SB-0571, As Passed House, June 25, 2003SB-0571, As Passed Senate, June 18, 2003   

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 571

                                                                             A bill to amend 1982 PA 162, entitled                                             

"Nonprofit corporation act,"                                                

by amending section 1060 (MCL 450.3060), as amended by 1984 PA              

209; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.                                  

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1       Sec. 1060.  (1) The fees  to be paid a person shall pay to                 

2   the administrator  by or in behalf of corporations,  for the                

3   purposes  specified described in this section  , shall be are

4   as follows:                                                                 

5       (a) Examining, filing, and copying of articles of a domestic                

6   corporations corporation, $10.00.                                         

7       (b) Examining and filing articles or  certificates

8   certificate of incorporation, and other papers connected with the           

9   application of a foreign corporation for admission to conduct               

10  affairs in this state, $10.00.                                              

1       (c) Examining, filing, and copying an amendment to the                      

2   articles of a domestic corporation, $10.00.                                 

3       (d) Examining and filing an amendment to the articles of a                  

4   foreign corporation, $10.00.                                                

5       (e) Examining, filing, and copying a certificate of merger or               

6   consolidation  as provided in under chapter 7, $50.00.                     

7       (f) Examining and filing a certificate of merger or                         

8   consolidation of a foreign corporation,  as provided in under

9   section 1021, $10.00.                                                       

10      (g) Examining, filing, and copying a certificate of                         

11  dissolution, $10.00.                                                        

12      (h) Examining and filing an application for withdrawal and                  

13  issuance of a certificate of withdrawal of a foreign corporation,           

14  $10.00.                                                                     

15      (i) Examining, filing, and copying an application for                       

16  reservation of corporate name, $10.00.                                      

17      (j) Examining, filing, and copying a certificate of assumed                 

18  name or certificate of termination of assumed name, $10.00.                 

19      (k) Examining, filing, and copying a statement of change of                 

20  registered office or resident agent, $5.00.                                 

21                                                                               (l) Examining, filing, and copying restated articles of                             

22  domestic corporation, $10.00.                                               

23      (m) Examining, filing, and copying a certificate of                         

24  abandonment, $10.00.                                                        

25      (n) Examining, filing, and copying a certificate of                         

26  correction, $10.00.                                                         

27      (o) Examining, filing, and copying a certificate of                         

1   revocation of dissolution proceedings, $10.00.                              

2       (p) Examining, filing, and copying a certificate of renewal                 

3   of corporate existence, $10.00.                                             

4       (q) Filing and examination of a special report required by                  

5   law, $2.00.                                                                 

6       (r) Examining and filing a certificate of election, $10.00.                 

7   (s) Filing a report required under section 911, $10.00 if                   

8   paid before October 1, 2003 or after September 30, 2007.  After             

9   September 30, 2003 and before October 1, 2007, the fee is $20.00.

10      (2)  These fees shall be paid A corporation shall pay the                  

11  applicable fee described in this section to the administrator at            

12  the time of filing or when the service is rendered by the                   

13  administrator.  The fees  shall be described in this section are

14  in addition to  the any franchise fees prescribed in this act.             

15      (3) A person shall pay a minimum charge of $1.00 for each                   

16  certificate and 50 cents per folio  shall be paid  to the                   

17  administrator for certifying a part of a file or record                     

18  pertaining to a corporation  for which provision for payment is             

19  not set forth if a fee for that service is not described in                

20  subsection (1).  The administrator may furnish copies of                    

21  documents, reports, and papers required or permitted by law to be           

22  filed with the administrator, and shall charge for those copies             

23  pursuant to the fee established in a schedule of fees  which

24  adopted by the administrator  shall adopt  with the approval of             

25  the state administrative board.                                             

26  (4) The fees received pursuant to this act shall be                         

27  deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the department             

1   designated to administer this act to be used solely to defray the           

2   costs incurred in administration of this act.

3   (4) The administrator shall not refund all or any part of a                 

4   fee described in this section.  The administrator shall deposit             

5   all fees received and collected under this section in the state             

6   treasury to the credit of the administrator, who may only use the           

7   money credited pursuant to legislative appropriation and only in            

8   carrying out those duties of the department required by law.

9       Enacting section 1.  Section 915 of the nonprofit                           

10  corporation act, 1982 PA 162, MCL 450.2915, is repealed.