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              "note": "Source: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp?media=print&secStart=3.16&secEnd=3.16 | Locator: merger#AK.llc.fee. Instrument: Articles of Merger or Consolidation (AS 10.50.515). Fee display: $25 to file articles of merger or consolidation for an LLC merging under the Alaska Revised LLC Act. Display: Alaska charges $25 to file articles of merger or consolidation for an LLC merging under the Alaska Revised LLC Act (AS 10.50.500-565). Scope: 3 AAC 16.065 heading: ‘Fees and charges for limited liability companies under AS 10.50.’ AS 10.50.515 names the LLC Act's own merger/consolidation filing. Quote: \"3 AAC 16.065. Fees and charges for limited liability companies under AS 10.50. […] (b) The nonrefundable fee for filing articles of amendment, articles of merger or consolidation, articles of dissolution, an amendment of registration, or any other document filed under AS 10.50 is $25.\" Pinpoint: 3 AAC 16.065(b) (Admin Code Title 3, Ch. 16 – fees and charges for limited liability companies under AS 10.50). Base component, Articles of merger or consolidation (and other AS 10.50 documents): \"(b) The nonrefundable fee for filing articles of amendment, articles of merger or consolidation, articles of dissolution, an amendment of registration, or any other document filed under AS 10.50 is $25.\"",
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              "note": "Source: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=10A-1-4.31 | Locator: merger#AL.llc.fee. Instrument: Statement of Merger (Ala. Code §§ 10A-1-8.02, 10A-1-8.04). Fee display: $100 to file a statement of merger for an LLC. Display: Alabama charges $100 to file a statement of merger for an LLC under the general Title 10A filing-fee statute. Scope: Ala. Code § 10A-1-4.31 division heading ‘Filing Fees; All Entities’ (quoted above); § 10A-5A-1.01 (Alabama LLC Law, Short Title): ‘This chapter and Chapter 1, to the extent applicable to limited liability companies, shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Limited Liability Company Law.’ Quote: \"g. Certificates, articles, or statements of merger, conversion, and share exchange: One hundred dollars ($100).\" Pinpoint: Ala. Code § 10A-1-4.31(a)(1) (Title 10A, Ch. 1, Art. 4, Div. D – Filing Fees), alison.legislature.state.al.us section page.",
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              "note": "Source: https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/bcs/LLC_Fees1_1.pdf | Locator: merger#AR.llc.fee. Instrument: Statement of Merger (Ark. Code Ann. §§ 4-38-1021, 4-38-1025). Fee display: $50 to file a statement of merger for an LLC under the Uniform LLC Act. Display: Arkansas charges $50 to file a statement of merger for an LLC under its own Uniform LLC Act merger subchapter. Scope: Fee schedule captioned ‘LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY FILING FEES (Under Act 1041 of 2021)’ (Arkansas Secretary of State, Rev. 1/25); the cited statute is in Ark. Code Ann. Title 4, Chapter 38 (Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, Act 1041 of 2021). Quote: \"Statement of Merger […] $50.00\" Pinpoint: Arkansas Secretary of State, Limited Liability Company Filing Fees (Rev. 1/25), item 10 ‘Statement of Merger’.",
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              "note": "Source: https://azcc.gov/docs/default-source/corps-files/fee-schedules/fee-schedule-llcs.pdf | Locator: merger#AZ.llc.fee. Instrument: Statement of Merger (A.R.S. §§ 29-2201, 29-2205, Arizona Entity Restructuring Act). Fee display: $50 (regular) or $85 (expedited) to file a statement of merger for an LLC; optional 2-hour/same-day/next-day accelerated processing also available. Display: Arizona charges $50 (regular) or $85 (expedited) to file a statement of merger for an LLC under the Arizona Entity Restructuring Act. Scope: Fee schedule captioned ‘Schedule of Fees, Limited Liability Companies, A.R.S. Title 29’; A.R.S. § 29-2102(3) names ‘limited liability companies’ among the entities for which ‘the commission’ is the appropriate filing authority under this chapter (the Arizona Entity Restructuring Act). Quote: \"Statement of Merger […] $50.00\" Pinpoint: Arizona Corporation Commission, Schedule of Fees – Limited Liability Companies, A.R.S. Title 29, row ‘Statement of Merger’. Optional component, Statement of merger, expedited processing: \"Statement of Merger […] $85.00\". Optional component, Statement of merger, expedited processing (condition: Expedited processing (optional, in place of regular processing)). Optional component, 2-Hour Service (Same Day/Next Day Accelerated Processing Services): \"2-Hour Service $400\". Optional component, 2-Hour Service (Same Day/Next Day Accelerated Processing Services) (condition: Available 8am - 3pm; SD/ND processing services can be applied to most filing types). Optional component, Same Day Service (Same Day/Next Day Accelerated Processing Services): \"Same Day Service $200\". Optional component, Same Day Service (Same Day/Next Day Accelerated Processing Services) (condition: Must be received before 10am). Optional component, Next Day Service (Same Day/Next Day Accelerated Processing Services): \"Next Day Service $100\". Optional component, Next Day Service (Same Day/Next Day Accelerated Processing Services) (condition: Must be received before 5pm).",
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              "note": "Source: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV&sectionNum=12190. | Locator: merger#CA.llc.fee. Instrument: Certificate of Merger (Form OBE MERGER-1). Fee display: $70 (LLCs only) or $150 (LLC with another business entity type); optional 24-hour $350, same-day $750, 4-hour $500, drop-off handling $15. Display: California charges $70 to file a certificate of merger between LLCs only and $150 when an LLC merges with another type of business entity (Gov. Code § 12190(i), (j)). Scope: Gov. Code § 12190: \"The limited liability company filing fees are the following\"; LLC forms page item \"10. Merger Mergers between LLCs only Mergers between LLCs and other Business Entities Form OBE MERGER-1 (PDF) $70.00 to $150.00\". Quote: \"(i) Filing a certificate of merger for a merger of a limited liability company with one or more other limited liability companies: Seventy dollars ($70).\" Pinpoint: Cal. Gov. Code § 12190 (Title 2, Div. 3, Part 2, Ch. 3, Art. 3 Business Programs), leginfo section page, subdivisions (i) and (j). Conditional component, Certificate of merger, one or more LLCs merging with one or more other business entities: \"(j) Filing a certificate of merger for a merger of one or more limited liability companies with one or more other business entities: One hundred fifty dollars ($150).\" Optional component, 24–Hour Filing Service (Class C): \"24–Hour Filing Service (Class C) - $350.00 : Online or Drop-Off in Sacramento.\" Optional component, 24–Hour Filing Service (Class C) (condition: Online or Drop-Off in Sacramento). Optional component, Same Day Filing Service (Class B): \"Same Day Filing Service (Class B) - $750.00 : Online or Drop-Off in Sacramento.\" Optional component, Same Day Filing Service (Class B) (condition: Note: The document must be received by the Secretary of State by 9:30 a.m). Optional component, 4–Hour Filing Service (Class A): \"4–Hour Filing Service (Class A) - $500.00 : Drop-Off-Only in Sacramento.\" Optional component, 4–Hour Filing Service (Class A) (condition: A document must be precleared and approved to be eligible for 4-Hour expedite service). Optional component, 24–Hour Preclearance Service: \"24–Hour Preclearance Service - $500.00 : Drop-Off-Only in Sacramento .\" Optional component, 24–Hour Preclearance Service (condition: Drop-Off-Only in Sacramento ). Optional component, Drop-off special handling fee, each filing request: \"$15 special handling fee is applicable for each filing request.\" Optional component, Drop-off special handling fee, each filing request (condition: Drop-off requests must include a separate, non–refundable special handling fee for each request). Optional component, Certified copy, per document: \"14. Order Certified Copies, Plain Copies and Certificates of Status for LLCs Business Entity Records Order Form Certified copies - $5.00 per document\".",
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              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Certificate of merger, LLC merging with one or more other LLCs. Conditional: Certificate of merger, one or more LLCs merging with one or more other business entities $150 — for a merger of one or more limited liability companies with one or more other business entities. Optional: 24–Hour Filing Service (Class C) $350 [2]; Same Day Filing Service (Class B) $750 [2]; 4–Hour Filing Service (Class A) $500 [2]; 24–Hour Preclearance Service $500 [2]; Drop-off special handling fee, each filing request $15 [2]; Certified copy, per document $5 [3]. Channel note: Drop-off requests must include a separate, non–refundable special handling fee for each request. […] The special handling fee does not apply to Statements of Information, Statements by Common Interest Development Association, or any request submitted online or by mail. Also cited: [2] www.sos.ca.gov — California Secretary of State, Business Entities 'Service Options' page (Online; Drop-Off Service (Special Handling Service); Preclearance Services; Expedite Services); [3] www.sos.ca.gov — California Secretary of State, 'Limited Liability Companies – California (Domestic)' forms and fees page, items 10-14 (items 10 and 14)."
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              "note": "Source: https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/info_center/fees/business.html | Locator: merger#CO.llc.fee. Instrument: Statement of Merger (C.R.S. §§ 7-90-203, 7-90-203.7). Fee display: $150 (paper filing only) to file a statement of merger for an LLC; an additional $150 expedite fee is available for 3-business-day service. Display: Colorado charges $150 to file a statement of merger for an LLC; the fee schedule lists this as a paper-only filing fee, with no separate online fee. Scope: C.R.S. § 7-90-102(13): “‘Domestic entity’ means a domestic corporation, a domestic general partnership, a domestic cooperative, a domestic limited liability company, a domestic limited partnership,” naming LLCs among the entities Article 90 (Colorado Corporations and Associations Act) governs; the LLC-specific name-reservation and conversion statutes (former §§ 7-62-103, 7-80-202) were repealed and consolidated into this article. Quote: \"Merger Statement n/a $150.00\" Pinpoint: Colorado Secretary of State, Business Organizations Fee Schedule, Business Transactions table, row ‘Merger Statement’. Base component, Merger Statement (condition: Paper filing; the schedule lists no online fee for this filing (online column is ‘n/a’)). Optional component, Expedited Service, business organization document filing: \"Expedited Service, business organization document filing (fulfilled within 3 business days) - additional fee n/a $150.00\". Optional component, Expedited Service, business organization document filing (condition: fulfilled within 3 business days - additional fee).",
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              "note": "Source: https://business.ct.gov/knowledge-base/articles/domestic-limited-liability-companies-forms-and-fees | Locator: merger#CT.llc.fee. Instrument: Certificate of Merger (Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 34-611, 34-615, Entity Transactions Act, Chapter 616; a Connecticut LLC merging only with other LLCs may instead use §§ 34-279h to 34-279k of its own Act, which also calls the filed instrument a ‘certificate of merger’). Fee display: $60 to file a certificate of merger for an LLC. Display: Connecticut charges $60 to file a certificate of merger for an LLC, per the Secretary of the State's Entity Transactions fee schedule. Scope: CT's own LLC fee schedule (Section I, item O) cross-refers LLC merger fees to ‘XXI Entity Transactions’: ‘Conversion, Domestication, Merger ... See XXI Entity Transactions’; Section XXI's entity definition (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 34-600(12)) names ‘a limited liability company’ as a covered entity. Quote: \"Merger - no form available; please see our Merger page for more information. $60\" Pinpoint: business.ct.gov, ‘Domestic Limited Liability Companies Forms and Fees,’ row ‘Merger’.",
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              "note": "Source: https://dlcp.dc.gov/page/corporations-division-fees-limited-liability-company | Locator: merger#DC.llc.fee. Instrument: Articles of merger under D.C. Code § 29-809.04 (merger of a domestic LLC with one or more other domestic LLCs) or statement of merger under D.C. Code § 29-202.05 (merger in which an LLC and another form of entity are parties, per § 29-809.02(c)). Fee display: $220 to file a merger involving an LLC, whether LLC-to-LLC (articles of merger) or with another entity type (statement of merger); optional expedite $100/$50. Display: DC charges $220 to file a merger involving a limited liability company, whether merging with another LLC (§ 29-809.04) or with a different entity type (statement of merger, Chapter 2). Scope: DLCP fee table rows headed \"Domestic Limited Liability Company\"; D.C. Code §§ 29-809.01 to 29-809.05 (LLC Act, Ch. 8, Subchapter IX \"Merger and Domestication\") govern an LLC-to-LLC merger; § 29-809.02(c) sends a mixed-entity-type merger to Chapter 2. Quote: \"Domestic Limited Liability Company Filings required for merger $220.00\" Pinpoint: DLCP, \"Corporations Division Fees - Limited Liability Company\" table, rows \"Filings required for merger\" and \"Statement of merger\". Conditional component, Statement of merger, when a limited liability company and another form of entity are parties: \"A merger in which a limited liability company and another form of entity are parties shall be governed by Chapter 2 of this title. […] Domestic Limited Liability Company Statement of merger $220.00\". Optional component, Expedited same-day service: \"Expedited same-day service: $100, in addition to all other fees required by statute or regulation\". Optional component, Expedited same-day service (condition: in addition to all other fees required by statute or regulation). Optional component, Expedited 3-day service: \"Expedited 3-day service: $50, in addition to all other fees required by statute or regulation\". Optional component, Expedited 3-day service (condition: in addition to all other fees required by statute or regulation).",
