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                                  HOUSE BILL 1853

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1991 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Wang and Holland; by request of Office of Financial Management and Secretary of State.

 

Read first time February 12, 1991.  Referred to Committee on Revenue.Increasing fees for nonprofit corporation filings.


     AN ACT Relating to nonprofit corporation fees; amending RCW 24.03.405 and 24.06.450; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

 

     Sec. 1.  RCW 24.03.405 and 1987 c 117 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

     The secretary of state shall charge and collect for:

     (1) Filing articles of incorporation ((and issuing a certificate of incorporation, twenty)), thirty dollars.

     (2) Filing articles of amendment or restatement ((and issuing a certificate of amendment or a restated certificate of incorporation, ten)), twenty dollars.

     (3) Filing articles of merger or consolidation ((and issuing a certificate of merger or consolidation, ten)), twenty dollars.

     (4) Filing a statement of change of address of registered office or change of registered agent, or revocation, resignation, ((affidavit of nonappointment,)) or any combination of these, ((five)) ten dollars. A separate fee for filing such statement shall not be charged if the statement appears in an amendment to articles of incorporation or in conjunction with the filing of the annual report.

     (5) Filing articles of dissolution, no fee.

     (6) Filing an application of a foreign corporation for a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state ((and issuing a certificate of authority, twenty)), thirty dollars.

     (7) Filing an application of a foreign corporation for an amended certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state ((and issuing an amended certificate of authority, ten)), twenty dollars.

     (8) Filing an application for withdrawal of a foreign corporation and issuing a certificate of withdrawal, no fee.

     (9) Filing a certificate by a foreign corporation of the appointment of a registered agent, ((five)) ten dollars.  A separate fee for filing such certificate shall not be charged if the statement appears in conjunction with the filing of the annual report.

     (10) Filing a certificate of election adopting the provisions of chapter 24.03 RCW, twenty dollars.

     (11) Filing an application to reserve a corporate name, ((ten)) twenty dollars.

     (12) Filing a notice of transfer of a reserved corporate name, ((five)) twenty dollars.

     (13) Filing a name registration, twenty dollars per year, or part thereof.

     (14) Filing an annual report of a domestic or foreign corporation, ((five)) ten dollars.

     (15) Filing any other statement or report authorized for filing under this chapter, ten dollars.

 

     Sec. 2.  RCW 24.06.450 and 1982 c 35 s 154 are each amended to read as follows:

     The secretary of state shall charge and collect for:

     (1) Filing articles of incorporation ((and issuing a certificate of incorporation, twenty)), thirty dollars.

     (2) Filing articles of amendment or restatement ((and issuing a certificate of amendment or a restated certificate of authority, ten)) , twenty dollars.

     (3) Filing articles of merger or consolidation ((and issuing a certificate of merger or consolidation, ten)), twenty dollars.

     (4) Filing a statement of change of address of registered office or change of registered agent, or revocation, resignation, ((affidavit of nonappointment,)) or any combination of these, ((five)) ten dollars. A separate fee for filing such statement shall not be charged if the statement appears in an amendment to the articles of incorporation or in conjunction with the annual report.

     (5) Filing articles of dissolution, no fee.

     (6) Filing an application of a foreign corporation for a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state ((and issuing a certificate of authority, twenty)), thirty dollars.

     (7) Filing an application of a foreign corporation for an amended certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state ((and issuing an amended certificate of authority, ten)), twenty dollars.

     (8) Filing a copy of an amendment to the articles of incorporation of a foreign corporation holding a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state, ((ten)) twenty dollars.

     (9) Filing a copy of articles of merger of a foreign corporation holding a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state, ((ten)) twenty dollars.

     (10) Filing an application for withdrawal of a foreign corporation and issuing a certificate of withdrawal, no fee.

     (11) Filing a certificate by a foreign corporation of the appointment of a registered agent, ((five)) ten dollars.  A separate fee for filing such certificate shall not be charged if the statement appears in an amendment to the articles of incorporation or in conjunction with the annual report.

     (12) Filing a certificate by a foreign corporation of the revocation of the appointment of a registered agent, ((five)) ten dollars.  A separate fee for filing such certificate shall not be charged if the statement appears in an amendment to the articles of incorporation or in conjunction with the annual report.

     (13) Filing an application to reserve a corporate name, ((ten)) twenty dollars.

     (14) Filing a notice of transfer of a reserved corporate name, ((five)) twenty dollars.

     (15) Filing any other statement or report, including an annual report, of a domestic or foreign corporation, ((five)) ten dollars.

 

     NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3.      This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect on July 1, 1991.