Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 1-22
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 1-22
- 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: include amended and restated articles of incorporation and articles of merger. See
- 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.
- Corporation: means public benefit and mutual benefit corporation. See
- Directors: means individuals, designated in the articles or bylaws or elected by the incorporators, and their successors and individuals elected or appointed by any other name or title to act as members of the board. See
- Fees: shall mean earnings due for official services, aside from salaries or per diem compensation. See
- filing: means filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. See
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- Secretary: means the corporate officer to whom the board of directors has delegated responsibility under subsection 8. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 1.22. Filing; service and copying fees
The Secretary of State shall collect the following fees when the documents described in this section are delivered to the Office of the Secretary of State for filing:
(1) Articles of incorporation $155.00
(2) Application for reserved name $35.00
(3) Transfer of reserved name $35.00
(4) Application for registered name $45.00
(5) Renewal of registered name $45.00
(6) Statement of change of registered agents or
registered office, or both $35.00
and
not to
exceed
$1,000.00
per
filer
per
calen-
dar
year.
(7) Agent’s statement of registration No fee
(8) Amendment of articles of association $45.00
(9) Restatement of articles of association $45.00
(10) Articles of merger $90.00
(11) Articles of dissolution No fee
(12) Articles of revocation of dissolution $10.00
(13) Application for reinstatement following administrative
dissolution $45.00
(14) Application for certificate of authority for a foreign
corporation $175.00
(15) Application for amended certificate of authority $45.00
(16) Application for certificate of withdrawal $10.00
(17) Biennial report $35.00
except that a corporation which certifies to the Secretary of State, on a form approved by the Secretary, that it did not compensate its officers, directors, or employees during the prior calendar year shall be exempt from the fee required by this subdivision.
(18) Articles of correction $30.00
(19) Application for certificate of good standing $35.00
(20) Certified copy of any filed document $ 25.00
(21) Restatement of articles of organization $30.00
(Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997; amended 1997, No. 59, § 89, eff. June 30, 1997; 2003, No. 70 (Adj. Sess.), § 16, eff. March 1, 2004; 2013, No. 72, § 10; 2023, No. 77, § 40, eff. June 20, 2023.)
Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 1-22
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 1-22
- 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: include amended and restated articles of incorporation, articles of merger, and special charters. See
- 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.
- Domestic: when applied to a corporation, company, association, or copartnership shall mean organized under the laws of this State; "foreign" when so applied, shall mean organized under the laws of another state, government, or country. See
- domestic corporation: means a corporation for profit, which is not a foreign corporation, incorporated under or subject to the provisions of this title. See
- Fees: shall mean earnings due for official services, aside from salaries or per diem compensation. See
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- Foreign corporation: means a corporation for profit incorporated under a law other than the law of this State. See
- Proceeding: includes civil suit and criminal, administrative, and investigatory action. See
- Secretary: means the corporate officer to whom the board of directors has delegated responsibility under subsection 8. See
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 1.22. Filing; service and copying fees
(a) The Secretary of State shall collect the following fees when the documents described in this section are delivered to the Office of the Secretary of State for filing:
(1) Articles of incorporation $ 155.00
(2) Application for reserved name $ 40.00
(3) Notice of transfer of reserved name $ 20.00
(4) Application for registered name of a foreign corpo- ration $ 50.00
(5) Application for renewal of registered name of a foreign corporation $ 50.00
(6) Statement of change of registered agents or
registered office, or both $ 25.00
and
not to
exceed
$1,000.00
per
filer
per
calen-
dar
year.
(7) Agent’s statement of resignation No fee
(8) Amendment of articles of incorporation $ 50.00
(9) Restatement of articles of incorporation $ 50.00
(10) Articles of merger or share exchange $ 95.00
(11) Articles of dissolution $ 35.00
(12) Articles of revocation of dissolution $ 35.00
(13) Application for certificate of authority $ 155.00
(14) Application for amended certificate of authority $ 50.00
(15) Application for certificate of withdrawal $ 25.00
(16) Annual report of a foreign corporation $ 250.00
(17) Annual report of a domestic corporation $ 60.00
(18) Application for certificate of good standing $ 25.00
(19) Any other document required or permitted to be
filed by this title $ 3.00
(20) Articles of correction $ 20.00
(21) Articles of domestication $ 20.00
(22) Statement of conversion $ 20.00
(b) The Secretary of State shall collect a fee of $25.00 each time process is served on him or her under this title. The party to a proceeding causing service of process is entitled to recover this fee as costs if he or she prevails in the proceeding.
(c) The Secretary of State shall collect a fee of $25.00 for copying and certifying the copy of any filed document relating to a domestic or foreign corporation.
(d) When a corporation has been involuntarily terminated for failure to file its annual report, the Secretary of State shall collect, for each year the corporation failed to file its annual report, the annual report filing fee and a reinstatement fee of $50.00. (Added 1993, No. 85, § 2; amended 1993, No. 206 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 14, 1994; 1997, No. 64, § 17, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; 2003, No. 70 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. March 1, 2004; 2007, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 35; 2013, No. 72, § 9; 2023, No. 77, § 36, eff. June 20, 2023.)