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Business Registration

Fees

Domestic & Foreign Business Corporations*

Articles of Incorporation

  • $125.00

Application to Reserve a Corporate Name

  • $30.00

Notice of Transfer of Reserved Corporate Name

  • $10.00

Application to Register a Corporate Name by a Foreign Corporation

  • $10.00

Statement of Change of Address of Registered Office by Registered Agent (Dom and For)

  • $5.00

Statement of Change of Address of Registered Office and/or Registered Agent (Dom and For)

  • $5.00

Statement of Resignation of Registered Agent (Dom and For)

  • $0.00

Articles of Amendment

  • $50.00

Restated Articles of Incorporation

  • $10 or $50.00

Articles of Merger or Share Exchange (Dom and For)

  • $50.00

Articles of Dissolution Prior to Issuance of Shares

  • $30.00

Articles of Dissolution by the Board of Directors and Shareholders

  • $30.00

Articles of Revocation of Dissolution Prior to Issuance of Shares

  • $10.00

Articles of Revocation of Dissolution by Board of Directors and Shareholders

  • $10.00

Application for Certificate of Authority (For Only)

  • $250.00

Application for Amended Certificate of Authority (For Only)

  • $75.00

Application for Certificate of Withdrawal (For Only)

  • $25.00

Articles of Correction (Dom and For)

  • $10.00

Annual Report (effective September 1, 2007)

  • $25.00

Application for Reinstatement following Administrative Dissolution

  • $100.00

Designation of Registered Office and/or Agent (Dom and For)

  • $5.00

Certificate of Existence (Dom) or Certificate of Authorization (For)

  • $15.00

Advisory Review of a Document

  • $200.00

Articles of Amendment (Conversion of Business Corp. to Professional Corp.

  • $50.00

Articles of Merger (Foreign and Domestic Corporations

  • $50.00

Articles of Amendment (Conversion to Nonprofit Corporation)

  • $50.00

Application for Certificate of Withdrawal by Reason of Merger

  • $10.00

Resolution of Foreign Corporation Adopting a Fictitious Name

  • $0.00