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              "cell_citation_url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title6/c018/sc11/index.html",
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              "note": "Source: https://delcode.delaware.gov/title6/c018/sc11/index.html | Locator: merger#DE.llc.fee. Instrument: Certificate of merger or consolidation, or certificate of ownership and merger (6 Del. C. § 18-209). Fee display: $180 filing fee + $40 courthouse municipality fee (schedule total $220); registered-series merger also $180 + $40; annual tax first if the Delaware LLC merges out; optional 24-hour $100, same-day $200, priority $500/$1,000. Display: Delaware charges $180 to file an LLC certificate of merger or consolidation plus a $40 courthouse municipality fee per instrument; the fee schedule lists the combined $220. Scope: 6 Del. C. § 18-1105 is in Title 6, Chapter 18 (Limited Liability Company Act); fee schedule block \"Limited Liability Companies\", row \"Merger (plus annual taxes if DE merging out)\". Quote: \"(3) Upon the receipt for filing of a certificate of formation under § 18-201 of this title […] a certificate of merger or consolidation or a certificate of ownership and merger under § 18-209 of this title […] a fee in the amount of $180\" Pinpoint: 6 Del. C. § 18-1105 (Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, Subchapter XI. Miscellaneous), delcode.delaware.gov Title 6 Ch. 18 Subchapter XI page, subsection (a)(3). Base component, Courthouse municipality fee for the certificate of merger or consolidation (§ 18-206(e)): \"Limited Liability Companies […] Merger (plus annual taxes if DE merging out) […] *$220.00 […] PLEASE NOTE: The fee in column one for domestic LLC’s equals filing fee plus municipality fee. […] (a) The signed copy of any certificate authorized to be filed under this chapter shall be delivered to the Secretary of State. […] The fee to such municipalities shall be $40 for each instrument filed with the Secretary of State in accordance with this section.\" Conditional component, Additional municipality fee per LLC whose registered agent is in a different municipality: \"Merger (plus annual taxes if DE merging out) […] *$220.00 […] PLEASE NOTE: The fee in column one for domestic LLC’s equals filing fee plus municipality fee. […] *MUNICIPALITY FEES APPLY PER LLC IF REGISTERED AGENTS ARE LOCATED IN DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES […] The fee to such municipalities shall be $40 for each instrument filed with the Secretary of State in accordance with this section.\" Conditional component, Delaware annual tax for the calendar year, due before filing when the Delaware LLC merges out (its existence will cease): \"Merger (plus annual taxes if DE merging out) […] (b) Every domestic limited liability company and every foreign limited liability company registered to do business in the State of Delaware shall pay an annual tax, for the use of the State of Delaware, in the amount of $400. […] If the existence of a domestic limited liability company or a registered series, or the registration of a foreign limited liability company, will cease by the filing of a certificate under this chapter, the full amount of the annual tax for the calendar year in which the certificate becomes effective is due and payable before the filing of the certificate.\" Conditional component, Filing fee, certificate of merger or consolidation of registered series (§ 18-221): \"a certificate of merger or consolidation of registered series under § 18-221 of this title […] a fee in the amount of $180\". Conditional component, Courthouse municipality fee for the certificate of merger or consolidation of registered series (§ 18-206(e)): \"(a) The signed copy of any certificate authorized to be filed under this chapter shall be delivered to the Secretary of State. […] The fee to such municipalities shall be $40 for each instrument filed with the Secretary of State in accordance with this section.\" Optional component, Same Day Fee (fee schedule column): \"Limited Liability Companies […] Merger (plus annual taxes if DE merging out) […] Same Day Fee […] $200.00\". Optional component, 24-Hour Fee (fee schedule column): \"Limited Liability Companies […] Merger (plus annual taxes if DE merging out) […] 24-Hour Fee […] $100.00\". Optional component, Certified copy, each copy certified: \"(4) For certifying copies of any paper on file as provided for by this chapter, a fee in the amount of $50 for each copy certified. In addition, a fee of $2.00 per page shall be paid in each instance where the Secretary of State provides the copies of the document to be certified.\" Optional component, Copies provided by the Secretary of State for certification, per page (condition: in each instance where the Secretary of State provides the copies of the document to be certified). Optional component, Priority 1 (1-Hour) Service, per document/request: \"Priority 1 (1-Hour) Service is available at a cost of $1000 per document/request and Priority 2 (2-Hour) Service is available at a cost of $500 per document/request.\"",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$180 and $40",
              "visible_subline": "Fee lines: Filing fee, certificate of merger or consolidation or certificate of ownership and merger (§ 18-209) $180; Courthouse municipality fee for the certificate of merger or consolidation (§ 18-206(e)) $40 [2]. Conditional: Additional municipality fee per LLC whose registered agent is in a different municipality $40 — *MUNICIPALITY FEES APPLY PER LLC IF REGISTERED AGENTS ARE LOCATED IN DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES [2]. Conditional: Delaware annual tax for the calendar year, due before filing when the Delaware LLC merges out (its existence will cease) $400 — Merger (plus annual taxes if DE merging out). Conditional: Filing fee, certificate of merger or consolidation of registered series (§ 18-221) $180 — a certificate of merger or consolidation of registered series under § 18-221 of this title. Conditional: Courthouse municipality fee for the certificate of merger or consolidation of registered series (§ 18-206(e)) $40 — a certificate of merger or consolidation of registered series under § 18-221 of this title [2]. Optional: Same Day Fee (fee schedule column) $200 [3]; 24-Hour Fee (fee schedule column) $100 [3]; Certified copy, each copy certified $50; Copies provided by the Secretary of State for certification, per page $2; Priority 1 (1-Hour) Service, per document/request $1,000 [3]; Priority 2 (2-Hour) Service, per document/request $500 [3]. Also cited: [2] delcode.delaware.gov — 6 Del. C. § 18-206(e) (Subchapter II. Formation; Certificate of Formation) / 6 Del. C. § 18-206(a) and § 18-209(c) (Subchapter II); [3] corpfiles.delaware.gov — Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations Fee Schedule, Revised August 1, 2026, p. 4, block 'Limited Liability Companies - continued' (row and columns 'State Filing Fee', 'Certified Copy (each)', 'Same Day Fee', '24-Hour Fee'; notes below the block)."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "DE",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title6/c018/sc11/index.html",
          "state": "Delaware"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/Chapter605/All",
              "cell_locator": "FL.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/Chapter605/All | Locator: merger#FL.llc.fee. Instrument: Articles of merger (Fla. Stat. § 605.1025); the fee statute and fee pages call the filing a certificate of merger. Fee display: $25 per party to the merger (unless other law sets a specific fee for a party); optional certified copy $30. Display: Florida charges $25 per constituent party to file a merger involving an LLC, unless other law sets a specific fee for a party (Fla. Stat. § 605.0213(4)). Scope: Fla. Stat. § 605.0213 \"The fees of the department under this chapter are as follows\" (Chapter 605, Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act); Division of Corporations page heading \"LLC Fees\". Quote: \"(4) For filing a certificate of merger of limited liability companies or other business entities, $25 per constituent party to the merger, unless a specific fee is required for a party under other applicable law.\" Pinpoint: Fla. Stat. § 605.0213 (Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act), flsenate.gov 2025 Florida Statutes, Chapter 605 (all sections page), subsection (4). Base component, Certificate of merger, per constituent party (condition: per constituent party to the merger). Optional component, Certified Copy of Record: \"Certified Copy of Record $ 30.00\".",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$25",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Certificate of merger, per constituent party. Formula as stated: $25 per constituent party to the merger, unless a specific fee is required for a party under other applicable law. Optional: Certified Copy of Record $30 [2]. Also cited: [2] dos.myflorida.com — Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, 'LLC Fees' page (Forms & Fees > Fees > LLC Fees)."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "FL",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/Chapter605/All",
          "state": "Florida"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://sos.ga.gov/sites/default/files/forms/Reference%20-%20Filing%20Fees_0.pdf",
              "cell_locator": "GA.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://sos.ga.gov/sites/default/files/forms/Reference%20-%20Filing%20Fees_0.pdf | Locator: merger#GA.llc.fee. Instrument: Articles of Merger (Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division). Fee display: $30.00 total ($20.00 fee + $10.00 service charge) to file Articles of Merger, same for online or paper filing; optional expedite $120/$275/$1,200. Display: Georgia charges $30 ($20 fee + $10 service charge) to file Articles of Merger (SOS Corporations Division Filing Fees, eff. Sept. 6, 2025); optional expedite $120-$1,200. Scope: \"Articles of Merger\" carries no entity-type restriction on the schedule (unlike the parenthetically-scoped \"Articles of Organization (LLC)\" line above it); the Expedited Processing section's part A groups \"Limited Liability Company (LLC)\" with corporations and limited partnerships as filers covered by this fee schedule. Quote: \"Articles of Merger $20.00 +$10.00 $30.00\" Pinpoint: Georgia Secretary of State, \"Corporations Division Filing Fees\" (Rev. 8/2025, effective September 6, 2025), p.1, row \"Articles of Merger\"; p.2, \"Expedited Processing of Document Filings\" part A. Base component, Articles of Merger, filing fee: \"Articles of Merger $20.00\". Base component, Service charge (applies to the filing fee above) (condition: The service charge for filing is in addition to the regular fee associated with the filing type. The service charge applies to corporation, LLC, LP/LLLP, and LLP filings as indicated in the grid above). Optional component, Expedited processing, two business days: \"Two Business Days Expedited Service $120.00\". Optional component, Expedited processing, two business days (condition: The expedited fee is in addition to the regular filing fee associated with the document type or service requested). Optional component, Expedited processing, same day: \"Same Day Expedited Service $275.00\". Optional component, Expedited processing, same day (condition: Same day expedited processing service requests must be received by the Division by noon of a business day). Optional component, Expedited processing, one hour: \"One Hour Expedited Service $1200.00\". Optional component, Expedited processing, one hour (condition: One hour expedited processing service requests are reviewed on business days between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m).",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$20 and $10",
              "visible_subline": "Fee lines: Articles of Merger, filing fee $20; Service charge (applies to the filing fee above) $10. Optional: Expedited processing, two business days $120; Expedited processing, same day $275; Expedited processing, one hour $1,200."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "GA",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://sos.ga.gov/sites/default/files/forms/Reference%20-%20Filing%20Fees_0.pdf",
          "state": "Georgia"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol08_Ch0401-0429/HRS0428/HRS_0428-1301.htm",
              "cell_locator": "HI.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol08_Ch0401-0429/HRS0428/HRS_0428-1301.htm | Locator: merger#HI.llc.fee. Instrument: Articles of merger under HRS § 428-905 (merger authorized by HRS § 428-904); statutory fee line calls it \"articles of merger or conversion\". Fee display: $100 to file articles of merger (the same statutory line item also covers articles of conversion); optional $75 special-handling review fee for that specific filing. Display: Hawaii charges $100 to file articles of merger for an LLC (HRS §§ 428-904, 428-1301(a)(4)); optional $75 special-handling review fee. Scope: HRS § 428-904(a): \"a domestic or foreign limited liability company may merge with one or more domestic professional corporations, or with one or more limited liability companies or other business entities\". Quote: \"(4) Articles of merger or conversion, $100;\" Pinpoint: HRS § 428-1301(a)(4) and (a)(17) (chapter 428, Part XIII \"Fees, Charges, and Penalties\"). Optional component, Special handling fee for review of articles of merger or conversion: \"(17) Special handling fee for review of articles of merger or conversion, $75;\".",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$100",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Articles of merger or conversion, filing fee. Optional: Special handling fee for review of articles of merger or conversion $75."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "HI",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol08_Ch0401-0429/HRS0428/HRS_0428-1301.htm",
