Oregon Code § 56.140·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Fees;
waiver; rules.
(1)
The Secretary of State shall collect a nonrefundable fee of $100 for each of
the following documents delivered to the Secretary of State for filing:
(a) Articles of
incorporation delivered for filing under ORS 58.085.
(b) Articles of
incorporation delivered for filing under ORS 60.051.
(c) Articles of
incorporation delivered for filing under ORS 62.511.
(d) Articles of
organization delivered for filing under ORS 63.051.
(e) Applications
for registration delivered for filing under ORS 67.603.
(f) Certificates
of limited partnership delivered for filing under ORS 70.075.
(g) Trust
documents delivered for filing under ORS 128.575.
(h) Articles of
incorporation delivered for filing under ORS 554.020.
(2) The Secretary
of State shall collect a nonrefundable fee of $100 for annual reports delivered
for filing by an entity subject to a fee under subsection (1) of this section,
and for any other related document that the entity may or must file with the Secretary
of State.
(3)(a) Except as
provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the Secretary of State shall
collect a nonrefundable fee of $275 for each of the following documents
delivered to the Secretary of State for filing:
(A) Applications
for authority to transact business in this state delivered under ORS 58.134,
60.707, 63.707 or 67.710.
(B) Applications
for registration under ORS 70.355.
(C) Annual
reports delivered for filing by an entity subject to a fee under subparagraph
(A) or (B) of this paragraph, and for any other related document that the
entity may or must file with the Secretary of State.
(b) If an
eligible Indian tribe, as defined in ORS 307.181 (4)(a), owns, charters or
registers an entity or otherwise authorizes an entity to conduct business and
the entity files a document that is subject to a fee under paragraph (a) of
this subsection, the Secretary of State shall collect a nonrefundable fee of
$100 for filing the document if the entity accompanies the filing with a
certificate showing that the eligible Indian tribe owned, chartered or
registered the entity or otherwise authorized the entity to conduct business.
The Secretary of State by rule may specify the type or form and format of the
certificate that the Secretary of State will accept under this paragraph.
(4) For documents
other than those specified in subsections (1), (2) and (3) of this section,
except as provided in ORS 65.787 (6), the Secretary of State shall collect a
nonrefundable fee of $50 for each document delivered for filing to the
Secretary of State as part of the secretarys business registry functions
described in ORS 56.022.
(5) The Secretary
of State by rule may establish fees, in addition to those provided for in
subsections (1) to (4) of this section, for:
(a) Copying any
public record maintained by the secretary and relating to the secretarys
business registry functions, and for certifying the copy; and
(b) Certifying to
other facts of record, including certificates of existence, relating to the
secretarys business registry functions.
(6) The Secretary
of State shall collect a nonrefundable fee of $20 each time process that is
related to the Secretary of States business registry functions is served on
the Secretary of State.
(7) The Secretary
of State may waive collection of any fee, charge or interest or portion of a
fee, charge or interest that the Secretary of State may collect as part of the
secretarys business registry functions.
(8) The Secretary
of State by rule shall establish and collect reasonable fees for the following
services relating to the secretarys business registry functions:
(a) Computer
generated lists on electronic data processing media.
(b) Terminal
access to the files of the office.
(c) Microfilm
records of the files of the office.
(d) Microfilm
processing and development services.
(e) Copies of the
programs and files on paper or electronic data processing media. [1987 c.58 §7;
1987 c.414 §135; 1999 c.652 §7; 2003 c.785 §6; 2009 c.122 §1; 2009 c.745 §11;
2019 c.62 §2]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 56.140
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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