2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 55 - North Carolina Business Corporation Act.
§ 55-1-22. Filing, service, and copying fees.

§ 55‑1‑22.  Filing, service, and copying fees.

(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.

(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. (1957, c. 1180; 1967, c. 823, s. 20; 1969, c. 751, ss. 42, 43, 45; c. 797, ss. 4, 5; 1975, 2nd Sess., c. 981, s. 1; 1983, c. 713, ss. 32‑38; 1989, c. 265, s. 1; c. 714; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1057; 1991, c. 574, s. 1; 1997‑456, s. 55.3; 1997‑475, s. 5.1; 1997‑485, s. 10; 2001‑358, s. 6(b); 2001‑387, ss. 2, 173; 2001‑413, s. 6; 2002‑126, ss. 29A.25, 29A.26; 2003‑349, s. 7; 2007‑323, s. 30.6(a).)