          "state": "Hawaii"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/489.pdf",
              "cell_locator": "IA.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/489.pdf | Locator: merger#IA.llc.fee. Instrument: Statement of merger (Iowa Code § 489.1025). Fee display: $50 to file a statement of merger involving an LLC; the same fee line covers a statement of interest exchange. Display: Iowa charges $50 to file a statement of merger for an LLC (Iowa Code § 489.122(1)(l)); the same fee line also covers a statement of interest exchange. Scope: Iowa Code ch. 489 is the \"UNIFORM LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT\"; the fee is listed in § 489.122(1)(l) of that chapter, and the SOS fee schedule lists 'Statement of Merger - $50, Iowa Code 489.1025' under the 'Limited Liability Company' > 'Domestic' heading. Quote: \"Statement of merger or interest exchange ................. $ 50\" Pinpoint: Iowa Code § 489.122(1)(l) ('Fees'), Chapter 489 PDF p. 16. Optional component, Certifying the copy (§ 489.122(3)(b)): \"b. Five dollars for the certificate.\"",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$50",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Statement of merger or interest exchange. Optional: Certifying the copy (§ 489.122(3)(b)) $5."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "IA",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/489.pdf",
          "state": "Iowa"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/statutesrules/idstat/Title30/T30CH21.pdf",
              "cell_locator": "ID.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/statutesrules/idstat/Title30/T30CH21.pdf | Locator: merger#ID.llc.fee. Instrument: Statement of merger under Idaho Code § 30-22-205 (merger authorized by § 30-22-201). Fee display: $30 to file a statement of merger; a $20 surcharge applies if filed on a non-system-generated paper form requiring manual data entry; optional expedite surcharges $40/$100. Display: Idaho charges $30 to file a statement of merger for an LLC (Idaho Code §§ 30-22-201, 30-22-205, 30-21-214(b)(1)); +$20 for manual-entry paper filings; optional $40/$100 expedite surcharges. Scope: Idaho Code § 30-22-201(a)(1): \"One (1) or more domestic entities may merge with one (1) or more domestic or foreign entities into a domestic or foreign surviving entity\"; § 30-21-102(11)(A)(v) defines \"entity\" to include \"A limited liability company\". Quote: \"(1) Statement of merger ..................................... $30.00\" Pinpoint: Idaho Code, Title 30, chapter 21, whole-chapter PDF, § 30-21-214(b)(1) (Part 2, Filing). Optional component, Surcharge, evidence of filing within 8 working hours: \"The secretary of state shall collect a surcharge of forty dollars ($40.00) for providing evidence of filing an entity filing within eight (8) working hours after the entity filing is delivered, either in person or electronically, for filing.\" Optional component, Surcharge, evidence of filing within 8 working hours (condition: for providing evidence of filing an entity filing within eight (8) working hours after the entity filing is delivered, either in person or electronically, for filing). Optional component, Surcharge, same-working-day expedited service: \"The secretary of state shall collect a surcharge of one hundred dollars ($100) for providing evidence of filing an entity filing that is submitted to the secretary of state before 1:00 p.m. mountain time and that requests expedited service within the same working day that the filing is submitted.\" Optional component, Surcharge, same-working-day expedited service (condition: that is submitted to the secretary of state before 1:00 p.m. mountain time and that requests expedited service within the same working day that the filing is submitted). Conditional component, Surcharge, manual data entry (non-system-generated form, paper filing): \"The secretary of state shall collect a surcharge of twenty dollars ($20.00) for filing any form that is not generated by the secretary of state's electronic filing system and that requires manual data entry; provided, however, that no surcharge for manual data entry shall be collected under this subsection for any form that is not available for online filing by the secretary of state's electronic filing system.\"",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$30",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Statement of merger, filing fee. Conditional: Surcharge, manual data entry (non-system-generated form, paper filing) $20 — for filing any form that is not generated by the secretary of state's electronic filing system and that requires manual data entry. Optional: Surcharge, evidence of filing within 8 working hours $40; Surcharge, same-working-day expedited service $100."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "ID",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/statutesrules/idstat/Title30/T30CH21.pdf",
          "state": "Idaho"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://www.ilga.gov/ftp/ILCS/Ch%200805/Act%200180/080501800K50-10.html",
              "cell_locator": "IL.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://www.ilga.gov/ftp/ILCS/Ch%200805/Act%200180/080501800K50-10.html | Locator: merger#IL.llc.fee. Instrument: Articles of merger under 805 ILCS 180/37-25 (merger authorized by 805 ILCS 180/37-20). Fee display: $100 for a merger of 2 parties, plus $50 for each additional party beyond the first 2; optional $25 certified copy or certificate. Display: Illinois charges $100 to file articles of merger for an LLC (2 parties), plus $50 per additional party (805 ILCS 180/37-20, 37-25, 50-10(b)(13)). Scope: 805 ILCS 180/37-20(a): \"A limited liability company may merge with one or more other constituent organizations pursuant to this Section, Sections 37-21 through 37-30, and a plan of merger\". Quote: \"Filing articles of merger, $100 plus $50 for each party to the merger in excess of the first 2 parties.\" Pinpoint: 805 ILCS 180/50-10(b)(13) (Limited Liability Company Act, Article 50, Sec. 50-10 \"Fees\").",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$100",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Filing articles of merger, first 2 parties. Formula as stated: Filing articles of merger, $100 plus $50 for each party to the merger in excess of the first 2 parties. Conditional: Filing articles of merger, each additional party beyond the first 2 $50 — plus $50 for each party to the merger in excess of the first 2 parties."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "IL",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://www.ilga.gov/ftp/ILCS/Ch%200805/Act%200180/080501800K50-10.html",
          "state": "Illinois"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_23.html",
              "cell_locator": "IN.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_23.html | Locator: merger#IN.llc.fee. Instrument: Articles of merger under IC 23-0.6-2-5 (right to merge under IC 23-0.6-2-1). Fee display: $75 electronic / $90 non-electronic for a for-profit entity (e.g. an LLC) filing articles of merger; $20/$30 if the fee attaches to a nonprofit corporation party; optional abandonment, notice, certificate, preclearance fees. Display: Indiana charges $75 (electronic) or $90 (non-electronic) to file articles of merger for an LLC, a for-profit entity (IC 23-0.6-2-1, -2-5, 23-0.5-9-45); lower $20/$30 tier applies to nonprofit corporations. Scope: IC 23-0.6-2-1(a): \"one (1) or more domestic entities may merge with one (1) or more domestic or foreign entities into a domestic or foreign surviving entity\"; IC 23-0.5-1.5-8(a)(5) defines \"entity\" to include \"a limited liability company\"; an LLC is a for-profit entity for purposes of the IC 23-0.5-9-45 fee split. Quote: \"The secretary of state shall collect the following fees for filing articles of merger electronically: (1) Seventy-five dollars ($75), in the case of a for-profit entity.\" Pinpoint: IC 23-0.5-9-45 (Article 0.5, Ch. 9 \"Fees\"); IC 23-0.6-2-1, 23-0.6-2-5 (Article 0.6, Ch. 2 \"Merger\") (whole-Title 23 capture). Base component, Articles of merger, electronic filing, for-profit entity (condition: in the case of a for-profit entity). Conditional component, Articles of merger, non-electronic filing, for-profit entity: \"(1) Ninety dollars ($90), in the case of a for-profit entity.\" Conditional component, Articles of merger, electronic filing, nonprofit corporation: \"(2) Twenty dollars ($20), in the case of a nonprofit corporation.\" Conditional component, Articles of merger, non-electronic filing, nonprofit corporation: \"(2) Thirty dollars ($30), in the case of a nonprofit corporation.\" Optional component, Preclearance of a filing: \"The secretary of state shall collect a fee of ten dollars ($10) for a preclearance of a filing.\"",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$75",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Articles of merger, electronic filing, for-profit entity. Conditional: Articles of merger, non-electronic filing, for-profit entity $90 — for filing articles of merger in a manner other than electronically, in the case of a for-profit entity. Conditional: Articles of merger, electronic filing, nonprofit corporation $20 — in the case of a nonprofit corporation. Conditional: Articles of merger, non-electronic filing, nonprofit corporation $30 — for filing articles of merger in a manner other than electronically, in the case of a nonprofit corporation. Optional: Preclearance of a filing $10."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "IN",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_23.html",
          "state": "Indiana"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://sos.ks.gov/forms/business_services/CM.pdf",
              "cell_locator": "KS.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://sos.ks.gov/forms/business_services/CM.pdf | Locator: merger#KS.llc.fee. Instrument: Certificate of Merger or Consolidation (K.S.A. 17-7681(b)). Fee display: $75 for a certificate of merger/consolidation naming the first two businesses; $10 more for each additional business beyond two. Online filing is not currently available. Display: Kansas charges $75 to file a certificate of merger/consolidation for the first two businesses (including an LLC), plus $10 for each additional business beyond two. Scope: This document may be submitted for a merger involving any business types that are either domestic (Kansas) or foreign (non-Kansas) businesses. […] List the business type for each of the businesses. Examples include LLCs, corporations, LLPs, etc. Quote: \"Paper Certificate of Merger (first 2 businesses):.................. $75\" Pinpoint: Kansas SOS form CM, \"Certificate of Merger/Consolidation, All Business Types\" (Rev. 1/23/26), Fee Schedule. Conditional component, Each additional constituent business beyond the first two: \"+ each additional business:.................................................. $10 each\". Optional component, Certified copy of corporate filing — information and services fee (K.A.R. 7-16-1): \"Certified copy of corporate filing: $15.00\". Optional component, Certified copy of corporate filing — technology communication fee (K.A.R. 7-16-2): \"Certified copy of corporate filing: $5.00\".",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$75",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Paper Certificate of Merger, first two constituent businesses. Formula as stated: This fee of $75 is for the first two businesses named within the merger. Each business beyond the first two involved in the merger is an additional $10. Conditional: Each additional constituent business beyond the first two $10 — each business beyond the first two involved in the merger. Optional: Certified copy of corporate filing — information and services fee (K.A.R. 7-16-1) $15 [2]; Certified copy of corporate filing — technology communication fee (K.A.R. 7-16-2) $5 [2]. Channel note: Online filing is not currently available. Also cited: [2] sos.ks.gov — Kansas Register, Vol. 45, No. 7 (Feb. 12, 2026), K.A.R. 7-16-1 \"Information and services fee,\" \"Entity amendment filings, paper form\" list / Kansas Register, Vol. 45, No. 7 (Feb. 12, 2026), K.A.R. 7-16-2 \"Technology communication fee,\" \"Entity amendment filings, paper form\" list."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "KS",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://sos.ks.gov/forms/business_services/CM.pdf",
          "state": "Kansas"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://www.sos.ky.gov/bus/Business-Filings/Pages/Fees.aspx",
              "cell_locator": "KY.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://www.sos.ky.gov/bus/Business-Filings/Pages/Fees.aspx | Locator: merger#KY.llc.fee. Instrument: Articles of Merger (KRS 275.360). Fee display: $50 to file articles of merger involving an LLC. Display: Kentucky charges $50 to file articles of merger for a domestic LLC (KRS 275.360). Scope: SOS fee schedule heading \"Domestic Limited Liability Company (Profit, Non-Profit or Professional Service)\" lists \"Articles of Merger: $50.00\". Quote: \"Articles of Merger: $50.00\" Pinpoint: Kentucky SOS, Business Filings, \"Fees\" page, \"Domestic Limited Liability Company (Profit, Non-Profit or Professional Service)\" list.",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$50",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Articles of Merger, domestic LLC."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "KY",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://www.sos.ky.gov/bus/Business-Filings/Pages/Fees.aspx",
          "state": "Kentucky"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/LawPrint.aspx?d=103670",
