§ 41-09-96 — (9-525) Fees

1. The fee for filing and indexing an original statement under this title is forty dollars. An
additional fee may not be charged for the same statement to gain protection under the
central notice system.
2. The fee for filing and indexing an amendment, assignments, releases, or correction
statements under this title is forty dollars. An additional fee may not be charged for the
same document to gain protection under the central notice system.
3. The fee for filing and indexing a continuation under this title is thirty dollars. An
additional fee may not be charged for the same document to gain protection under the
central notice system.
4. A fee may not be charged for a central indexing system response to an electronic
request for:
a. Information from the central indexing system communicating whether there is on
file any financing statement or statement naming a particular debtor.
b. Information on specific filings on a particular debtor.
c. Copies of each filing on a particular debtor.
d. Certified copies of filings on a particular debtor.
5. The fee for a central indexing response providing information on specific filings
submitted by a particular secured party is five hundred dollars.
6. Any fees collected by the secretary of state pursuant to this chapter and all other
filings entered into the central indexing system must be deposited in the general fund
in the state treasury, with the exception of the fees collected under subsection 4 of
section 41-09-94, subsection 5, and a portion of the filing fees specifically identified in
section 54-09-11, which must be deposited in the secretary of state's general services
operating fund.