1. The secretary of state shall collect the following fees when the documents described in this subsection are delivered to the secretary of state for filing:

 DOCUMENT                             FEE  a. Articles of incorporation   $ 50  b. Application for use of indistinguishable name   $ 10  c. Application for reserved name   $ 10  d. Notice of transfer of reserved name   $ 10  e. Application for registered name   $ 20  f. Application for renewal of registered name   $ 20  g. Corporation’s statement of change of registered agent or registered office or both   No fee  h. Agent’s statement of change of registered office for each affected corporation not to exceed a total of   No fee  i. Agent’s statement of resignation   No fee  j. Articles of domestication   $ 50  k. Articles of conversion   $ 50  l. Amendment of articles of incorporation   $ 50  m. Restatement of articles of incorporation with amendment of articles   $ 50  n. Restatement of articles of incorporation without amendment of articles   $ 50  o. Articles of merger or share exchange   $ 50  p. Articles of dissolution   $ 5  q. Articles of revocation of dissolution   $ 5  r. Certificate of administrative dissolution   No fee  s. Application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution   $ 5  t. Certificate of reinstatement   No fee  u. Certificate of judicial dissolution   No fee  v. Foreign registration statement   $ 100  w. Amendment of foreign registration statement   $ 100  x. Statement of withdrawal   $ 10  y. Transfer of foreign registration statement   $ 100  z. Notice of termination of registration   No fee  aa. Articles of correction   $ 5  ab. Articles of validation   $ 5  ac. Application for certificate of existence or registration  $ 5  ad. Biennial report  $ 60  ae. Any other document required or permitted to be filed by this chapter  $ 5

Terms Used In Iowa Code 490.122

  • 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.
  • Articles of incorporation: means the articles of incorporation described in section 490. See Iowa Code 490.140
  • 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.
  • Document: means any of the following:
     a. See Iowa Code 490.140
  • Filed document: means a document filed by the secretary of state under any provision of this chapter except subchapter XV or section 490. See Iowa Code 490.120
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Foreign registration statement: means the foreign registration statement described in section 490. See Iowa Code 490.140
  • Merger: means a transaction pursuant to section 490. See Iowa Code 490.140
  • Proceeding: includes a civil suit and criminal, administrative, and investigatory action. See Iowa Code 490.140
  • Secretary: means the corporate officer to whom the board of directors has delegated responsibility under section 490. See Iowa Code 490.140
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Share exchange: means a transaction pursuant to section 490. See Iowa Code 490.140
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. The secretary of state shall collect a fee of five dollars each time process is served on the secretary of state under this chapter. The party to a proceeding causing service of process is entitled to recover this fee as costs if such party prevails in the proceeding.
 3. The secretary of state shall collect the following fees for copying and certifying the copy of any filed document relating to a domestic or foreign corporation:

 a. One dollar a page for copying.
 b. Five dollars for the certificate.
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