Texas § BO.4.159 - FILING FEES
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§ BO.4.159. FILING FEES
FILING FEES: NONPROFIT ASSOCIATIONS. For a filing by or for a nonprofit association, the secretary of state shall impose the following fees: (1) for filing a statement appointing an agent to receive service of process, $25; (2) for filing an amendment of a statement appointing an agent, $5; (3) for filing a cancellation of a statement appointing an agent, $5; (4) for filing a certificate of merger or conversion, regardless of whether the surviving or new nonprofit organization is a domestic or foreign entity, $50; and (5) for filing any instrument of a nonprofit association 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 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 75 (S.B. 1518 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.
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Section BO.4.159 ("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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