SB-0359, As Passed House, June 25, 2003SB-0359, As Passed Senate, June 18, 2003   

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                              SUBSTITUTE FOR                                    

                                                                                

                           SENATE BILL NO. 359                                  

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1993 PA 23, entitled                                              

                                                                                

    "Michigan limited liability company act,"                                   

                                                                                

    by amending section 1101 (MCL 450.5101), as amended by 2002 PA              

                                                                                

    686.                                                                        

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 1101.  (1) The fees to be paid to the administrator                    

                                                                                

2   when the documents described in this subsection are delivered to            

                                                                                

3   him or her for filing are as follows:                                       

                                                                                

4       (a) Certificate of correction, $25.00.                                      

                                                                                

5       (b) Articles of organization, $50.00.                                       

                                                                                

6       (c) Amendment to the articles of organization, $25.00.                      

                                                                                

7       (d) Restated articles of organization, $50.00.                              

                                                                                

8       (e) Application for reservation of name, $25.00.                            

                                                                                

9       (f) Certificate of assumed name or a certificate of                         

                                                                                

10  termination of assumed name, $25.00.                                        

                                                                                


                                                                                

1       (g) Annual statement of resident agent and registered office,               

                                                                                

2   $15.00 if paid through September 30, 2003 and after September 30,           

                                                                                

3   2007Beginning October 1, 2003 through September 30, 2007, the            

                                                                                

4   fee is $25.00.                                                              

                                                                                

5       (h) Certificate of restoration of good standing, $50.00.                    

                                                                                

6       (i) Notice of resignation of resident agent, or statement of                

                                                                                

7   change of registered office or resident agent, $5.00.                       

                                                                                

8       (j) Certificate of merger as provided in article 7, $100.00.                

                                                                                

9       (k) Certificate of abandonment, $10.00.                                     

                                                                                

10                                                                               (l) Certificate of conversion, $25.00.                                              

                                                                                

11      (m) Certificate of dissolution, $10.00.                                     

                                                                                

12      (n) Application of a foreign limited liability company for a                

                                                                                

13  certificate of authority to transact business in this state,                

                                                                                

14  $50.00.                                                                     

                                                                                

15      (o) Certificate correcting statement contained in an                        

                                                                                

16  application for a certificate of authority to transact business             

                                                                                

17  in this state, $25.00.                                                      

                                                                                

18      (p) Certificate attesting to the occurrence of a merger of a                

                                                                                

19  foreign limited liability company, as provided in section 1005,             

                                                                                

20  $10.00.                                                                     

                                                                                

21      (q) Application for withdrawal and issuance of a certificate                

                                                                                

22  of withdrawal of a foreign limited liability company, $10.00.               

                                                                                

23      (2) In addition to a fee required to file a document, the                   

                                                                                

24  administrator may charge a fee of $50.00 if the document is filed           

                                                                                

25  by facsimile or other electronic transmission or the                        

                                                                                

26  administrator is requested to transmit a document by facsimile or           

                                                                                

27  other electronic transmission.                                              


                                                                                

1       (3)  The fees prescribed in subsections (1) and (2), no part                

                                                                                

2   of which shall be refunded, when collected shall be paid into the           

                                                                                

3   treasury of the state and credited to  The administrator shall              

                                                                                

4   not refund all or any part of a fee described in this section.              

                                                                                

5   The administrator shall deposit all fees received and collected             

                                                                                

6   under this section in the state treasury to the credit of the               

                                                                                

7   administrator,  to be used solely by the department  who may only           

                                                                                

8   use the money credited pursuant to legislative appropriation and            

                                                                                

9   only in carrying out those duties of the department required by             

                                                                                

10  law.                                                                        

                                                                                

11      (4) A minimum charge of $1.00 for each certificate and 50                   

                                                                                

12  cents per folio shall be paid to the administrator for certifying           

                                                                                

13  a part of a file or record pertaining to a domestic or foreign              

                                                                                

14  limited liability company if a fee is not set forth in                      

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

18  pursuant to a schedule of fees that the administrator shall adopt           

                                                                                

19  with the approval of the state administrative board.  The                   

                                                                                

20  administrator shall retain the revenue collected under this                 

                                                                                

21  subsection  to be used by the department  and use it to defray              

                                                                                

22  the costs of  its  the department's copying and certifying                  

                                                                                

23  services.                                                                   

                                                                                

24      (5) If a domestic or foreign limited liability company pays                 

                                                                                

25  fees or penalties by check and the check is dishonored, the fee             

                                                                                

26  is considered unpaid and the filing of all related documents will           

                                                                                

27  be rescinded.                                                               


                                                                                

1       (6) The administrator may accept  a  payment by credit card,                

                                                                                

2   instead of cash or check, as payment of a fee under this act.               

                                                                                

3   The administrator shall determine which credit cards  may be                

                                                                                

4   accepted  he or she shall accept for payment of a fee.