(a) Duplicate originals of the restated articles of incorporation shall be delivered to the commissioner. Upon finding that the restated articles of incorporation conform to law, the commissioner shall, when all fees prescribed in this chapter have been paid, (1) endorse on each duplicate original the word “filed,” and the date of the filing;
(2) file one duplicate original in the commissioner's office;
(3) issue a restated certificate of incorporation and affix the other duplicate original to it.
(b) The restated certificate of incorporation, together with the duplicate original of the restated articles of incorporation affixed by the commissioner, shall be returned to the corporation or its representative.
Article 4. Merger, Consolidation, and Disposition of Assets.