Fees for corporate documents filed and indexed or issued by secretary of state; fees for certificates and copies; rules and regulations

17-7506. Fees for corporate documents filed and indexed or issued by secretary of state; fees for certificates and copies; rules and regulations. (a) The secretary of state shall charge each corporation a fee established pursuant to rules and regulations, but not exceeding $250, for issuing or filing and indexing articles of incorporation of a for-profit or a foreign corporation application. (b) The secretary of state shall charge each corporation a fee established by rules and regulations, but not exceeding $50, for articles of incorporation of a nonprofit corporation. (c) The secretary of state shall charge each corporation a fee established by rules and regulations, but not exceeding $150, for issuing or filing and indexing any of the corporate documents described below: (1) Certificate of extension, revocation of dissolution, restoration or revival of articles of incorporation; (2) certificate of amendment of articles of incorporation, either prior to or after payment of capital; (3) certificate of designation of preferences; (4) certificate of retirement of preferred stock; (5) certificate of increase or reduction of capital; (6) certificate of dissolution, either prior to or after beginning business; (7) certificate of revocation of voluntary dissolution; (8) certificate of change of location of registered office and resident agent; (9) certificate of merger or consolidation or agreement of merger or consolidation; (10) certificate of ownership and merger; (11) certificate of extension, restoration, renewal or revival of a certificate of authority of foreign corporation to do business in Kansas; (12) change of resident agent or amendment by foreign corporation; (13) certificate of withdrawal of foreign corporation; (14) certificate of correction of any of the instruments designated in this section; (15) reservation of corporate name; (16) restated articles of incorporation; (17) extension of a business entity information report; (18) certificate of validation; and (19) certificate of reinstatement. (d) The secretary of state shall charge each corporation a fee established pursuant to rules and regulations, but not exceeding $50, for issuing certified copies, photocopies, certificates of good standing and any other certificate or filing for which a filing or indexing fee is not prescribed by law. (e) The secretary of state shall not charge fees for providing the following information: Name of the corporation; postal address of its registered office and the name of its resident agent; the amount of its authorized capital stock; the state of its incorporation; date of filing of articles of incorporation, foreign corporation application or business entity information report; and date of expiration. (f) The secretary of state shall prescribe by rules and regulations any fees required by this act. History: L. 1972, ch. 54, § 6; L. 1973, ch. 99, § 6; L. 1976, ch. 99, § 7; L. 1978, ch. 347, § 4; L. 1983, ch. 272, § 1; L. 1999, ch. 41, § 6; L. 2004, ch. 143, § 86; L. 2009, ch. 20, § 1; L. 2016, ch. 110, § 125; L. 2021, ch. 61, § 17; L. 2023, ch. 66, § 50; L. 2024, ch. 45, § 11; July 1. Cross References to Related Sections: Filing of corporate instruments, see 17-6003. Evidentiary effect of instruments filed with secretary of state, see 17-6005. Change of location of registered office or change of resident agent, see 17-6203 through 17-6206. Designation of preferences, see 17-6401. Amendment of articles of incorporation, see 17-6601, 17-6602. Increase or reduction of capital, see 17-6602, 17-6603, 17-6604. Retirement of preferred stock, see 17-6603. Restated articles of incorporation, see 17-6605. Merger or consolidation, see 17-6701 et seq. Merger of parent and subsidiary corporations, certificate of ownership and merger, see 17-6703. Dissolution, see 17-6803, 17-6804, 17-6805. Payment of corporate fees as condition precedent to dissolution, see 17-6806. Revocation of voluntary dissolution, see 17-7001. Extension, renewal or reinstatement of articles of incorporation, see 17-7002. Authorization for foreign corporation to do business in Kansas, see 17-7301. Change of resident agent by foreign corporation, see 17-7304. Surrender of authority to do business in Kansas by foreign corporation, see 17-7306. Reservation of corporate name, see 17-7402.