North Carolina § 55D-11 - Expedited filings.
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§ 55D-11. Expedited filings.
A person submitting a document for filing may request an expedited filing only at the time the document is submitted. The Secretary of State shall guarantee the expedited filing of the document if the document is in proper form and accompanied by all applicable fees, including the following fee: Two hundred dollars ($200.00) for the filing by the end of the same business day of a document received by 12:00 noon; or One hundred dollars ($100.00) for the filing of a document within 24 hours after receipt, excluding weekends and holidays. The Secretary of State shall not collect the fees allowed in this section unless the person submitting the document for filing is informed by the Secretary of State of the fees prior to the filing of the document. History (1995, c. 539, s. 1; 2001-358, ss. 3(b), 4; 2001-387, ss. 173, 175(a); 2001-413, s. 6.) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2001-358, ss. 3(b) and 4, effective January 1, 2002, and applicable to documents submitted for filing on or after that date, recodified G.S. 55-1-22 .1 as this section; rewrote the first paragraph; substituted "noon; or" for "noon Eastern Standard Time; and" at the end of subdivision (1); and deleted "requests an expedited filing and" preceding "is informed" in the last paragraph.
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does North Carolina General Statutes § 55D-11 cover?
Section 55D-11 ("Expedited filings.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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