§ 147-37. Secretary of State; fees to be collected. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 147‑37.  Secretary ofState; fees to be collected.

When no other charge isprovided by law, the Secretary of State shall collect such fees for copying anydocument or record on file in his office which in his discretion bears areasonable relation to the quantity of copies supplied and the cost ofpurchasing or leasing and maintaining copying equipment. These fees may bechanged from time to time, but a schedule of fees shall be available on requestat all times. In addition to copying charges, the Secretary of State shallcollect a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for certifying any document or record onfile in his office or for issuing any certificate as to the facts shown by therecords on file in his office, except that if two or more certificates for foreignadoption are requested concurrently, the fee for the second and subsequentcertificates is five dollars ($5.00). (R.C., c. 102, s. 13; 1870‑1, c. 81, s. 3; 1881,c. 79; Code, s. 3725; Rev., s. 2742; C.S., s. 3864; 1979, c. 85, s. 2; 1991, c.429, s. 1; 1998‑212, s. 29A.9(e); 2002‑126, s. 29A.32.)