Sec. 4.153. FILING FEES: NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS. For a filing by or for a nonprofit corporation, the secretary of state shall impose the following fees:

(1) for filing a certificate of formation, $25;

(2) for filing a certificate of amendment, $25;

(3) for filing a certificate of merger, conversion, or consolidation, without regard to whether the surviving or new corporation is a domestic or foreign corporation, $50;

(4) for filing a statement of change of a registered office, registered agent, or both, $5;

(5) for filing a certificate of termination, $5;

(6) for filing an application of a foreign corporation for registration to conduct affairs in this state, $25;

(7) for filing an application of a foreign corporation for an amended registration to conduct affairs in this state, $25;

(8) for filing a certificate of withdrawal of a foreign corporation, $5;

(9) for filing a restated certificate of formation and accompanying statement, $50;

(10) for filing a statement of change of name or address of a registered agent, $15, except that the maximum fee for simultaneous filings by a registered agent for more than one corporation may not exceed $250;

(11) for filing a report under Chapter 22, $5;

(12) for filing a report under Chapter 22 to reinstate a corporation's right to conduct affairs in this state, $5, plus a late fee in the amount of $5 or in the amount of $1 for each month or part of a month that the report remains unfiled, whichever amount is greater, except that the late fee may not exceed $25;

(13) for filing a report under Chapter 22 to reinstate a corporation or registration following involuntary termination or revocation, $25;

(14) for filing a certificate of validation, $5, plus the filing fee imposed for filing each new filing instrument that is attached as an exhibit to the certificate of validation under Section 22.508(c)(3)(C); and

(15) for filing any instrument of a domestic or foreign corporation as provided by this code for which this section does not expressly provide a fee, $5.

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 64 (H.B. 1319), Sec. 11, eff. January 1, 2006.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.