time endorsement on the original document; or(2) at the time specified in the document as its effective time on the date it is filed.(b) A document may specify a delayed effective time and date, and if it does so the document becomes effective at the time and date specified. If a delayed effective date but no time is specified, the document is effective at the close of business on that date. A delayed effective date for a document may not be later than the ninetieth day after the date it is filed.1988 Act No. 444, Section 2; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2]; 1981 Act No. 146, Section 2; 1962 (52) 1996; 1960 (51) 1927; 1936 (39) 1320; 1920 (31) 754; 1896 (22) 94; Civ. C. '02 Section 1884; Civ. C. '12 Section 2838; Civ. C. '22 Section 4305; 1932 Code Section 7730; 1942 Code Section 7730; 1952 Code Sections 12-59, 12-60; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2], and Section 33-7-50 [1962 Code Section 12-14.5; 1981 Act No. 146, Section 2; 1963 (53) 327; 1962 (52) 1996; 1936 (39) 1337; 1923 (33) 157; 1920 (31) 754; 1903 (24) 75; 1900 (23) 386; 1897 (22) 522; 1896 (22) 92, 94; Civ. C. '02 Sections 1880, 1883; Civ. C. '12 Sections 1883, 2834; Civ. C. '22 Sections 4301, 4304; 1932 Code Sections 7726, 7729; 1942 Code Sections 7726, 7729; 1952 Code Section 12-58; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444, Section 2], Section 33-7-30 [1962 Code Section 12-14.3; 1981 Act No. 146, Section 2; 1970 (56) 1932; 1968 (55) 3046; 1964 (53) 1910; 1963 (53) 327; 1962 (52) 1996; Derived from 1976 Section 33-1-60 [1962 Code Section 12-11.6.