def METHOD_NAME(filing: Dict, filing_type: str) -> list:
    """Validate continuation out date."""
    msg = []
    continuation_out_date_path = f'/filing/{filing_type}/continuationOutDate'
    continuation_out_date = get_date(filing, continuation_out_date_path)
    now = LegislationDatetime.now().date()
    if continuation_out_date > now:
        msg.append({'error': 'Continuation out date must be today or past.',
                    'path': continuation_out_date_path})
    return msg