              "cell_locator": "LA.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/LawPrint.aspx?d=103670 | Locator: merger#LA.llc.fee. Instrument: Agreement and Articles of Merger or Consolidation (R.S. 12:1357, 12:1358). Fee display: $100 to file merger/consolidation proceedings for a domestic LLC; the same flat $100 line also covers several other listed LLC filings. Display: Louisiana charges $100 to file merger/consolidation proceedings for a domestic LLC (R.S. 49:222(B)(1)(c)); an LLC may merge with another LLC, a partnership, or a corporation under R.S. 12:1357. Scope: R.S. 49:222(B)(1): \"Domestic business corporations and limited liability companies\" — subsection (c) is the limited-liability-company-specific line (the corporation-specific merger fee is a separate line, (b), at $75). Quote: \"One hundred dollars for filing and recording limited liability company articles of organization, amended articles of organization, dissolution proceedings, termination of dissolution proceedings, reinstatement proceedings, merger proceedings, conversions, and certificates of correction.\" Pinpoint: R.S. 49:222(B)(1)(c) (\"Fees chargeable by secretary of state\"). Optional component, Additional certified copies (General Fees): \"Fifteen dollars for additional certified copies.\" Optional component, Certified copies with amendments (General Fees): \"Twenty-five dollars for certified copies with amendments.\" Optional component, Expedited \"while you wait\" service (Special fees): \"There shall be a fifty-dollar fee for expedited \"while you wait\" service.\" Optional component, Expedited twenty-four-hour service (Special fees): \"There shall be a thirty-dollar fee for expedited twenty-four-hour service.\"",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$100",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Merger proceedings, domestic LLC (bundled line also covering articles of organization, amendments, dissolution, termination/reinstatement proceedings, conversions, and certificates of correction). Optional: Additional certified copies (General Fees) $15; Certified copies with amendments (General Fees) $25; Expedited \"while you wait\" service (Special fees) $50; Expedited twenty-four-hour service (Special fees) $30."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "LA",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/LawPrint.aspx?d=103670",
          "state": "Louisiana"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/corporations/general-information/corporations-filing-fees.htm",
              "cell_locator": "MA.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/corporations/general-information/corporations-filing-fees.htm | Locator: merger#MA.llc.fee. Instrument: Certificate of consolidation or merger (M.G.L. c. 156C, §61). Fee display: $100 LLC certificate of merger/consolidation fee. Display: Massachusetts charges $100 for an LLC certificate of merger/consolidation under M.G.L. c. 156C §§59 & 61, per the SoS 'Limited Liability Companies' fee schedule heading. Scope: Fee schedule heading 'Limited Liability Companies' sits directly above 'Certificate of Merger / Consolidation $100.00'; M.G.L. c. 156C, §59(b): \"a domestic limited liability company may consolidate or merge with or into one or more domestic limited liability companies or other business entities\". Quote: \"Limited Liability Companies […] Certificate of Merger / Consolidation $100.00\" Pinpoint: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division Filing Fees, section 'Limited Liability Companies', line 'Certificate of Merger / Consolidation $100.00'. Optional component, Certified copy, other documents, first page: \"Other Documents First page $7.00\". Optional component, Certified copy, other documents, each additional page: \"Each additional page $2.00\". Optional component, Expedited service, order subtotal $0.01-$14.99: \"If your order subtotal is between: […] $0.01 – $14.99 […] $3.00\". Optional component, Expedited service, order subtotal $0.01-$14.99 (condition: If your order subtotal is between $0.01 and $14.99). Optional component, Expedited service, order subtotal $15.00-$24.99: \"$15.00 – $24.99 […] $3.50\". Optional component, Expedited service, order subtotal $15.00-$24.99 (condition: If your order subtotal is between $15.00 and $24.99). Optional component, Expedited service, order subtotal $25.00-$84.99: \"$25.00 – $84.99 […] $6.00\". Optional component, Expedited service, order subtotal $25.00-$84.99 (condition: If your order subtotal is between $25.00 and $84.99). Optional component, Expedited service, order subtotal $85.00-$149.99: \"$85.00 – $149.99 […] $10.00\". Optional component, Expedited service, order subtotal $85.00-$149.99 (condition: If your order subtotal is between $85.00 and $149.99). Optional component, Expedited service, order subtotal $150.00-$499.00: \"$150.00 – $499.00 […] $15.00\". Optional component, Expedited service, order subtotal $150.00-$499.00 (condition: If your order subtotal is between $150.00 and $499.00). Optional component, Expedited service, order subtotal of $500.00: \"$500.00 […] $20.00\". Optional component, Expedited service, order subtotal of $500.00 (condition: order subtotal of $500.00).",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$100",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: LLC certificate of merger/consolidation fee. Optional: Certified copy, other documents, first page $7; Certified copy, other documents, each additional page $2; Expedited service, order subtotal $0.01-$14.99 $3; Expedited service, order subtotal $15.00-$24.99 $3.50; Expedited service, order subtotal $25.00-$84.99 $6; Expedited service, order subtotal $85.00-$149.99 $10; Expedited service, order subtotal $150.00-$499.00 $15; Expedited service, order subtotal of $500.00 $20. Formula text also stated, for the optional order-subtotal tiers: Over $500 […] 4.5% of the sub total."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "MA",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/corporations/general-information/corporations-filing-fees.htm",
          "state": "Massachusetts"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gca&section=1-203&enactments=false",
              "cell_locator": "MD.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gca&section=1-203&enactments=false | Locator: merger#MD.llc.fee. Instrument: Articles of Merger (GCA §4A-703). Fee display: $100 to file articles of merger involving an LLC; optional expedited (non-same-day) processing $50. Display: Maryland charges $100 to file articles of merger involving an LLC (GCA §1-203(b)(1); §4A-703); optional expedited (non-same-day) processing is $50. Scope: GCA §4A-703(2)(i): \"In the case of a limited liability company, in the manner required by § 4A-206 of this title\". Quote: \"(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (10) of this subsection, for each of the following documents, the nonrefundable processing fee is $100: […] Articles of consolidation or merger\" Pinpoint: GCA §1-203(b)(1) (\"Fees chargeable by…\" — ** TAKES EFFECT OCTOBER 1, 2026 ** version, in force as of the effective date). Optional component, Expedited processing (non-same-day) of a document listed in paragraph (1), e.g. articles of merger: \"Recording any document, including financing statements, or submitting for preclearance any document listed in paragraph (1) or (4) of this subsection, if processing under § 1–203.2(b)(1) of this subtitle is not requested……….…….........$50\". Optional component, Expedited processing (non-same-day) of a document listed in paragraph (1), e.g. articles of merger (condition: if processing under § 1–203.2(b)(1) of this subtitle is not requested).",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$100",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Articles of consolidation or merger (bundled $100 line also covering articles of incorporation/amendment/extension/restatement/supplementary/share exchange/revival and articles of validation). Optional: Expedited processing (non-same-day) of a document listed in paragraph (1), e.g. articles of merger $50."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "MD",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gca&section=1-203&enactments=false",
          "state": "Maryland"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://www.legislature.maine.gov/statutes/31/title31sec1680.html",
              "cell_locator": "ME.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://www.legislature.maine.gov/statutes/31/title31sec1680.html | Locator: merger#ME.llc.fee. Instrument: Statement of Merger (31 M.R.S. §1643). Fee display: $150 to file a statement of merger involving an LLC. Display: Maine charges $150 to file a statement of merger for an LLC (31 M.R.S. §1680(22), §1643). Scope: 31 M.R.S. §1643 sits in \"Chapter 21: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES, Subchapter 12: MERGER AND CONVERSION\". Quote: \"For filing a statement of merger under section 1643, a fee of $150;\" Pinpoint: 31 M.R.S. §1680(22) (\"Filing and copying fees; penalties\"). Optional component, Certification of a copy, per certification (§1680(26)): \"For certification of copies of filed documents under this chapter, a fee of $5 for each certification in addition to any fee due under subsection 25;\". Optional component, Certification of a copy, per certification (§1680(26)) (condition: in addition to any fee due under subsection 25). Optional component, Preclearance of a document for filing (§1680(27)): \"For the preclearance of a document for filing, a fee of $100; and\".",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$150",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Statement of merger. Optional: Certification of a copy, per certification (§1680(26)) $5; Preclearance of a document for filing (§1680(27)) $100."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "ME",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://www.legislature.maine.gov/statutes/31/title31sec1680.html",
          "state": "Maine"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/lara/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/cscl/Folder6/Filing_Fees.pdf?hash=FBEF0E98D837CA6DFC2503D2110DBEE1&rev=13440b18f0e34dfc8e648602a4e58d3d",
              "cell_locator": "MI.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://www.michigan.gov/lara/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/cscl/Folder6/Filing_Fees.pdf?hash=FBEF0E98D837CA6DFC2503D2110DBEE1&rev=13440b18f0e34dfc8e648602a4e58d3d | Locator: merger#MI.llc.fee. Instrument: Certificate of Merger (LARA Form 750, or 'Certificate of Merger - Cross Entity' when the other constituent is not a domestic LLC; M.C.L. 450.4703 certificate of merger). Fee display: $100 per domestic LLC on a certificate of merger, plus $25 per new assumed name. Display: Michigan charges $100 per domestic LLC (plus $25 per new assumed name) for a certificate of merger under MCL 450.4701-.4703, per LARA Form 750. Scope: LARA fee schedule page headed 'DOMESTIC AND DOMESTIC PROFESSIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY FORMS', Form 750 'Certificate of Merger'; M.C.L. 450.4701(1): 'Two or more domestic limited liability companies may merge pursuant to a plan of merger'; M.C.L. 450.4703(1): a certificate of merger 'shall be executed ... and filed on behalf of each constituent company.' Quote: \"Certificate of Merger […] Each domestic LLC […] $100.00\" Pinpoint: Michigan LARA Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau, 'Filing Fees' schedule, p.9, Form 750 'Certificate of Merger'. Conditional component, Fee per new assumed name adopted in the merger: \"Each new Assumed Name […] $25.00\". Optional component, Expedited service, 1 hour same day: \"Expedited Service Request Form […] 1 Hour, same day […] $1000.00\". Optional component, Expedited service, 2 hour same day: \"2 Hour, same day […] $500.00\". Optional component, Expedited service, same day for any existing-entity document: \"Same day for Any Existing Entity Docs […] $200.00\". Optional component, Expedited service, same day for formation/qualification document: \"Same day for Formation/Qualification Docs […] $100.00\". Optional component, Expedited service, 24 hours for any existing-entity document: \"24 Hours for Any Existing Entity Docs […] $100.00\". Optional component, Expedited service, 24 hours for formation/qualification document: \"24 Hours for Formation/Qualification Docs […] $50.00\". Optional component, Certified copy of original documents, minimum (first six pages): \"Original Documents Original Documents and all Amendments Certified […] Minimum fee is $16 (for first six pages); $1 for each additional page\". Optional component, Certified copy of original documents, minimum (first six pages) (condition: first six pages). Optional component, Certified copy, each additional page beyond six: \"$1 for each additional page\". Optional component, Certified copy, each additional page beyond six (condition: each additional page). Optional component, Certified copy, expedited (25% surcharge): \"An expedited fee of 25% of the total cost for copies is charged for expedited service.\" Optional component, Certified copy, expedited (25% surcharge) (condition: expedited service).",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$100",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Certificate of merger fee, per domestic LLC. Conditional: Fee per new assumed name adopted in the merger $25 — Each new Assumed Name. Optional: Expedited service, 1 hour same day $1,000; Expedited service, 2 hour same day $500; Expedited service, same day for any existing-entity document $200; Expedited service, same day for formation/qualification document $100; Expedited service, 24 hours for any existing-entity document $100; Expedited service, 24 hours for formation/qualification document $50; Certified copy of original documents, minimum (first six pages) $16; Certified copy, each additional page beyond six $1; Certified copy, expedited (25% surcharge)."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "MI",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/lara/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/cscl/Folder6/Filing_Fees.pdf?hash=FBEF0E98D837CA6DFC2503D2110DBEE1&rev=13440b18f0e34dfc8e648602a4e58d3d",
          "state": "Michigan"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/322C.1004",
