GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 365

Short Title:  No Annual Corp. Report/Fee.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Allred, Davis, Decker, Hiatt, Howard, McMahan, Rayfield, G. Wilson; Aldridge, Arnold, Baker, Berry, Black, Bowie, Brawley, J. Brown, W. Brown, Buchanan, Cansler, Capps, Carpenter, Church, Clary, Cocklereece, Crawford, Culp, Cummings, Dockham, Eddins, Esposito, Fox, Gardner, Grady, Hayes, Hill, Holmes, Justus, Kiser, Linney, Locke, McCombs, K. Miller, Miner, Mitchell, Nichols, Owens, Pate, Pulley, Reynolds, Robinson, Sexton, Sharpe, Shubert, Snowden, Thompson, Tolson, Watson, Wilkins, Wood, and Yongue.

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Referred to:  Finance.

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March 7, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REPEAL THE REQUIREMENTS THAT A CORPORATION AND A NONPROFIT CORPORATION FILE AN ANNUAL REPORT WITH AND PAY AN ANNUAL REPORT FILING FEE TO THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 55-16-22 is repealed.
Sec. 2.  G.S. 55-1-22(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	The Secretary of State shall collect the following fees when the documents described in this subsection are delivered to him for filing:
	Document	Fee
(1)	Articles of incorporation	$100.00
(2)	Application for reserved name	 10.00
(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
(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	25.00
(17)	Certificate of reinstatement	No fee
(18)	Certificate of judicial dissolution	No fee
(19)	Application for certificate of
	authority	200.00
(20)	Application for amended certificate
	of authority	50.00
(21)	Application for certificate of
	withdrawal	10.00
(22)	Certificate of revocation of
	authority to transact business	No fee
		(24)	Articles of correction	10.00
(25)	Application for certificate of
	existence or authorization	5.00
(26)	Any other document required or
	permitted to be filed by this Chapter	10.00."
Sec. 3.  G.S. 55A-16-22 is repealed.
Sec. 4.  G.S. 55A-1-22(a) reads as rewritten:
"(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	$50.00
(2)	Application for reserved name	$10.00
(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	$25.00
(11)	Restated articles of incorporation
	without amendment of articles	$10.00
(12)	Restated articles of incorporation
	with amendment of articles	$25.00
(13)	Articles of merger	$25.00
(14)	Articles of dissolution	$15.00
(15)	Articles of revocation of dissolution	$10.00
(16)	Certificate of administrative dissolution	No fee
(17)	Application for reinstatement following
administrative dissolution	$25.00
(18)	Certificate of reinstatement	No fee
(19)	Certificate of judicial dissolution	No fee
(20)	Application for certificate of authority	$100.00
(21)	Application for amended certificate of authority	$25.00
(22)	Application for certificate of withdrawal	$10.00
(23)	Certificate of revocation of authority to conduct affairs No fee
		(25)	Articles of correction	$10.00
(26)	Application for certificate of existence or authorization $5.00
(27)	Any other document required or permitted
	to be filed by this Chapter	$10.00."
Sec. 5.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1995.