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North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 55. North Carolina Business Corporation Act § 55-1-22. Filing, service, and copying fees

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) The Secretary of State shall collect the following fees when the documents described in this subsection are delivered to the Secretary for filing:

Document

Fee

(1)

Articles of incorporation

$125.00

(2)

Application for reserved name

30.00

(3)

Notice of transfer of reserved name

10.00

(4)

Application for registered name

10.00

(5)

Application for renewal of registered name

10.00

(6)

Corporation's statement of change of registered agent or registered office or both

5.00

(7)

Agent's statement of change of registered office for each affected corporation

5.00

(8)

Agent's statement of resignation

No fee

(9)

Designation of registered agent or registered office or both

5.00

(10)

Amendment of articles of incorporation

50.00

(11)

Restated articles of incorporation

10.00

with amendment of articles

50.00

(12)

Articles of merger or share exchange

50.00

(12a)

Articles of conversion (other than articles of conversion included as part of another document)

50.00

(13)

Articles of dissolution

30.00

(14)

Articles of revocation of dissolution

10.00

(15)

Certificate of administrative dissolution

No fee

(16)

Application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution

100.00

(17)

Certificate of reinstatement

No fee

(18)

Certificate of judicial dissolution

No fee

(19)

Application for certificate of authority

250.00

(20)

Application for amended certificate of authority

75.00

(21)

Application for certificate of withdrawal

25.00

(22)

Certificate of revocation of authority to transact business

No fee

(23)

Annual report (paper)

25.00

(23a)

Annual report (electronic)

18.00

(24)

Articles of correction

10.00

(25)

Application for certificate of existence or authorization (paper)

15.00

(25a)

Application for certificate of existence or authorization (electronic)

10.00

(26)

Any other document required or permitted to be filed by this Chapter

10.00

(27)

Repealed by Session Laws 2001-358, s. 6(b), effective January 1, 2002.

(28)

Articles of validation

150.00

(b) The Secretary of State shall collect a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) each time process is served on the Secretary under this Chapter. The party to a proceeding causing service of process is entitled to recover this fee as costs if the party prevails in the proceeding.

(c) The Secretary of State shall collect the following fees for copying, comparing, and certifying a copy of any filed document relating to a domestic or foreign corporation:

(1) One dollar ($1.00) a page for copying or comparing a copy to the original.

(2) Fifteen dollars ($15.00) for a paper certificate.

(3) Ten dollars ($10.00) for an electronic certificate.

(d) The fee for the annual report in subdivision (23) of this section is nonrefundable.

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