(a)        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

(1)       Certificate of limited partnership which does not include an application for registration as a limited liability limited partnership ………………..           $50.00

(2)       Certificate of limited partnership which includes an application for registration as a limited liability limited partnership …………………………………           125.00

(3)       Certificate of amendment ……………………………………………………..             25.00

(4)       Certificate of cancellation …………………………………………………….             25.00

(5)       Application for reservation of name ………………………………………             10.00

(6)       Notice of transfer of reserved name ……………………………………….             10.00

(7)       Application for registration of name ………………………………………             10.00

(8)       Application for renewal of registration name ………………………….             10.00

(9)       Limited partnership’s or foreign limited partnership‘s statement of change of registered agent or registered office or both ……………………………               5.00

(10)     Agent’s statement of change of registered office for each affected partnership ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5.00

(11)     Agent’s statement of resignation ……………………………………………          No Fee

(12)     Designation of registered agent or registered office or both ………               5.00

(13)     Application for registration as foreign limited partnership ………..             50.00

(14)     Certificate of amendment of registration as foreign limited partnership       ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 25.00

(15)     Cancellation of registration as foreign limited partnership ……….             25.00

(16)     Application for certificate of withdrawal by reason of merger, consolidation, or conversion ………………………………………………………………………             10.00

(17)     Articles of merger ……………………………………………………………….             50.00

(18)     Articles of conversion (other than articles of conversion included as part of another document) ………………………………………………………………             50.00

(19)     Application for registration as a limited liability limited partnership (other than an application included in the certificate of limited partnership) .           125.00

(20)     Certificate of amendment of registration as a limited liability limited partnership ………………………………………………………………………….             25.00

(21)     Certificate of cancellation of registration as a limited liability limited partnership ………………………………………………………………………….             25.00

(22)     Annual report for a limited liability limited partnership ……………           200.00

(23)     Any other document required or permitted to be filed under this Article      ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 10.00

(b)        The Secretary of State shall collect a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) each time process is served on the Secretary under this Article. The party to a proceeding causing service of process is entitled to recover this fee as costs if the party prevails in the proceeding.

(c)        The Secretary of State shall collect the following fees for copying, comparing, and certifying a copy of any filed document relating to a domestic or foreign limited partnership:

(1)        One dollar ($1.00) a page for copying or comparing a copy to the original; and

(2)        Fifteen dollars ($15.00) for a paper certificate.

(3)        Ten dollars ($10.00) for an electronic certificate.

(d)       Repealed by Session Laws 2001-387, s. 171(b), effective January 1, 2002. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 989, s. 2; 1991, c. 574, s. 3; 1995, c. 539, s. 37; 1997-485, s. 13; 2001-358, ss. 10(f), 37; 2001-387, ss. 149, 171(a), 171(b), 173, 175(a); 2001-413, s. 6; 2002-126, s. 29A.31.)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 59-1106

  • 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.
  • Certificate of limited partnership: means the certificate referred to in N. See North Carolina General Statutes 59-102
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Foreign limited partnership: means a partnership formed under the laws of any state, province, country, or other jurisdiction other than this State and having as partners one or more general partners and one or more limited partners, and includes, for all purposes of the laws of the State of North Carolina, a limited liability limited partnership. See North Carolina General Statutes 59-102
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See North Carolina General Statutes 59-102
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