I. No documents required to be filed under this chapter shall be effective until the applicable fee required by this paragraph is paid. The secretary of state shall charge and collect the following fees:
(a) A fee of $100 for filing a certificate of trust.

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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 293-B:15

  • 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.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • 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.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
  • New Hampshire investment trust: means a "qualified investment company" as defined in N. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 293-B:2
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4

(b) A fee of $70 for:
(1) Filing a certificate of amendment;
(2) Filing a certificate of cancellation;
(3) Filing a certificate of merger or consolidation;
(4) Filing a certificate of correction;
(5) Filing a corrected certificate;
(6) Filing a certificate of conversion;
(7) Filing a certificate of New Hampshire investment trust domestication;
(8) Filing a certificate of transfer;
(9) Filing a certificate of transfer and continuance;
(10) Filing a certificate of termination or amendment; or
(11) Filing a restated certificate.
(c) A fee of $30 for:
(1) Filing an application for reservation of name;
(2) Filing an application for renewal of reservation;
(3) Filing a notice of cancellation of reservation; or
(4) Filing a notice of cancellation of reservation.
II. In addition to the fee provided in subparagraph I(a), the secretary of state shall charge and collect a registration fee of $100 from each New Hampshire investment trust at the time of filing a certificate of trust.
III. For the privilege of maintaining its certificate of trust in good standing and continuing to exercise its authority to transact the business of a New Hampshire investment trust in this state, the secretary of state shall charge and collect a fee of $400 from each New Hampshire investment trust established under this chapter, payable on or before April 1 of each year. Each New Hampshire investment trust that fails or refuses to pay the fees required for any year on or before April 1 shall be subject to an additional fee of $100.
IV. The certificate of trust of a New Hampshire investment trust may be revoked pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:14.21 by the secretary of state if the New Hampshire investment trust fails to comply with any provision of this chapter applicable to it.
V. Upon the receipt for filing of a certificate under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-B:9, VI, the secretary of state shall charge and collect a fee of $100.

[Paragraph VI effective until November 1, 2023; see also paragraph VI set out below.]


VI. 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) $2 a page for copying; and
(b) $10 for the certificate.

[Paragraph VI effective November 1, 2023; see also paragraph VI set out above.]


VI. The secretary of state shall collect the following fees for certifying any filed document relating to a New Hampshire investment trust:
(a) $1 per document; and
(b) $5 for the certificate.
VII. The secretary of state may collect fees for certain services, including but not limited to:
(a) Expedited service or filing requests.
(b) Direct access to corporations data.
(c) Computer tapes.
(d) Microfiche.
(e) Customized lists and reports.
(f) Corporate information via telephone-based systems or facsimile machine.
(g) Other information services.
(h) Electronic copies of data and/or images.
VIII. The secretary of state may establish and collect such fees for the special services listed in paragraph VII as determined from time to time by the secretary of state.
IX. Except as provided by this section, all other fees for the secretary of state shall be as provided for in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:1.22.