              "cell_locator": "MN.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/322C.1004 | Locator: merger#MN.llc.fee. Instrument: Articles of merger (Minn. Stat. §322C.1004). Fee display: $60 to file LLC articles of merger. Display: Minnesota charges $60 to file LLC articles of merger (Minn. Stat. §§1002 & 1004), a by-mail-only filing per the SOS fee schedule's LLC heading. Scope: Fee schedule heading 'Limited Liability Company (Domestic) - Chapter 322C' above the 'Merger $60.00' line; Minn. Stat. §1004, subd. 1: 'Each constituent limited liability company shall file the articles of merger, together with a total fee of $60, with the Office of the Secretary of State.' Quote: \"Each constituent limited liability company shall file the articles of merger, together with a total fee of $60, with the Office of the Secretary of State.\" Pinpoint: Minn. Stat. §322C.1004, subd. 4, Filings required for merger or exchange; effective date and time. Base component, Articles of merger filing fee, by mail: \"Limited Liability Company (Domestic) - Chapter 322C […] Merger […] $60.00\". Base component, Articles of merger filing fee, by mail (condition: By Mail).",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$60",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Articles of merger filing fee, by mail [2]. Channel note: Merger is listed 'Not Available Online' and 'Not Available In Person' on the fee schedule -- by-mail filing only, at $60. Also cited: [2] www.sos.mn.gov — Minnesota Secretary of State, 'Business Filing and Certification Fee Schedule', section 'Limited Liability Company (Domestic) - Chapter 322C', line 'Merger'."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "MN",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/322C.1004",
          "state": "Minnesota"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=347.179",
              "cell_locator": "MO.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=347.179 | Locator: merger#MO.llc.fee. Instrument: Notice of merger or consolidation (RSMo §347.179.1(6)); fee schedule labels the Chapter 347 line 'Merger with Limited Liability Company as Surviving Entity'. Fee display: $20 statutory fee + $5 technology fund = $25 total for the LLC's merger/consolidation notice. Display: Missouri charges $25 ($20 statutory + $5 technology fund) for an LLC's notice of merger or consolidation under RSMo §§347.127, .700-.710 & .179(6). Scope: RSMo §347.127.1-.2: a domestic LLC may merge/consolidate with other LLCs (§§347.127-.135), or with general/limited partnerships, trusts, corporations and other business entities (§§347.700-.735); §347.710 confirms 'any one or more domestic limited liability companies may merge or consolidate into or with any one or more persons at least one of which is not a limited liability company.' Fee schedule's 'CHAPTER 347 FEES—Limited Liability Companies' heading carries the 'Merger with Limited Liability Company as Surviving Entity' line. Quote: \"For filing notice of merger or consolidation, a fee of twenty dollars\" Pinpoint: RSMo §347.179.1(6), Fees. Conditional component, Technology fund surcharge, where applicable: \"This includes $5.00 for the Technology fund, where applicable.\" Conditional component, Notice of abandonment of merger or consolidation (separate filing): \"For a notice of the abandonment of merger or consolidation, a fee of twenty dollars\".",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$20",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Statutory notice-of-merger-or-consolidation fee. Conditional: Technology fund surcharge, where applicable $5 — where applicable [2]. Conditional: Notice of abandonment of merger or consolidation (separate filing) $20 — For a notice of the abandonment of merger or consolidation. Also cited: [2] www.sos.mo.gov — Missouri Secretary of State, 'Schedule of Fees and Charges' (01/2025), 'CHAPTER 347 FEES—Limited Liability Companies' section."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "MO",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=347.179",
          "state": "Missouri"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://www.sos.ms.gov/sites/default/files/fees_and_forms/Services%20%26%20Fees%20Document.pdf",
              "cell_locator": "MS.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://www.sos.ms.gov/sites/default/files/fees_and_forms/Services%20%26%20Fees%20Document.pdf | Locator: merger#MS.llc.fee. Instrument: Certificate of Merger of MS LLC (Secretary of State fee schedule's own name for the filing; […]). Fee display: $25 LLC certificate of merger fee. Display: Mississippi charges $25 for a 'Certificate of Merger of MS LLC', per the SOS fee schedule's 'Limited Liability Companies (LLC)' heading. Scope: The fee schedule line itself names the filing 'Certificate of Merger of MS LLC', under the 'Limited Liability Companies (LLC)' heading. […]. Quote: \"Certificate of Merger of MS LLC […] $25\" Pinpoint: Mississippi Secretary of State, 'Services & Fees Schedule' (Revised October 2024), section 'Limited Liability Companies (LLC)', line 'Certificate of Merger of MS LLC'.",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$25",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: LLC certificate of merger filing fee."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "MS",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://www.sos.ms.gov/sites/default/files/fees_and_forms/Services%20%26%20Fees%20Document.pdf",
          "state": "Mississippi"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://sosmt.gov/business/fees/",
              "cell_locator": "MT.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://sosmt.gov/business/fees/ | Locator: merger#MT.llc.fee. Instrument: Articles of merger (MCA 35-8-1202). Fee display: $20 LLC articles of merger fee. Display: Montana charges $20 for LLC articles of merger under MCA 35-8-1201 & 35-8-1202, per the SOS business-fees page's 'Limited Liability Companies' heading. Scope: Fee schedule heading 'Limited Liability Companies:' > 'Domestic Filings' > 'Articles Of Merger $20.00'; MCA 35-8-1201(1): 'a domestic limited liability company may merge with or into one or more limited liability companies, foreign limited liability companies, partnerships, foreign partnerships, limited partnerships, foreign limited partnerships, or other domestic or foreign entities.' Quote: \"Articles Of Merger $20.00\" Pinpoint: Montana Secretary of State, Business Services Filing Fees, 'Limited Liability Companies:' section, 'Domestic Filings' subheading, line 'Articles Of Merger'. Optional component, Certified copy request: \"Certified Copy Requests $10.00\". Optional component, Documents/copies returned by fax: \"Documents/Copies Returned By Fax $5.00\". Optional component, 24 hour processing fee (expedite): \"24 Hour Processing Fee $20.00\". Optional component, 1 hour processing fee (expedite): \"1 Hour Processing Fee $100.00\".",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$20",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: LLC articles of merger fee. Optional: Certified copy request $10; Documents/copies returned by fax $5; 24 hour processing fee (expedite) $20; 1 hour processing fee (expedite) $100."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "MT",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://sosmt.gov/business/fees/",
          "state": "Montana"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/ByChapter/Chapter_57D.html",
              "cell_locator": "NC.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/ByChapter/Chapter_57D.html | Locator: merger#NC.llc.fee. Instrument: Articles of merger (G.S. 57D-9-42). Fee display: $50 to file LLC articles of merger. Display: North Carolina charges $50 to file LLC articles of merger under G.S. 57D-9-42, per the fee table at G.S. 57D-1-22(a)(14). Scope: G.S. 57D-1-22(a)(14) \"Articles of merger\"; G.S. 57D-9-42(a): \"After a plan of merger has been approved by each merging entity ..., the surviving entity shall deliver articles of merger to the Secretary of State for filing.\" Quote: \"Articles of merger 50.00\" Pinpoint: G.S. 57D-1-22(a)(14), North Carolina Limited Liability Company Act, 'Filing, service, and copying fees'. Optional component, Paper certificate (G.S. 57D-1-22(c)(2)): \"Fifteen dollars ($15.00) for a paper certificate.\" Optional component, Electronic certificate (G.S. 57D-1-22(c)(3)): \"Ten dollars ($10.00) for an electronic certificate.\" Optional component, Same-day expedited filing (G.S. 55D-11(1)): \"Two hundred dollars ($200.00) for the filing by the end of the same business day of a document received by 12:00 noon\". Optional component, Same-day expedited filing (G.S. 55D-11(1)) (condition: for the filing by the end of the same business day of a document received by 12:00 noon). Optional component, 24-hour expedited filing (G.S. 55D-11(2)): \"One hundred dollars ($100.00) for the filing of a document within 24 hours after receipt, excluding weekends and holidays\". Optional component, 24-hour expedited filing (G.S. 55D-11(2)) (condition: for the filing of a document within 24 hours after receipt, excluding weekends and holidays).",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$50",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Filing fee, articles of merger (G.S. 57D-1-22(a)(14)). Optional: Paper certificate (G.S. 57D-1-22(c)(2)) $15; Electronic certificate (G.S. 57D-1-22(c)(3)) $10; Same-day expedited filing (G.S. 55D-11(1)) $200 [2]; 24-hour expedited filing (G.S. 55D-11(2)) $100 [2]. Also cited: [2] www.ncleg.gov — G.S. 55D-11, North Carolina business-entity filing act (applies to LLC filings via G.S. 57D-1-20(a))."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "NC",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/ByChapter/Chapter_57D.html",
          "state": "North Carolina"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t10c32-1.pdf",
              "cell_locator": "ND.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t10c32-1.pdf | Locator: merger#ND.llc.fee. Instrument: Articles of merger or exchange (NDCC 10-32.1-58). Fee display: $50 to file articles of merger or exchange (also $50 to file an abandonment). Display: North Dakota charges $50 to file LLC articles of merger or exchange and issue the certificate, under NDCC 10-32.1-92(9) and 10-32.1-58. Scope: NDCC 10-32.1-58(1): \"After each constituent organization has approved a plan of merger or exchange, articles of merger or exchange must be signed on behalf of: a. Each constituent limited liability company, as provided in subsection 47 of section 10-32.1-02; and b. Each other constituent organization, as provided in its governing statute.\" Quote: \"Filing articles of merger or exchange and issuing a certificate of merger or exchange, fifty dollars.\" Pinpoint: NDCC 10-32.1-92(9), ch. 10-32.1, \"Secretary of state - Fees and charges\" (PDF p. 60); filing requirement at NDCC 10-32.1-58 (PDF p. 41). Optional component, Filing abandonment of merger or exchange: \"Filing abandonment of merger or exchange, fifty dollars.\" Optional component, Search-of-records fee (e.g. when requesting a copy of the filed record): \"Five dollars for a search of records.\" Optional component, Search-of-records fee (e.g. when requesting a copy of the filed record) (condition: for a search of records). Optional component, Furnishing a copy of any record relating to the limited liability company — fee for the secretary of state's certificate or seal authenticating the copy, plus the search fee: \"a. The fee provided in section 54-09-04 for copying a record; and[…]for affixing the signature of the secretary of state, certificate, or seal, or combination thereof to any document, ten dollars.\"",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$50",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Filing articles of merger or exchange and issuing a certificate of merger or exchange. Optional: Filing abandonment of merger or exchange $50; Search-of-records fee (e.g. when requesting a copy of the filed record) $5; Furnishing a copy of any record relating to the limited liability company — fee for the secretary of state's certificate or seal authenticating the copy, plus the search fee $10 [2]. Also cited: [2] ndlegis.gov — NDCC 54-09-04(1)(a)-(b), \"Fees\" (secretary of state general fee statute, Title 54 ch. 9, PDF p. 1-2)."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "ND",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t10c32-1.pdf",
          "state": "North Dakota"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://sos.nebraska.gov/business-services/forms-and-fee-information",
              "cell_locator": "NE.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://sos.nebraska.gov/business-services/forms-and-fee-information | Locator: merger#NE.llc.fee. Instrument: Articles of merger (Neb. Rev. Stat. 21-173). Fee display: $30 to file LLC articles of merger; $25 if filed electronically. Display: Nebraska charges $30 to file LLC articles of merger under Neb. Rev. Stat. 21-173 ($25 if filed electronically). Scope: SoS fee schedule heading \"Limited Liability Companies (Domestic)\"; Neb. Rev. Stat. 21-173(c): \"Each constituent limited liability company shall deliver the articles of merger for filing in the office of the Secretary of State.\" Quote: \"Articles of Merger $30\" Pinpoint: Nebraska Secretary of State, 'Forms and Fee Information' page, section 'Limited Liability Companies (Domestic)', row 'Articles of Merger'. Optional component, Certified copy of any document on file under the act, per page: \"A fee of one dollar per page plus ten dollars per certificate shall be paid for a certified copy of any document on file under the act.\" Optional component, Certified copy of any document on file under the act, per page (condition: per page). Optional component, Certified copy, per-certificate fee (condition: per certificate).",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$30",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Filing fee, Articles of Merger (LLC). Optional: Certified copy of any document on file under the act, per page $1 [2]; Certified copy, per-certificate fee $10 [2]. Channel note: The filing fee for all filings under the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, including amendments and name reservation, shall be thirty dollars if the filing is submitted in writing and twenty-five dollars if the filing is submitted electronically pursuant to section 84-511. Also cited: [2] nebraskalegislature.gov — Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-192(1), Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "NE",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://sos.nebraska.gov/business-services/forms-and-fee-information",
          "state": "Nebraska"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/XXVIII/304-C/304-C-mrg.htm",
