Okla. Stat. tit. 18, § 18-1142

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Filing and other service fees

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FILING AND OTHER SERVICE FEES

A. The Secretary of State, for services performed in the Office

of the Secretary of State and for expense of mailing, shall charge

and collect the following fees:

1. For any report, document, or other paper required to be

filed in the Office of the Secretary of State, a fee of Twenty-five

Dollars ($25.00);

2. For reservation of corporate name, a fee of Ten Dollars

($10.00);

3. For issuing extra copies of any certificate not requiring

any extra filing of papers or documents of any kind, a fee of Ten

Dollars ($10.00);

4. For issuing any other certificate, a fee of Ten Dollars

($10.00);

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5. For receiving a filing or indexing the annual certificate of

a foreign corporation doing business in this state, or both when

filed together, a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00);

6. For preclearance of any document for filing, a fee of Fifty

Dollars ($50.00);

7. For each service of process made upon and accepted by the

Secretary of State, a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00);

8. For preparing and providing a report of a record search, a

fee of Five Dollars ($5.00);

9. For filing and issuing certificates of incorporation, the

fee shall be one-tenth of one percent (1/10 of 1%) of the authorized

capital stock of such corporation; provided, that the minimum fee

for any such service shall be Fifty Dollars ($50.00); provided

further, that not-for-profit corporations shall only be required to

pay a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00);

10. For filing and issuing amended certificates of

incorporation or certificates of restatement, reorganization,

revival, extension or dissolution, the fee shall be Fifty Dollars

($50.00); provided, however, not-for-profit corporations shall only

be required to pay a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00). If an

amendment shall provide for an increase in authorized capital in

excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), the filing fee shall

be an amount equal to one-tenth of one percent (1/10 of 1%) of such

increase;

11. For filing and issuing certificates of consolidation, if

the resulting corporation is a domestic corporation, or merger, if

the surviving corporation is a domestic corporation, the fee shall

be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00); provided, however, not-for-profit

corporations shall only be required to pay a fee of Twenty-five

Dollars ($25.00). If the merger or consolidation shall increase the

authorized capital of the surviving or resulting corporation in

excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), the filing fee shall

be an amount equal to one-tenth of one percent (1/10 of 1%) of such

increase;

12. For filing and issuing a certificate of conversion,

whenever the resulting corporation is a domestic corporation, the

minimum fee shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00); provided,

however, if the certificate of incorporation of the resulting

corporation authorizes capital stock in excess of Fifty Thousand

Dollars ($50,000.00), the filing fee shall be an amount equal to

one-tenth of one percent (1/10 of 1%) of such authorized capital.

If the resulting domestic corporation is not for profit, it shall

only be required to pay a fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00);

13. For issuing a certificate to a foreign corporation to do

business in this state, and filing a certificate and statement of

such corporation required pursuant to the provisions of Section 1130

of this title, the fee shall be one-tenth of one percent (1/10 of

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1%) of the maximum amount of capital invested by such corporation in

the state at any time during the fiscal year such certificate is

issued to any such foreign corporation; provided, that the minimum

fee for any such service shall be Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00);

provided further, that no such corporation shall be required to pay

a fee on an amount in excess of its authorized capital;
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1%) of the maximum amount of capital invested by such corporation in

the state at any time during the fiscal year such certificate is

issued to any such foreign corporation; provided, that the minimum

fee for any such service shall be Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00);

provided further, that no such corporation shall be required to pay

a fee on an amount in excess of its authorized capital;

14. For amended certificate of qualification of a foreign

corporation, a fee of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00); provided,

however, for a certificate solely reflecting a change of mailing

address, a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00);

15. For filing a certificate of consolidation, if the resulting

corporation is a foreign corporation, or merger, if the surviving

corporation is a foreign corporation, the fee shall be One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00);

16. For filing a certificate of withdrawal of a foreign

corporation doing business in this state, a fee of One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00);

