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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, § 103: Fees, 2007

The Secretary of State must collect set fees for specified filings and for copying and certifying filed documents.

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Enacted 2007 · Source version 1 Oct 2025
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The Secretary of State must collect set fees for specified filings and for copying and certifying filed documents.

1. Filing fees. The Secretary of State shall collect the following fees when a filing is made under this chapter: A. Commercial clerk or commercial registered agent listing statement as required by section 106, $150; [PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).] B. Commercial clerk or commercial registered agent termination as required by section 107, $150; [PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).] C. Statement of appointment or change of clerk or registered agent by entity as required by section 105, subsection 1 or section 108, $35; except a statement filed for nonprofit corporations formed under Title 13‑B, $15; [PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).] D. Statement of change of name or address by noncommercial clerk or noncommercial registered agent as required by section 109, $35; except a statement filed for nonprofit corporations formed under Title 13‑B, $15; [PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).] E. Statement of change of name, address or type of organization by commercial clerk or commercial registered agent as required by section 110, $50; [PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).] F. Statement of resignation by commercial clerk or commercial registered agent as required by section 111, no fee; [PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).] G. Statement of resignation by noncommercial clerk or noncommercial registered agent as required by section 111, $35; except a statement filed for nonprofit corporations formed under Title 13‑B, $15; and [PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).] H. Statement of appointment of agent for service of process for nonfiling domestic entity or nonqualified foreign entity, $100. [PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).] [PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).] 2. Copying and certification fees. The Secretary of State shall collect the following fees for copying and certifying a copy of any document filed under this chapter: A. For copying, $2 a page; and [PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).] B. For certifying the copy, $5 for a certificate. [PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).] [PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).]
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