Sec. 34-509. Fees payable to the Secretary of the State. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 34-509. Fees payable to the Secretary of the State. (a) The Secretary of the State shall charge and collect the following fees and remit them to the Treasurer for the use of the state: (1) For filing of an application for reservation of name, and application for renewal of reservation, or notice of transfer or cancellation of reservation pursuant to section 34-506, thirty dollars; (2) for filing of a certificate of trust, a certificate of amendment, a restated certificate of trust or a certificate of cancellation, sixty dollars; (3) for preparing and furnishing a copy of any certificate filed relating to a statutory trust: For each copy of each such document thereof regardless of the number of pages, twenty dollars; for affixing his certification thereto, five dollars; (4) for preparing and furnishing a certificate of existence or authorization, twenty dollars; (5) for preparing and furnishing a certificate of existence or authorization reflecting any and all changes of name and the date or dates of filing thereof, forty dollars; (6) for filing of a certificate of merger or consolidation, thirty dollars; and (7) for other services for which fees are not provided by the general statutes, the Secretary of the State may charge such fees as will in his judgment cover the cost of the services provided.

      (b) The tax imposed under chapter 219 shall not be imposed upon any transaction for which a fee is charged under sections 34-500 to 34-547, inclusive.

      (P.A. 96-271, S. 233, 254; P.A. 98-137, S. 21, 62; 98-219, S. 33, 34; P.A. 03-18, S. 74.)

      History: P.A. 96-271 effective October 1, 1997; P.A. 98-137 added Subsec. (a)(4) re $20 fee for preparing and furnishing a certificate of existence or authorization and (a)(5) re $40 fee for preparing and furnishing a certificate of existence or authorization reflecting any and all changes of name and the date or dates of filing thereof, redesignating former Subdiv. (4) as Subdiv. (6), effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 98-219 revised effective date of P.A. 98-137, but without affecting this section; P.A. 03-18 amended Subsec. (a) by making a technical change and deleting "or a certificate of merger or consolidation" in Subdiv. (2), adding new Subdiv. (6) re $30 fee for filing certificate of merger or consolidation, and redesignating existing Subdiv. (6) as Subdiv. (7), effective July 1, 2003.