17. Every foreign corporation on the anniversary of its

qualification in this state each year, shall cause to be filed with

the Secretary of State a certificate of its president, vice-

president or other managing officers, in which shall be stated and

shown the maximum amount of capital the corporation had invested in

the state at any time subsequent to the issuance to it of a

certificate to do business in this state and the amount of capital

previously paid upon. If the amount of capital so invested as shown

by said certificate exceeds the amount formerly paid upon, the

corporation, at the time of filing said certificate, shall pay to

the Secretary of State an additional fee equal to one-tenth of one

percent (1/10 of 1%) of the amount of such excess capital so

invested by the corporation in the state; provided, that no such

corporation shall be required to pay a filing fee on an amount in

excess of its authorized capital, or to file the certificate

provided for in this paragraph after it shall have paid a filing fee

on its total authorized capitalization;

18. For acting as the registered agent, a fee of One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00) payable on the first day of July each year, and if

not paid before the next ensuing September 1st, the Oklahoma Tax

Commission shall suspend and forfeit the charter of the delinquent

corporation pursuant to the procedures prescribed in Section 1212 of

Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The Tax Commission shall collect

and audit the registered agent fee authorized pursuant to this

paragraph in conjunction with the collection and audit of franchise

taxes as provided for in Sections 1201 through 1214 of Title 68 of

the Oklahoma Statutes. All monies received by the Tax Commission

pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph shall be paid to the

State Treasurer for deposit in the General Revenue Fund;

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19. For filing a change of address for any individual,

corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership

designated by a corporation as its registered agent for service of

process, or for the change of name or the resignation of a

registered agent, a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), for the

first forty corporations and Five Dollars ($5.00) for each

additional corporation within any bulk filing;

20. For any response by means of telecommunications to

inquiries regarding information required to be maintained by the

Secretary of State, a fee of Five Dollars ($5.00), unless otherwise

provided. Fees collected pursuant to this paragraph shall be

deposited in the Revolving Fund for the Office of the Secretary of

State; and

21. For receiving a filing of an international corporation

agent, a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00).

B. Except as otherwise provided by law, fees paid to the

Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma

General Corporation Act shall be properly accounted for and shall be
agraph shall be

deposited in the Revolving Fund for the Office of the Secretary of

State; and

21. For receiving a filing of an international corporation

agent, a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00).

B. Except as otherwise provided by law, fees paid to the

Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma

General Corporation Act shall be properly accounted for and shall be

paid monthly to the State Treasurer for deposit in the General

Revenue Fund.

C. For any certificate supplied by the county clerk, such clerk

shall receive a fee of One Dollar ($1.00). Such fees shall be

properly accounted for and shall be paid into the county treasury in

the same manner as other fees collected by the county clerk for the

filing and recording of mortgages and deeds.

D. In any court proceeding pursuant to the provisions of the

Oklahoma General Corporation Act requiring the filing of any decree,

order, report or other document in the Office of the Secretary of

State or in the office of any county clerk, in addition to the usual

court costs and the costs for filing in the office of the clerk of

the court, fees equal to the amounts provided for in this section

for such required filing shall be collected as costs in such

proceedings and such amount shall be forwarded to the Secretary of

State and the county clerk with the papers to be filed.

E. The provisions contained in this section relating to the

payment of incorporation fees by foreign corporations are not

intended and shall not be construed to relieve such corporations,

where applicable, of the payment of the annual corporate franchise

tax to the Tax Commission.

F. For the purposes of computing the fees to be collected by

the Secretary of State pursuant to the provisions of this section,

each share without par value shall be treated the same as a share

with a par value of Fifty Dollars ($50.00), and the fees thereon

shall be collected accordingly.

G. Payments for any required fees except as otherwise provided

by law may be made as follows:

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1. By the applicant's personal or company check, cash, or money

order; or

2. By a nationally recognized credit card issued to the

applicant. The Secretary of State may add a convenience fee, not to

exceed four percent (4%) of the amount of such payment for services

provided through telephonic or electronic media. For purposes of

this paragraph, "nationally recognized credit card" means any

instrument or device, whether known as a credit card, credit plate,

charge plate, or by any other name, issued with or without fee by an

issuer for the use of the cardholder in obtaining goods, services,

or anything else of value on credit which is accepted by over one

thousand merchants in this state. The Secretary of State shall

determine which nationally recognized credit cards will be accepted;

provided, however, the Secretary of State must ensure that no loss

of state revenue will occur by the use of such card. The

convenience fee collected pursuant to this paragraph shall be

credited to the Revolving Fund for the Office of the Secretary of

State, as established in Section 276.1 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.

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