Texas § BO.4.153 - FILING FEES

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§ BO.4.153. FILING FEES

FILING FEES: NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS. For a filing by or for a nonprofit corporation, the secretary of state shall impose the following fees: (1) for filing a certificate of formation, $25; (2) for filing a certificate of amendment, $25; (3) for filing a certificate of merger, conversion, or consolidation, without regard to whether the surviving or new corporation is a domestic or foreign corporation, $50; (4) for filing a statement of change of a registered office, registered agent, or both, $5; (5) for filing a certificate of termination, $5; (6) for filing an application of a foreign corporation for registration to conduct affairs in this state, $25; (7) for filing an application of a foreign corporation for an amended registration to conduct affairs in this state, $25; (8) for filing a certificate of withdrawal of a foreign corporation, $5; (9) for filing a restated certificate of formation and accompanying statement, $50; (10) for filing a statement of change of name or address of a registered agent, $15, except that the maximum fee for simultaneous filings by a registered agent for more than one corporation may not exceed $250; (11) for filing a report under Chapter 22 , $5; (12) for filing a report under Chapter 22 to reinstate a corporation's right to conduct affairs in this state, $5, plus a late fee in the amount of $5 or in the amount of $1 for each month or part of a month that the report remains unfiled, whichever amount is greater, except that the late fee may not exceed $25; (13) for filing a report under Chapter 22 to reinstate a corporation or registration following involuntary termination or revocation, $25; (14) for filing a certificate of validation, $5, plus the filing fee imposed for filing each new filing instrument that is attached as an exhibit to the certificate of validation under Section 22.508 (c)(3)(B); and (15) for filing any instrument of a domestic or foreign corporation as provided by this code for which this section does not expressly provide a fee, $5. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 64 (H.B. 1319 ), Sec. 11, eff. January 1, 2006. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (S.B. 1969 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 199 (S.B. 2411 ), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2025.

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Section BO.4.153 ("FILING FEES") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. 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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