Tex. Business Organizations Code § 4.152
This is the official text of Tex. Business Organizations Code § 4.152, part of Texas’s Business Organizations Code — governs the formation and operation of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships.
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§ 4.152.
Official statutory text
Sec. 4.152. FILING FEES: FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS. For a filing by or for a for-profit corporation, the secretary of state shall impose the following fees:
(1) for filing a certificate of formation, $300;
(2) for filing a certificate of amendment, $150;
(3) for filing an application of a foreign corporation for registration to transact business in this state, $750;
(4) for filing an application of a foreign corporation for an amended registration to transact business in this state, $150;
(5) for filing a restated certificate of formation and accompanying statement, $300;
(6) for filing a statement of change of registered office, registered agent, or both, $15;
(7) 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 $750;
(8) for filing a statement of resolution establishing one or more series of shares, $15;
(9) for filing a certificate of termination, $40;
(10) for filing a certificate of withdrawal of a foreign corporation, $15;
(11) for filing a certificate from the home state of a foreign corporation that the corporation no longer exists in that state, $15;
(12) for filing a bylaw or agreement restricting transfer of shares or securities other than as an amendment to the certificate of formation, $15;
(13) for filing an application for reinstatement of a certificate of formation or registration as a foreign corporation following forfeiture under the Tax Code, $75;
(14) for filing an application for reinstatement of a corporation or registration as a foreign corporation after involuntary termination or revocation, $75;
(15) for filing a certificate of validation, $15, plus the filing fee imposed for filing each new filing instrument that is attached as an exhibit to the certificate of validation under Section 21.908(b)(3)(B); and
(16) for filing any instrument as provided by this code for which this section does not expressly provide a fee, $15.
(1) for filing a certificate of formation, $300;
(2) for filing a certificate of amendment, $150;
(3) for filing an application of a foreign corporation for registration to transact business in this state, $750;
(4) for filing an application of a foreign corporation for an amended registration to transact business in this state, $150;
(5) for filing a restated certificate of formation and accompanying statement, $300;
(6) for filing a statement of change of registered office, registered agent, or both, $15;
(7) 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 $750;
(8) for filing a statement of resolution establishing one or more series of shares, $15;
(9) for filing a certificate of termination, $40;
(10) for filing a certificate of withdrawal of a foreign corporation, $15;
(11) for filing a certificate from the home state of a foreign corporation that the corporation no longer exists in that state, $15;
(12) for filing a bylaw or agreement restricting transfer of shares or securities other than as an amendment to the certificate of formation, $15;
(13) for filing an application for reinstatement of a certificate of formation or registration as a foreign corporation following forfeiture under the Tax Code, $75;
(14) for filing an application for reinstatement of a corporation or registration as a foreign corporation after involuntary termination or revocation, $75;
(15) for filing a certificate of validation, $15, plus the filing fee imposed for filing each new filing instrument that is attached as an exhibit to the certificate of validation under Section 21.908(b)(3)(B); and
(16) for filing any instrument as provided by this code for which this section does not expressly provide a fee, $15.
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