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RECORDING FEE SCHEDULES
 

The statutory fees required to file, record or obtain copies of documents that are part of the public record are listed in the categories below.

For-profit Corporation and Limited Partnership Filing Fees
Non-profit Corporation Filing Fees
Limited Liability Company Filing Fees
Limited Liability Partnership Filing Fees
Status Reporting, Certificates of Standing and Name Availability Service Fees
General Photocopying Service Fees
Uniform Commercial Code
Notary Public Filing and Service Fees
Trade Mark/Service Mark Filing and Service Fees
Miscellaneous Fees

 

For-Profit Corporate and Limited Partnership (LP) Filing Fees:

Certificate of incorporation or limited partnership

$125.00 
Certificate of authority for a foreign corporation or limited partnership
$125.00 
All amendments to certificates of incorporation/limited partnership and certificates of authority, including dissolutions, cancellations, withdrawals, mergers/consolidations, restated certificates of incorporation, and all other amendatory filings
$75.00 
Reinstatement of charter:      corporations
                                                 limited partnerships
$295.00 
$275.00 
Certificate of Correction :     corporations
                                                 limited partnerships

        (Used to correct a deficiency in a filed certificate and not to amend a filed certificate)
$10.00 
$50.00 
Service of Process
$25.00 
Change of Registered Office or Agent or Both   (Also, includes resignation of agent)
$25.00 
Tax Clearance certificate issued by the NJ Division of Taxation
$20.00 
Corporate/LP name reservation
$50.00 
Transfer of reserved name:       corporate name
                                                      LP name
$25.00 
$50.00 
Renewal of reserved name:       corporate name
                                                      LP name
$25.00 
$25.00 
Foreign corporate name:           registration
                                                      renewal of registration
$50.00 
$50.00 
Alternate name registration:     corporate and LP
$50.00 
Renewal of alternate name       corporate name
                                                      LP name
$25.00 
$50.00 
Annual Report -- corporate and LP
$50.00* 
Expedited service fee (applies only to over-the-counter transactions) :
         --per filing for corporations and limited partnerships
         --Same Day service fee (FAX filing only)

$15.00 
$50.00 
  *    Expediting is not available on this item. 
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Non-Profit Corporation Filing Fees:

Certificate of incorporation

$ 75.00 
Certificate of authority for a foreign non-profit
$125.00 
All amendments to certificates of incorporation and certificates of authority, including dissolutions, withdrawals, mergers/consolidations, restated certificates of incorporation, and all other amendatory filings
$75.00 
Reinstatement of charter:     domestic non-profits
                                                 foreign non-profits
$150.00 
$200.00 
Certificate of Correction
        (Used to correct a deficiency in a filed certificate and not to amend a filed certificate)
$50.00 
Service of Process
$25.00 
Change of Registered Office or Agent or Both   (Also, includes resignation of agent)
$25.00 
Corporate name reservation
$50.00 
Reserved corporate name:       transfer of name
                                                     renewal of name
$50.00 
$50.00 
Foreign corporate name:          registration
                                                     renewal of registration
$50.00 
$50.00 
Corporate alternate name:       registration
                                                     renewal
$50.00 
$50.00 
Annual Report
$25.00 
Expedited service fee (applies only to over-the-counter transactions) :
         --per filing
         --Same Day service fee (FAX filing only)

$15.00 
$50.00 
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Limited Liability Company (LLC) Filing Fees:

Certificate of formation

$125.00 
Certificate of registration for a foreign LLC
$125.00 
All amendments
$100.00 
Reinstatement of charter
 $275.00 
Certificate of Cancellation : domestic
                                                foreign LLCs
$100.00 
$125.00 
Certificate of Correction
        (Used to correct a deficiency in a filed certificate and not to amend a filed certificate)
$100.00 
 
Change of Registered Office or Agent or Both
         (Also, includes resignation of agent without successor)
$25.00 
Service of Process
$75.00 
Resignation of registered agent with appointment of successor:
                                              Certificate
                                              Affidavit for each affected LLC

$25.00 
$10.00 
LLC name reservation
$50.00 
Transfer of reserved LLC name
$50.00 
Renewal of reserved LLC name
$50.00 
LLC alternate name registration
$50.00 
Renewal of LLC alternate name
$50.00 
Annual Report
$50.00 
Expedited service fee (applies only to over-the-counter transactions) :
         --per filing
         --Same Day service fee (FAX filing only)

$25.00 
$50.00 
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Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Filing Fees:

Certificate of formation

$125.00 
Certificate of registration for a foreign LLP
$125.00 
All amendments
$100.00 
Reinstatement of charter
$275.00 
Certificate of Cancellation:     domestic
                                                   foreign LLPs