              "cell_locator": "NH.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/XXVIII/304-C/304-C-mrg.htm | Locator: merger#NH.llc.fee. Instrument: Certificate of merger (RSA 304-C:158). Fee display: $35 to file an LLC certificate of merger. Display: New Hampshire charges $35 to file a certificate of merger under RSA 304-C:158, per the LLC Act's fee schedule at RSA 304-C:191(II)(d). Scope: Subdivision heading \"Mergers Involving Limited Liability Companies\"; RSA 304-C:158(I): \"The surviving entity shall deliver to the secretary of state a certificate of merger signed by each constituent entity\". Quote: \"Upon the receipt for filing of a certificate of amendment under RSA 304-C:34, a certificate of merger under RSA 304-C:158, a certificate of statutory conversion under RSA 304-C:149, or a restated certificate of formation under RSA 304-C:35, a fee in the amount of $35.\" Pinpoint: RSA 304-C:191(II)(d), New Hampshire Limited Liability Company Act, 'Fees'. Optional component, Certifying copies of any document on file (RSA 304-C:191(II)(g)): \"For certifying copies of any document on file as provided for by this act, a fee in the amount of $1 per document and $5 for the certificate.\" Optional component, Certifying copies of any document on file (RSA 304-C:191(II)(g)) (condition: per document, plus $5 for the certificate). Optional component, Certificate accompanying a certified copy (RSA 304-C:191(II)(g)) (condition: for the certificate).",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$35",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Filing fee, certificate of merger (RSA 304-C:191(II)(d)). Optional: Certifying copies of any document on file (RSA 304-C:191(II)(g)) $1; Certificate accompanying a certified copy (RSA 304-C:191(II)(g)) $5."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "NH",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/XXVIII/304-C/304-C-mrg.htm",
          "state": "New Hampshire"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://lis.njleg.state.nj.us/nxt/gateway.dll?f=xhitlist&vid=Publish%3A10.1048%2FEnu&xhitlist_d=&xhitlist_hc=%5BXML%5D%5BKwic%2C10000%5D&xhitlist_mh=99999&xhitlist_s=relevance-weight&xhitlist_sel=title%3Bpath%3Brelevance-weight%3Bcontent-type%3Bhome-title%3Bitem-bookmark%3Btitle-path%3Bhit-context&xhitlist_vpc=first&xhitlist_vps=50&xhitlist_x=advanced&xhitlist_xsl=xhitlist.xsl&xhitlist_q=%5BRank+100%5D%5BDomain%3A+42%3A2C-93%20Fees.%5D42%3A2C-93%20Fees.&xhitlist_vq=42%3A2C-93%20Fees.",
              "cell_locator": "NJ.llc.fee",
              "note": "Locator: merger#NJ.llc.fee. Instrument: Articles of merger (N.J.S.A. 42:2C-76). Fee display: $100 to file LLC articles of merger. Display: New Jersey charges $100 to file articles of merger under N.J.S.A. 42:2C-76, per the fee statute at 42:2C-93(a)(4). Scope: N.J.S.A. 42:2C-93(a)(4) names \"articles of merger under section 76 of this act\" directly; 42:2C-76(c): \"The surviving organization shall deliver the articles of merger for filing in the office of the filing office.\" Quote: \"upon receipt for filing, a certificate of correction under section 23 of this act, a certificate of amendment or restatement under section 19 of this act, a certificate of dissolution under section 49 of this act, or articles of merger under section 76 of this act, a fee in the amount of $100.\" Pinpoint: N.J.S.A. 42:2C-93(a)(4), New Jersey Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, 'Fees'. Optional component, Certifying copies of any paper on file (N.J.S.A. 42:2C-93(a)(8)): \"For certifying copies of any paper on file as provided for by this act, a fee in the amount of $25 for each copy certified.\" Optional component, Certifying copies of any paper on file (N.J.S.A. 42:2C-93(a)(8)) (condition: for each copy certified). Optional component, Same-day expedite, additional sum (N.J.S.A. 42:2C-93(b)(1)): \"for all services described in subsection a. of this section that are requested to be completed within the same day as the day of the request, an additional sum of up to $50\". Optional component, Same-day expedite, additional sum (N.J.S.A. 42:2C-93(b)(1)) (condition: up to this amount, for services requested to be completed within the same day as the day of the request).",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$100",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Filing fee, articles of merger (N.J.S.A. 42:2C-93(a)(4)). Optional: Certifying copies of any paper on file (N.J.S.A. 42:2C-93(a)(8)) $25; Same-day expedite, additional sum (N.J.S.A. 42:2C-93(b)(1)) up to $50; 24-hour expedite, additional sum (N.J.S.A. 42:2C-93(b)(2)) up to $25. Source details: Optional component, 24-hour expedite, additional sum (N.J.S.A. 42:2C-93(b)(2)): \"for all services described in subsection a. of this section that are requested to be completed within a 24-hour period from the time of the request, an additional sum of up to $25\"."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "NJ",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://lis.njleg.state.nj.us/nxt/gateway.dll?f=xhitlist&vid=Publish%3A10.1048%2FEnu&xhitlist_d=&xhitlist_hc=%5BXML%5D%5BKwic%2C10000%5D&xhitlist_mh=99999&xhitlist_s=relevance-weight&xhitlist_sel=title%3Bpath%3Brelevance-weight%3Bcontent-type%3Bhome-title%3Bitem-bookmark%3Btitle-path%3Bhit-context&xhitlist_vpc=first&xhitlist_vps=50&xhitlist_x=advanced&xhitlist_xsl=xhitlist.xsl&xhitlist_q=%5BRank+100%5D%5BDomain%3A+42%3A2C-93%20Fees.%5D42%3A2C-93%20Fees.&xhitlist_vq=42%3A2C-93%20Fees.",
          "state": "New Jersey"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4400/1/document.do",
              "cell_locator": "NM.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4400/1/document.do | Locator: merger#NM.llc.fee. Instrument: Articles of merger (NMSA 1978, 53-19-62.1). Fee display: $100 to file LLC articles of merger. Display: New Mexico charges $100 to file LLC articles of merger under NMSA 1978, 53-19-62.1; the fee is set by 53-19-63(C), which bundles merger, conversion and consolidation filings at one amount. Scope: NMSA 1978, 53-19-62.1(A): \"After approval of the plan of merger ... articles of merger must be signed on behalf of each limited liability company and other entity that is a party to the merger and delivered to the commission [secretary of state] for filing.\" Quote: \"for filing articles of merger, conversion or consolidation and issuing a certificate of consolidation, one hundred dollars ($100)\" Pinpoint: NMSA 1978, § 53-19-63(C), New Mexico Limited Liability Company Act, 'Filing, service and copying fees'.",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$100",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Filing fee, articles of merger (NMSA 1978, 53-19-63(C)). Optional: Certification of documents or instruments (NMSA 1978, 53-19-63(G)) $25. Source details: Optional component, Certification of documents or instruments (NMSA 1978, 53-19-63(G)): \"for providing from the secretary's records any document or instrument, ten dollars ($10.00), and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for certification of documents or instruments\"."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "NM",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4400/1/document.do",
          "state": "New Mexico"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-092A.html",
              "cell_locator": "NV.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-092A.html | Locator: merger#NV.llc.fee. Instrument: Articles of merger (NRS 92A.200). Fee display: $350 flat fee to file LLC articles of merger; plus $75 if the merger creates a new LLC (charter-document fee). Display: Nevada charges a flat $350 to file LLC articles of merger under NRS 92A.210(1); an additional $75 applies if the merger creates a new Nevada LLC. Scope: NRS 92A.010: \"'Constituent document' means the articles of incorporation or bylaws of a corporation ... the articles of organization or operating agreement of a limited-liability company ...\"; NRS 92A.200(1): \"After a plan of merger or exchange is approved ... the surviving or acquiring entity shall deliver to the Secretary of State for filing articles of merger or exchange\". Quote: \"Except as otherwise provided in this section, the fee for filing articles of merger, articles of conversion, articles of exchange, articles of domestication or articles of termination is $350.\" Pinpoint: NRS 92A.210(1), Nevada Mergers, Conversions, Exchanges and Domestications chapter, 'Filing fees'. Conditional component, Charter document (articles of organization) for a new LLC created by the merger: \"Filing the original articles of organization, or for registration of a foreign company, $75\". Optional component, Expedited service, within 1 hour (fee ceiling, NRS 225.140(2)(d)(1)): \"One thousand dollars, for providing service within 1 hour after the time service is requested\". Optional component, Expedited service, within 1 hour (fee ceiling, NRS 225.140(2)(d)(1)) (condition: May charge a reasonable fee, not to exceed this amount, for providing service within 1 hour after the time service is requested). Optional component, Expedited service, within 2 hours (fee ceiling, NRS 225.140(2)(d)(2)): \"Five hundred dollars, for providing service more than 1 hour but within 2 hours after the time the service is requested\". Optional component, Expedited service, within 2 hours (fee ceiling, NRS 225.140(2)(d)(2)) (condition: May charge a reasonable fee, not to exceed this amount, for providing service more than 1 hour but within 2 hours after the time service is requested). Optional component, Other special service incl. within 24 hours (fee ceiling, NRS 225.140(2)(d)(3)): \"One hundred twenty-five dollars, for providing any other special service, including, but not limited to, providing service more than 2 hours but within 24 hours after the time the service is requested, accepting documents filed by facsimile machine and other use of new technology.\" Optional component, Other special service incl. within 24 hours (fee ceiling, NRS 225.140(2)(d)(3)) (condition: May charge a reasonable fee, not to exceed this amount, for any other special service, including service within 24 hours).",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$350",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Filing fee, articles of merger (NRS 92A.210(1)). Conditional: Charter document (articles of organization) for a new LLC created by the merger $75 — The fee for filing the charter documents of a domestic resulting entity is the fee for filing the charter documents determined by the chapter of NRS governing the particular domestic resulting entity [2]. Optional: Expedited service, within 1 hour (fee ceiling, NRS 225.140(2)(d)(1)) $1,000 [3]; Expedited service, within 2 hours (fee ceiling, NRS 225.140(2)(d)(2)) $500 [3]; Other special service incl. within 24 hours (fee ceiling, NRS 225.140(2)(d)(3)) $125 [3]. Also cited: [2] www.leg.state.nv.us — NRS 86.561(1)(a), Nevada Limited-Liability Company Act, 'Fees'; [3] www.leg.state.nv.us — NRS 225.140(2)(d), Secretary of State general fee statute."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "NV",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-092A.html",
          "state": "Nevada"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/LLC/1101",
              "cell_locator": "NY.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/LLC/1101 | Locator: merger#NY.llc.fee. Instrument: Certificate of merger (or consolidation) under section 1003 of the Limited Liability Company Law. Fee display: $60 to file a certificate of merger or consolidation; optional expedite $25 (24 hours), $75 (same day) or $150 (2 hours). Display: New York charges $60 to file an LLC certificate of merger or consolidation under LLC Law § 1003. Scope: N.Y. LLC Law § 1101(o) (\"pursuant to section ten hundred three of this chapter\"); DOS fee schedule section \"Limited Liability Companies\", DOMESTIC row \"Merger or Consolidation $60\". Quote: \"(o) For filing a certificate of merger or consolidation pursuant to section ten hundred three of this chapter, sixty dollars.\" Pinpoint: N.Y. Limited Liability Company Law § 1101 (Article 11, Fees), nysenate.gov section page, subdivision (o). Conditional component, Foreign LLC: Certificate of Merger or Consolidation (fee schedule FOREIGN block): \"FOREIGN Application for Authority $250 […] Certificate of Merger or Consolidation $60\". Optional component, Expedited handling, processing within 2 hours (per document, in addition to filing fee): \"Limited Liability Companies […] EXPEDITED HANDLING Amount All filings except Biennial Statement - per document (in addition to filing fee) For processing within 2 hours $150\". Optional component, Expedited handling, processing the same day (per document, in addition to filing fee): \"Limited Liability Companies […] EXPEDITED HANDLING Amount All filings except Biennial Statement - per document (in addition to filing fee) […] For processing the same day $75\". Optional component, Expedited handling, processing within 24 hours (per document, in addition to filing fee): \"Limited Liability Companies […] EXPEDITED HANDLING Amount All filings except Biennial Statement - per document (in addition to filing fee) […] For processing within 24 hours $25\". Optional component, Certified Copy of Filed Document: \"CERTIFICATES ISSUED, ETC. Amount Certificates as to Documents on File, Status of Limited Liability Company $25 Certified Copy of Filed Document $10\".",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$60",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Certificate of merger or consolidation (§ 1003). Conditional: Foreign LLC: Certificate of Merger or Consolidation (fee schedule FOREIGN block) $60 — FOREIGN [2]. Optional: Expedited handling, processing within 2 hours (per document, in addition to filing fee) $150 [2]; Expedited handling, processing the same day (per document, in addition to filing fee) $75 [2]; Expedited handling, processing within 24 hours (per document, in addition to filing fee) $25 [2]; Certified Copy of Filed Document $10 [2]. Also cited: [2] dos.ny.gov — New York Department of State, Fee Schedules page, section 'Limited Liability Companies' ('FILING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY CERTIFICATES Rev. 3/16'), DOMESTIC and FOREIGN blocks / New York Department of State, Fee Schedules page, section 'Limited Liability Companies' ('FILING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY CERTIFICATES Rev. 3/16'), sub-blocks 'EXPEDITED HANDLING' and 'CERTIFICATES ISSUED, ETC.'"
