Tex. Business Organizations Code § 4.153
This is the official text of Tex. Business Organizations Code § 4.153, part of Texas’s Business Organizations Code — governs the formation and operation of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships.
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§ 4.153.
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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)(B); 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.
(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)(B); 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.
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