$100.00 
$125.00 
Certificate of Correction
        (Used to correct a deficiency in a filed certificate and not to amend a filed certificate)
$100.00 
Change of Registered Office or Agent, or Both
        (Also, includes resignation of agent without successor)
$25.00 
Resignation of registered agent with appointment of successor
         --Certificate
         --Affidavit for each affected LLP

$25.00 
$10.00 
Annual Report
$50.00 
Expedited service fee (applies only to over-the-counter transactions) :
         --per filing
         --Same Day service fee (FAX filing only), per filing

$25.00 
$50.00 
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Status Reporting, Certificates of Standing and Name Availability Service Fees:

Each corporate and limited partnership standing certificate
     (Includes short and long form standings)

$25.00 
Each short form standing certificate for LLCs and LLPs
$50.00* 
Each long form standing certificate for LLCs and LLPs
$100.00* 
Each status report (all business entities)
$5.00  
Each corporate and limited partnership name availability certificate
$25.00  
Each name availability certificate for LLCs and LLPs
$50.00*  
Expedited service fee (applies only to over-the-counter transactions) :
         --per filing for corporations, non-profits and LPs
         --per filing for LLCs, and LLPs
         --Same Day service fee (only for items marked with asterisk (*)

$15.00 
$25.00 
$50.00 

 Bulk Access Status Reports (Line item 01000000), per record

References: NJSA 14A:15-3 (16); 15A:15-2 l; and 42:2A-68 l
Primary Informational Content per record: Business Entity Name, Legal Status,
    Registered Agent/Office, Annual Report Filing Dates, Business Addresses, and
    AssociatedNames (Previous, Foreign Non-Authorized, Alternate).
Selection Criteria: Filing Date, Entity Type (i.e.Profit, Non-Profit, Professional, etc.)
Output Media: Magnetic Disk; Electronic Transmission (i.e. FTP, E-Mail, or Paper)
   Capacity Limitations May Apply Depending Upon the Number of Reports Requested.
$5.00 
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General Photocopying Service Fees

Photocopies of any document, except LLC/LLP docs., per page

$1.00 
Photocopies of LLC/LLP documents:
                                                 First page
                                                 Every page after first page

$10.00 
$2.00 
Certified copies, per document
$25.00 
Expedited service fee (applies only to over-the-counter transactions) :
         --per filing for corporations, non-profits and LPs
         --per filing for LLCs, LLPs, and FLPs.

$15.00 
$25.00 
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Uniform Commercial Code Fees

All filings -- UCC 1s (original financing statements) and UCC 3s (all changes, continuations, terminations, etc.)

$25.00 
Search Certificate, per debtor name searched
$25.00 
Photocopy of any filed document, per page
$1.00 
Certified copy of any filed document, per document
$25.00 
Expedited service fee (applies only to over-the-counter transactions), per filing
$15.00 

 Bulk Access UCC Reports (Line item 02000000), per debtor record

References: NJSA 12A:9-523 (f); NJSA 12A:9-525; and NJAC 17:34-342
Primary Informational Content per record: Debtor Name, Secured Party Name, Filing
    Date, and Type of Filing.
Selection Criteria: Debtor Name, Filing Date
Output Media: Electronic Transmission (i.e. FTP or E-Mail,)
   Capacity Limitations May Apply Depending Upon the Number of Reports Requested.
Photocopy Fees-Bulk Requests: The following fees apply only where self copying is
    permitted. Copies that are provided are not eligible for the reduced bulk rate.
                                   $ .75 per page for pages   1 - 10
                                   $ .50 per page for pages 11 - 20
                                   $ .25 for all pages thereafter
$25.00 
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Notary Public Filing and Service Fees

All Notary and Foreign Commissioner of Deeds commissions, new and renewed

$25.00 
All certificates (standings and Apostilles), each
    ***The fee for Apostilles is $5 per certificate where the certificates are being obtained
        in connection with the adoption of a child.
$25.00 
Notary name change
$25.00 
Drawing a certificate to pass under the Great Seal or any other seal
$5.00 
Expedited service fee, per filing (applies only to over-the-counter transactions)
$15.00 
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Trade and Service Mark Filing and Service Fees

Registration of a Mark
        (If applicable, add $50.00 for each mark classification after the first classification)

$50.00 

Renewal of a Mark
        (If applicable, add $50.00 for each mark classification after the first classification)

$50.00 
Assignment of a mark
$50.00 
All amendments
$50.00 
Certificate of availability
$25.00 
Expedited service fee (applies only to over-the-counter transactions) :
         --per filing filing for corporations, non-profits and LPs
         --per filing for LLCs and LLPs
         --Same Day service fee, per work request

$15.00 
$25.00 
$100.00 
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Updated: 7/17/08