§ 108 — Fees

(a) The Secretary of State shall charge and collect in accordance with the provisions of this Act and rules promulgated under its authority: (1) fees for filing documents; (2) miscellaneous charges; and (3) fees for the sale of lists of filings and for copies of any documents. (b) The Secretary of State shall charge and collect: (1) for furnishing a copy or certified copy of any document, instrument, or paper relating to a registered limited liability partnership, $25; (2) for the transfer of information by computer process media to any purchaser, fees established by rule; (3) for filing a statement of partnership authority, $25; (4) for filing a statement of denial, $25; (5) for filing a statement of dissociation, $25; (6) for filing a statement of dissolution, $100; (7) for filing a statement of merger, $100; (8) for filing a statement of qualification for a limited liability partnership organized under the laws of this State, $100 for each partner, but in no event shall the fee be less than $200 or exceed $5,000; (9) for filing a statement of foreign qualification, $500; (10) for filing a renewal statement for a limited liability partnership organized under the laws of this State, $100 for each partner, but in no event shall the fee be less than $200 or exceed $5,000; (11) for filing a renewal statement for a foreign limited liability partnership, $300; (12) for filing an amendment or cancellation of a statement, $25; (13) for filing a statement of withdrawal, $100; (14) for the purposes of changing the registered agent name or registered office, or both, $25; (15) for filing an application for reinstatement, $200; (16) for filing any other document, $25. (c) All fees collected pursuant to this Act shall be deposited into the Division of Corporations Registered Limited Liability Partnership Fund. (d) There is hereby continued in the State treasury a special fund to be known as the Division of Corporations Registered Limited Liability Partnership Fund. Moneys deposited into the Fund shall, subject to appropriation, be used by the Business Services Division of the Office of the Secretary of State to administer the responsibilities of the Secretary of State under this Act. On or before August 31 of each year, the balance in the Fund in excess of $600,000 shall be transferred to the General Revenue Fund. (e) Filings, including annual reports, made by electronic means shall be treated as if submitted in person and may not be charged excess fees as expedited services solely because of submission by electronic means.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 99-620, eff. 1-1-17; 99-933, eff. 1-27-17; 100-186, eff. 7-1-18; 100-486, eff. 1-1-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)