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(805 ILCS 415/Art. 4 heading)

ARTICLE 4.
FEES AND OTHER MATTERS

 

(805 ILCS 415/401)

Sec. 401. Fees.

(a) The Secretary of State shall charge and collect in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules adopted under its authority all of the following:

  • (1) Fees for filing documents.
  • (2) Miscellaneous charges.
  • (3) Fees for the sale of lists of filings and for copies of any documents.

(b) The Secretary of State shall charge and collect for all of the following:

  • (1) Filing statement of conversion, $100.
  • (2) Filing statement of domestication, $100.
  • (3) Filing statement of amendments, $150.
  • (4) Filing statement of abandonment, $100.

(Source: P.A. 100-561, eff. 7-1-18.)

 

(805 ILCS 415/402)

Sec. 402. Powers of Secretary of State and rulemaking.

(a) The Secretary of State has the power and authority reasonably necessary to administer this Act efficiently and to perform the duties imposed in this Act. The Secretary of State's function under this Act is to be a central depository for the statements required by this Act.

(b) The Secretary of State has the power and authority to adopt rules, in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, necessary to administer this Act efficiently and to perform the duties imposed in this Act.

(Source: P.A. 100-561, eff. 7-1-18.)

 

(805 ILCS 415/403)

Sec. 403. Certified copies and certificates.

(a) Copies, photostatic or otherwise, of documents filed in the Office of the Secretary of State in accordance with this Act, when certified by the Secretary of State under the Great Seal of the State of Illinois, shall be taken and received in all courts, public offices, and official bodies as prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the documents.

(b) Certificates by the Secretary of State under the Great Seal of the State of Illinois as to the existence or nonexistence of facts relating to entities filing under this Act, which would not appear from a certified copy of any document, shall be taken and received in all courts, public offices, and official bodies as prima facie evidence of the existence or nonexistence of the facts stated.

(Source: P.A. 100-561, eff. 7-1-18.)

 

(805 ILCS 415/404)

Sec. 404. Forms. All documents required by this Act to be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the Secretary of State.

(Source: P.A. 100-561, eff. 7-1-18.)

 

(805 ILCS 415/405)

Sec. 405. File number. All documents required by this Act to be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State shall contain the filing entity's file number as assigned by the Office of the Secretary of State.

(Source: P.A. 100-561, eff. 7-1-18.)

 

(805 ILCS 415/406)

Sec. 406. Miscellaneous charges. 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 corporation, or for a certificate, $5.
  • (2) At the time of any service of process, notice, or demand on him or her as resident agent of a corporation, $10, which amount may be recovered as taxable costs by the party to the suit or action causing such service to be made if such party prevails in the suit or action.

(Source: P.A. 100-561, eff. 7-1-18.)

 

(805 ILCS 415/407)

Sec. 407. Department of Business Services Special Operations Fund.

(a) The Secretary of State may charge and collect a fee for expedited services as follows:

  • (1) Filing statement of conversion, $200.
  • (2) Filing statement of domestication, $200.
  • (3) Filing statement of amendments, $200.
  • (4) Filing statement of abandonment, $200.

(b) All moneys collected under this Section shall be deposited into the Department of Business Services Special Operations Fund. No other fees or taxes collected under this Act shall be deposited into that Fund.

(c) As used in this Section, "expedited services" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 15.95 of the Business Corporation Act of 1983.

(Source: P.A. 100-561, eff. 7-1-18.)


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