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "NY",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/LLC/1101",
          "state": "New York"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-111.16",
              "cell_locator": "OH.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-111.16 | Locator: merger#OH.llc.fee. Instrument: Certificate of merger (ORC 1706.712). Fee display: $99 to file a certificate of merger; an LLC merger does not add authorized shares, so the per-share add-on (for a resulting corporation) does not apply. Display: Ohio charges $99 to file a certificate of merger under ORC 111.16(D); an Ohio LLC merging must deliver that certificate to the secretary of state under ORC 1706.712(C). Scope: ORC 1706.712(C): \"Each constituent limited liability company shall deliver the certificate of merger for filing in the office of the secretary of state.\" The $99 fee at ORC 111.16(D) is stated for \"a certificate of merger\" generally, with no entity-type qualifier, so it reaches the certificate of merger that 1706.712 requires an LLC to deliver. Quote: \"For filing and recording a certificate of conversion, including a designation of agent, a certificate of merger, or a certificate of consolidation, ninety-nine dollars\" Pinpoint: ORC 111.16(D), \"Fees\". Optional component, Copy of a filed certificate or paper ($1/page) and affixing the secretary of state's seal to a good-standing or other certificate ($5): \"For making copies of any certificate or other paper filed in the office of the secretary of state, a fee not to exceed one dollar per page, except as otherwise provided in the Revised Code, and for creating and affixing the seal of the office of the secretary of state to any good standing or other certificate, five dollars.\"",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$99",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Filing and recording a certificate of merger. Conditional: Additional per-share fee when the surviving corporation's authorized shares increase as a result of the merger — in the case of any new corporation resulting from a consolidation or any surviving corporation that has an increased number of shares authorized to be issued resulting from a merger, an additional sum computed in accordance with the schedule set forth in division (A)(2) of this section less a credit computed in the same manner for the number of shares previously authorized to be issued or represented in this state by each of the corporations for which a consolidation or merger is effected by the certificate. Applicability note: an LLC merger does not add authorized shares, so the per-share add-on (for a resulting corporation) does not apply. Optional: Copy of a filed certificate or paper ($1/page) and affixing the secretary of state's seal to a good-standing or other certificate ($5) $5. Source details: Conditional component, Additional per-share fee when the surviving corporation's authorized shares increase as a result of the merger: \"and, in the case of any new corporation resulting from a consolidation or any surviving corporation that has an increased number of shares authorized to be issued resulting from a merger, an additional sum computed in accordance with the schedule set forth in division (A)(2) of this section less a credit computed in the same manner for the number of shares previously authorized to be issued or represented in this state by each of the corporations for which a consolidation or merger is effected by the certificate\"."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "OH",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-111.16",
          "state": "Ohio"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os18.pdf",
              "cell_locator": "OK.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os18.pdf | Locator: merger#OK.llc.fee. Instrument: Articles of merger or consolidation (18 O.S. § 2054(C)). Fee display: $100 to file articles of merger or consolidation. Display: Oklahoma charges $100 to file articles of merger or consolidation and issue the certificate (18 O.S. §§ 2054(C), 2055(3)). Quote: \"For filing articles of correction, amendment, merger or consolidation, registered series, conversion, or division and issuing a certificate of correction, amendment, merger or consolidation, registered series, conversion, or division, a fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00);\" Pinpoint: 18 O.S. § 2055(3), \"Fees\" (PDF p. 614); filing requirement at 18 O.S. § 2054 (PDF p. 578).",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$100",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Filing articles of merger or consolidation and issuing a certificate of merger or consolidation. Source details: Scope: 18 O.S. § 2054(A): \"Pursuant to an agreement of merger or consolidation, a domestic limited liability company may merge or consolidate with or into one or more domestic or foreign limited liability companies or other entities.\" (C): \"the domestic limited liability company or other entity surviving or resulting in or from the merger or consolidation shall file articles of merger or consolidation with the Office of the Secretary of State.\""
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "OK",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os18.pdf",
          "state": "Oklahoma"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://sos.oregon.gov/business/Documents/business-registry-forms/br-fee-schedule.pdf",
              "cell_locator": "OR.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://sos.oregon.gov/business/Documents/business-registry-forms/br-fee-schedule.pdf | Locator: merger#OR.llc.fee. Instrument: Articles of merger (ORS 63.494). Fee display: $100 to file articles of merger when the surviving entity is a domestic (Oregon) entity; $275 if the survivor is foreign, $50 if the survivor is a nonprofit corporation. Display: Oregon's Multi Entity Merger fee depends on the surviving entity: $100 domestic, $275 foreign, $50 nonprofit (Business Registry Fee Schedule); an LLC may be a party under ORS 63.481. Scope: ORS 63.481(1): \"One or more business entities may merge into a limited liability company organized under this chapter if the merger is permitted by the statutes governing each other business entity that is a party to the merger[…] A limited liability company organized under this chapter may be merged into a business entity organized under the laws of this state or under the laws of another jurisdiction if[…]\". Quote: \"Articles of Merger - Multi Entity Merger […] Fee Based on Survivor Entity […] Articles of Merger - Multi Entity Merger – Domestic […] $100.00\" Pinpoint: Oregon Secretary of State, Business Registry Fee Schedule (rev. 07/13), \"Articles of Merger - Multi Entity Merger\" table (\"Fee Based on Survivor Entity\": Nonprofit $50, Domestic $100, Foreign $275). Base component, Articles of Merger - Multi Entity Merger, fee based on the surviving entity being Domestic (condition: Fee Based on Survivor Entity). Conditional component, Articles of Merger - Multi Entity Merger, fee based on the surviving entity being Foreign: \"Articles of Merger - Multi Entity Merger – Foreign […] $275.00\". Conditional component, Articles of Merger - Multi Entity Merger, fee based on the surviving entity being a Nonprofit: \"Articles of Merger - Multi Entity Merger – Nonprofit […] $50.00\". Optional component, Articles of Merger - 90% Owned Subsidiary (short-form merger), same survivor-entity fee tiers as the Multi Entity Merger: \"Articles of Merger - 90% Owned Subsidiary […] Fee Based on Survivor Entity […] Articles of Merger - 90% Owned Subsidiary – Domestic […] $100.00\". Optional component, Articles of Merger - 90% Owned Subsidiary (short-form merger), same survivor-entity fee tiers as the Multi Entity Merger (condition: Fee Based on Survivor Entity). Optional component, Voluntary Statement of Foreign Merger (filed only by a foreign entity that was party to a merger consummated elsewhere): \"Voluntary Statement of Foreign Merger […] Only Foreign Entities […] $275.00\". Optional component, Voluntary Statement of Foreign Merger (filed only by a foreign entity that was party to a merger consummated elsewhere) (condition: Only Foreign Entities). Optional component, Optional Confirmation Copy: \"Optional Confirmation Copy[…]$5.00\".",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$100",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Articles of Merger - Multi Entity Merger, fee based on the surviving entity being Domestic. Formula as stated: The fee tier is based on the type/domicile of the surviving business entity, not on which constituent entities were parties to the merger. Conditional: Articles of Merger - Multi Entity Merger, fee based on the surviving entity being Foreign $275 — Fee Based on Survivor Entity. Conditional: Articles of Merger - Multi Entity Merger, fee based on the surviving entity being a Nonprofit $50 — Fee Based on Survivor Entity. Optional: Articles of Merger - 90% Owned Subsidiary (short-form merger), same survivor-entity fee tiers as the Multi Entity Merger $100; Voluntary Statement of Foreign Merger (filed only by a foreign entity that was party to a merger consummated elsewhere) $275; Optional Confirmation Copy $5."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "OR",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://sos.oregon.gov/business/Documents/business-registry-forms/br-fee-schedule.pdf",
          "state": "Oregon"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/CT/HTM/15/15.HTM",
              "cell_locator": "PA.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/CT/HTM/15/15.HTM | Locator: merger#PA.llc.fee. Instrument: Statement of merger (15 Pa.C.S. § 335). Fee display: $70 base statement fee plus $40 for each association that is a party to the merger. Display: Pennsylvania charges $70 to file a statement of merger plus $40 per merging association under 15 Pa.C.S. § 153(a)(16)(i)-(ii); an LLC merges under § 331 via Chapter 88's cross-reference to Chapter 3. Scope: Chapter 3 (Entity Transactions Law) is referred to in sections 138, 1103, 1306, 1502, 1704, 1731, 1766, 1911, 1932, 2336, 2573, 2721, 5103, 5547, 5704, 5731, 5911, 7723, 8202, 8412, 8413, 8415, 8442, 8461, 8463, 8472, 8612, 8613, 8615, 8620, 8631, 8641, 8661, 8662, 8663, 8665, 8666, 8812, 8813, 8815, 8818, 8841, 8844, 8847, 8861, 8863, 9115, 9503 of this title. 15 Pa.C.S. § 331(a)(1): \"One or more domestic entities may merge with one or more domestic entities or foreign associations into a surviving association.\" An LLC is a \"domestic entity\" under this title's Chapter 88. Quote: \"Statement of merger, interest exchange, conversion, division or domestication[…]70\" Pinpoint: 15 Pa.C.S. § 153(a)(16)(i)-(ii), \"Fee schedule\" (Title 15 General Provisions). Conditional component, Additional fee for each association that is a party to a merger: \"Additional fee for each association that is a party to a merger[…]40\". Optional component, Copy fee, each page furnished: \"Each page furnished[…]3\". Optional component, Certifying a copy of a document on file, or issuing any other certificate of the Secretary of the Commonwealth: \"For issuing any other certificate of the Secretary of the Commonwealth or the department, other than an engrossed certificate[…]40\". Optional component, Expedited service — received before 4 p.m., completed within one hour: \"For the processing of a filing under this title or 13 Pa.C.S. (relating to commercial code) which is received by the bureau before 4 p.m. and is requested to be completed within one hour, an additional fee of[…]1,000\". Optional component, Expedited service — received before 4 p.m., completed within one hour (condition: which is received by the bureau before 4 p.m. and is requested to be completed within one hour). Optional component, Expedited service — received before 2 p.m., completed within three hours: \"For the processing of a filing under this title or 13 Pa.C.S. which is received by the bureau before 2 p.m. and is requested to be completed within three hours, an additional fee of[…]300\". Optional component, Expedited service — received before 2 p.m., completed within three hours (condition: which is received by the bureau before 2 p.m. and is requested to be completed within three hours). Optional component, Expedited service — received before 10 a.m., completed the same day: \"For processing of a filing under this title or 13 Pa.C.S. which is received by the bureau before 10 a.m. and is requested to be completed the same day, an additional fee of[…]100\". Optional component, Expedited service — received before 10 a.m., completed the same day (condition: which is received by the bureau before 10 a.m. and is requested to be completed the same day).",
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              "value": "$70",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Statement of merger, interest exchange, conversion, division or domestication. Formula as stated: The $70 statement fee is the same line used for a merger, interest exchange, conversion, division or domestication; a merger alone adds $40 per party. Conditional: Additional fee for each association that is a party to a merger $40 — for each association that is a party to a merger. Optional: Copy fee, each page furnished $3; Certifying a copy of a document on file, or issuing any other certificate of the Secretary of the Commonwealth $40; Expedited service — received before 4 p.m., completed within one hour $1,000; Expedited service — received before 2 p.m., completed within three hours $300; Expedited service — received before 10 a.m., completed the same day $100."
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          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/CT/HTM/15/15.HTM",
          "state": "Pennsylvania"
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            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE7/7-16/7-16-65.htm",
              "cell_locator": "RI.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE7/7-16/7-16-65.htm | Locator: merger#RI.llc.fee. Instrument: Articles of merger or consolidation (R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-62). Fee display: $100 to file articles of merger or consolidation and issue the certificate. Display: Rhode Island charges $100 to file LLC articles of merger or consolidation and issue the certificate, under R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 7-16-65(3), 7-16-59, 7-16-62. Scope: R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-59: \"(1) Any one or more domestic or foreign limited liability companies may merge or consolidate with or into any one or more domestic or foreign limited liability companies, limited partnerships or corporations; and (2) Any one or more limited partnerships or corporations may merge or consolidate with or into any one or more domestic or foreign limited liability companies.\" Quote: \"For filing articles of merger or consolidation and issuing a certificate, a fee of one hundred dollars ($100);\" Pinpoint: R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-16-65(3), \"Filing, service, and copying fees\". Optional component, Furnishing a certified copy of any document, instrument, or paper relating to the LLC: \"For furnishing a certified copy of any document, instrument, or paper relating to a domestic or foreign limited liability company, a fee of fifteen cents ($.15) per page and ten dollars ($10.00) for the certificate and affirming the seal to it;\".",
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          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE7/7-16/7-16-65.htm",
          "state": "Rhode Island"
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          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t33c044.php",
              "cell_locator": "SC.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t33c044.php | Locator: merger#SC.llc.fee. Instrument: Articles of merger (S.C. Code Ann. Section 33-44-905). Fee display: $110 to file articles of merger where an LLC is a party. Display: South Carolina charges $110 to file articles of merger where a domestic or foreign LLC is a party (Section 33-44-1204(a)(3)); one filing covers all parties to the merger. Scope: SECTION 33-44-1204. Fees. (a) The Secretary of State shall collect the following fees when the documents described in this subsection are delivered to him for filing: ... (3) articles of merger involving a domestic or foreign limited liability company: one hundred ten dollars. -- item is explicit to a merger involving an LLC (Chapter 44, South Carolina Uniform Limited Liability Company Act of 1996); the fee is set once per merger regardless of the other parties' entity types because Section 33-44-905(a) requires a single set of articles of merger 'signed on behalf of each limited liability company and other entity that is a party to the merger.' Quote: \"(3) articles of merger involving a domestic or foreign limited liability company: one hundred ten dollars.\" Pinpoint: S.C. Code Ann. Section 33-44-1204(a)(3), Chapter 44, Article 12 Miscellaneous Provisions. Optional component, Certifying a copy of a filed document, each certificate (Section 33-44-1204(c)(2)): \"(2) two dollars for each certificate.\"",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$110",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Articles of merger involving a domestic or foreign LLC. Optional: Certifying a copy of a filed document, each certificate (Section 33-44-1204(c)(2)) $2."
