§ 51. Fees. The department of state shall charge and collect for:

Terms Used In N.Y. Rural Electric Cooperative Law 51

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.

(a) Filing articles of incorporation, forty dollars;

(b) Filing articles of amendment, twenty-five dollars;

(c) Filing articles of consolidation or merger, twenty-five dollars;

(d) Filing articles of conversion, twenty-five dollars;

(e) Filing certificate of election to dissolve, five dollars;

(f) Filing articles of dissolution, five dollars;

(g) Filing certificate of change of principal office, fifteen dollars; and

(h) Filing by foreign corporation of instrument of designation for service of process, two dollars.