a. No document required to be filed under this act shall be effective until the applicable fee required by this section is paid. The following fees shall be paid to and collected by the State Treasurer for the use of the State:

(1) Upon the receipt for filing of a certificate of registration of alternate name or a certificate of renewal pursuant to section 9 of this act, a fee in the amount of $50.

(2) Upon the receipt for filing of an application for reservation of name, an application for renewal of reservation or a notice of transfer or cancellation of reservation pursuant to section 10 of this act, a fee in the amount of $50.

(3) Upon the receipt for filing of a statement under section 15 of this act, a fee in the amount of $25, upon the receipt for filing of a statement under section 16 of this act, a fee in the amount of $25 and a further fee of $10 for each limited liability company affected by that statement.

(4) Upon the receipt for filing of a certificate of formation under section 18 of this act, a fee in the amount of $125; and upon receipt for filing, a certificate of correction under section 23 of this act, a certificate of amendment or restatement under section 19 of this act, a certificate of dissolution under section 49 of this act, or articles of merger under section 76 of this act, a fee in the amount of $100.

(5) Upon the filing of articles of conversion under section 80 of this act, a fee in the amount of $100.

(6) Upon filing of an annual report, a fee in the amount of $75.00.

(7) Upon requesting a reinstatement of a certificate of a limited liability company.

(8) For certifying copies of any paper on file as provided for by this act, a fee in the amount of $25 for each copy certified.

(9) The State Treasurer may issue copies of instruments on file as well as other copies, and for all of those copies, whether certified or not, a fee in the amount of $10 for the first page and $2 per page thereafter shall be paid.

(10) Upon the receipt for filing of an application for certificate of authority as a foreign limited liability company under section 58 of this act or a certificate of cancellation under section 64 of this act, a fee in the amount of $125.

(11) For preclearance of any document for filing, a fee in the amount of $100.

(12) For preparing and providing a written report of a record search, a fee in the amount of $50.

(13) For issuing any certificate of the State Treasurer, including but not limited to a certificate of good standing, other than a certification of a copy under paragraph (8) of this subsection, a fee in the amount of $50, except that for issuing any certificate of the State Treasurer that recites all of a limited liability company’s filings with the State Treasurer, a fee of $100 shall be paid for each such certificate.

(14) For receiving and filing or indexing any certificate, affidavit, agreement or any other paper provided for by this act, for which no different fee is specifically prescribed, a fee in the amount of $75.

(15) The State Treasurer may in his discretion charge a fee of $50 for each check received for payment of any fee that is returned due to insufficient funds or the result of a stop payment order.

b. In addition to those fees charged under subsection a. of this section, there shall be collected by and paid to the State Treasurer the following:

(1) for all services described in subsection a. of this section that are requested to be completed within the same day as the day of the request, an additional sum of up to $50; and

(2) for all services described in subsection a. of this section that are requested to be completed within a 24-hour period from the time of the request, an additional sum of up to $25.

The State Treasurer shall establish, and may from time to time amend, a schedule of specific fees payable pursuant to this subsection.

c. The State Treasurer may in his discretion permit the extension of credit for the fees required by this section upon such terms as he shall deem to be appropriate.

L.2012, c.50, s.93; amended 2019, c.149, s.13.