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          "jurisdiction": "SC",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t33c044.php",
          "state": "South Carolina"
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            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/Statute/47-34A",
              "cell_locator": "SD.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/Statute/47-34A | Locator: merger#SD.llc.fee. Instrument: Articles of merger (S.D.C.L. Section 47-34A-904). Fee display: $60 to file articles of merger. Display: South Dakota charges $60 to file articles of merger where an LLC is a constituent organization (Sections 47-34A-904, -1206(c)). Scope: SDCL 47-34A-1206. Fees. The secretary of state may charge the following fees: […] (c) For filing articles of merger, sixty dollars; -- Chapter 47-34A is South Dakota's Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, and Section 47-34A-904 (Article IX, Merger, Conversion, and Domestication) requires each constituent LLC to deliver articles of merger for filing. Quote: \"(c) For filing articles of merger, sixty dollars;\" Pinpoint: S.D.C.L. Section 47-34A-1206(c), Chapter 47-34A, Article XII Miscellaneous Provisions. Optional component, Expedited Fee (Miscellaneous Business Fees schedule): \"Expedited Fee (Expedited service is defined as: completion sooner than the normal course of business upon request.) $50\". Optional component, Expedited Fee (Miscellaneous Business Fees schedule) (condition: Expedited service is defined as: completion sooner than the normal course of business upon request).",
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              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$60",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Filing articles of merger. Optional: Expedited Fee (Miscellaneous Business Fees schedule) $50 [2]. Also cited: [2] sdsos.gov — South Dakota Secretary of State, Filing Fees page, 'Limited Liability Company (LLC) - Domestic & Foreign' table, row 'Articles of Merger' / South Dakota Secretary of State, Filing Fees page, 'Miscellaneous Business Fees' table, rows 'Certified Copies' and 'Expedited Fee'."
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          },
          "jurisdiction": "SD",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/Statute/47-34A",
          "state": "South Dakota"
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            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://advance.lexis.com/container?config=0151JAAwMDE1NjllYS02MjE1LTQyYjYtOWU4YS0xOTEwNDg1NzgyOTQKAFBvZENhdGFsb2dnw6sFEQKF0E34FcRC39gu&pdmfid=1000516&pdtocsearchoption=docsonly&pdsearchterms=+&pdtypeofsearch=TOCSearchDoc&pdfilterstring=MTA5MTIwMA&pdsearchdisplaytext=Tennessee+Code+Table+of+Contents+PAW-+ET+TABLE+OF+CONTENTS&pdcontextvalue=statutes-legislation&pdtocsearchterm=%22Articles+of+correction%22",
              "cell_locator": "TN.llc.fee",
              "note": "Filing: Certificate of merger. Scope: The current code result identifies the fee row as Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1007 within Chapter 249, the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act.",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$100",
              "visible_subline": "Base fee: $100 — Certificate of merger. Quote: “Certificate of merger $100.00” Pinpoint: Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1007(a)(15), current Tennessee Code public-access result."
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          },
          "jurisdiction": "TN",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-05",
          "official_source_url": "https://advance.lexis.com/container?config=0151JAAwMDE1NjllYS02MjE1LTQyYjYtOWU4YS0xOTEwNDg1NzgyOTQKAFBvZENhdGFsb2dnw6sFEQKF0E34FcRC39gu&pdmfid=1000516&pdtocsearchoption=docsonly&pdsearchterms=+&pdtypeofsearch=TOCSearchDoc&pdfilterstring=MTA5MTIwMA&pdsearchdisplaytext=Tennessee+Code+Table+of+Contents+PAW-+ET+TABLE+OF+CONTENTS&pdcontextvalue=statutes-legislation&pdtocsearchterm=%22Articles+of+correction%22",
          "state": "Tennessee"
        },
        {
          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/BO/htm/BO.4.htm",
              "cell_locator": "TX.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/BO/htm/BO.4.htm | Locator: merger#TX.llc.fee. Instrument: Certificate of merger (Forms 621-624; Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code Chapter 10). Fee display: $300, plus the certificate-of-formation fee for each new filing entity the merger creates ($300 for each new Texas LLC); optional expedite $50 / $500 / $750. Display: Texas charges $300 to file a certificate of merger, plus the certificate-of-formation fee for each new filing entity the merger creates ($300 for a new Texas LLC). Scope: Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 4.151 heading \"FILING FEES: ALL ENTITIES\"; § 4.154 \"FILING FEES: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES\". Quote: \"(5) for filing a certificate of merger or conversion, other than a filing on behalf of a nonprofit corporation, $300 plus, with respect to a merger, any fee imposed for filing a certificate of formation for each newly created filing entity or, with respect to a conversion, the fee imposed for filing a certificate of formation for the converted entity;\" Pinpoint: Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 4.151 (Chapter 4, Subchapter D. Filing Fees), tcss.legis.texas.gov Chapter 4 page, subdivision (5). Base component, Certificate of merger (other than a filing on behalf of a nonprofit corporation): \"(5) for filing a certificate of merger or conversion, other than a filing on behalf of a nonprofit corporation, $300\". Conditional component, Certificate of formation fee for each new Texas LLC created by the merger: \"with respect to a merger, any fee imposed for filing a certificate of formation for each newly created filing entity […] Sec. 4.152. FILING FEES: FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS. For a filing by or for a for-profit corporation, the secretary of state shall impose the following fees: (1) for filing a certificate of formation, $300; […] Sec. 4.154. FILING FEES: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES. For a filing by or for a limited liability company, the secretary of state shall impose the same fee as the filing fee for a similar instrument under Section 4.152 .\" Optional component, Standard Expedite processing of a document submitted for filing: \"Expedite & Preclearance Services […] Standard Expedite processing of a document submitted for filing […] $50\". Optional component, Next Day Expedite processing of a document submitted for filing: \"Next Day Expedite processing of a document submitted for filing […] $500\". Optional component, Same Day Expedite processing of a document submitted for filing: \"Same Day Expedite processing of a document submitted for filing […] $750\". Optional component, Preclearance of a filing instrument: \"(7) for preclearance of a filing instrument, $50.\" Optional component, Certified copy, per certificate: \"Certified Copies […] $1 per page plus $15 […] per certificate\". Optional component, Expedited processing of a request for a certified copy: \"Expedited Processing of a request for a certified copy or certificate of status or […] fact […] $10\".",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$300",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Certificate of merger (other than a filing on behalf of a nonprofit corporation). Formula as stated: $300 plus, with respect to a merger, any fee imposed for filing a certificate of formation for each newly created filing entity. Conditional: Certificate of formation fee for each new Texas LLC created by the merger $300 — with respect to a merger, any fee imposed for filing a certificate of formation for each newly created filing entity. Optional: Standard Expedite processing of a document submitted for filing $50 [2]; Next Day Expedite processing of a document submitted for filing $500 [2]; Same Day Expedite processing of a document submitted for filing $750 [2]; Preclearance of a filing instrument $50; Certified copy, per certificate $15 [2]; Certified copy, per page $1 [2]; Expedited processing of a request for a certified copy $10 [2]. Also cited: [2] www.sos.state.tx.us — Texas Secretary of State Form 806 'Business Filings & Trademarks Fee Schedule' (Revised 09/26), p. 1 'Formation & Registration' and p. 2 'Amendment, Merger & Conversion' / Texas Secretary of State Form 806 'Business Filings & Trademarks Fee Schedule' (Revised 09/26), p. 1 'Information Requests, Copies & Certificates' and p. 4 'Expedite & Preclearance Services'."
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          },
          "jurisdiction": "TX",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/BO/htm/BO.4.htm",
          "state": "Texas"
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            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://commerce.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/currentfees.pdf",
              "cell_locator": "UT.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://commerce.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/currentfees.pdf | Locator: merger#UT.llc.fee. Instrument: Statement of merger (Division of Corporations fee-schedule line item; […]). Fee display: $17 to file a merger (any business organization); optional $25 preclearance review. Display: Utah charges $17 to file a merger for any business organization, including an LLC (Division of Corporations fee schedule); the LLC Act's own merger article was repealed 10/1/2026. Scope: Division of Corporations Fiscal Year 2026 Fee Schedule, category '6. Merger, Conversion, and Domestication Filings' heading 'Merge, convert, or domesticate your business organization' -- entity-neutral heading; item 1's 'Domestic Formation Filings' list on the same schedule shows LLCs among the entity types the schedule covers. Quote: \"Merger/Conversion/Domestication/Transfer\" Pinpoint: Utah Division of Corporations, Fiscal Year 2026 Fee Schedule (Effective July 1, 2025), p.2, '6. Merger, Conversion, and Domestication Filings', row 'Merger/Conversion/Domestication/Transfer' = $17. Optional component, Merger/Conversion/Domestication/Transfer preclearance -- fee is $25: \"Merger/Conversion/Domestication/Transfer preclearance\".",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$17",
              "visible_subline": "Status note: the LLC Act's own merger article was repealed 10/1/2026. Fee line: Merger/Conversion/Domestication/Transfer -- fee is $17. Optional: Merger/Conversion/Domestication/Transfer preclearance -- fee is $25."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "UT",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://commerce.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/currentfees.pdf",
          "state": "Utah"
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          "cells": {
            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title13.1/chapter12/section13.1-1005/",
              "cell_locator": "VA.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title13.1/chapter12/section13.1-1005/ | Locator: merger#VA.llc.fee. Instrument: Articles of merger (Va. Code Ann. Section 13.1-1005(2)(e)). Fee display: $25 to file articles of merger, whether domestic articles of merger or a foreign LLC's instrument of merger; $6/certificate; optional expedite $50-$200. Display: Virginia charges $25 to file articles of merger for an LLC (Section 13.1-1005(2)(e)); a foreign LLC's instrument-of-merger copy is also $25. Scope: Va. Code Ann. Section 13.1-1005(2) sits in Chapter 12 (Virginia Limited Liability Company Act)'s own Fees section; items (d) and (e) both name a limited liability company's merger filing. Quote: \"2. For filing any one of the following, the fee shall be $25: […] e. Articles of merger.\" Pinpoint: Va. Code Ann. Section 13.1-1005(2)(e), Chapter 12, Article 1. Conditional component, Copy of an instrument of merger of a foreign LLC referred to in Section 13.1-1060: \"2. For filing any one of the following, the fee shall be $25: […] d. A copy of an instrument of merger of a foreign limited liability company referred to in § 13.1-1060.\" Optional component, Online Expedited Services -- Next Day (SCC Clerk's Office, online filings only): \"Next Day: Pay the fee ($50 or $100)\". Optional component, Online Expedited Services -- Next Day (SCC Clerk's Office, online filings only) (condition: Pay the fee ($50 or $100); submit by 2:00pm EST to receive a filing response by 4:00pm EST the following business day; online filings only, nonrefundable). Optional component, Online Expedited Services -- Same Day (SCC Clerk's Office, online filings only): \"Same Day: Pay the fee ($200)\". Optional component, Online Expedited Services -- Same Day (SCC Clerk's Office, online filings only) (condition: Pay the fee ($200); submit by 10:00am EST to receive a filing response by 4:00pm EST the same business day; online filings only, nonrefundable).",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$25",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Articles of merger. Conditional: Copy of an instrument of merger of a foreign LLC referred to in Section 13.1-1060 $25 — when the filing is a copy of an instrument of merger of a foreign limited liability company referred to in Section 13.1-1060, rather than domestic articles of merger. Optional: Online Expedited Services -- Next Day (SCC Clerk's Office, online filings only) $50 [2]; Online Expedited Services -- Same Day (SCC Clerk's Office, online filings only) $200 [2]. Channel note: Paper submissions do not qualify for expedited services; expedite is online-filing only. Also cited: [2] www.scc.virginia.gov — Virginia SCC, 'Online Expedited Services' page, 'Types of Online Expedited Services'."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "VA",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title13.1/chapter12/section13.1-1005/",
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            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/11/025/04012",
              "cell_locator": "VT.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/11/025/04012 | Locator: merger#VT.llc.fee. Instrument: Articles of merger (11 V.S.A. § 4148, § 4150). Fee display: $55 to file articles of merger where an LLC is a party. Display: Vermont charges $55 to file articles of merger where an LLC is a party (11 V.S.A. § 4012(a)(14), § 4148). Scope: 11 V.S.A. § 4012(a)(14) sits within Chapter 25 (Vermont Limited Liability Company Act)'s own Fees section; § 4148(a) authorizes an LLC to merge with \"one or more other constituent organizations,\" and the fee is set once per merger under this chapter's own schedule regardless of the other parties' entity types. Quote: \"Articles of merger $55.00\" Pinpoint: 11 V.S.A. § 4012(a)(14), Chapter 25. Optional component, Certificate certifying the copy of any filed document (11 V.S.A. § 4012(b)(2), same Fees section): \"$25.00 for the certificate certifying the copy of any filed document relating to a limited liability company or a foreign limited liability company.\"",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$55",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Articles of merger. Optional: Certificate certifying the copy of any filed document (11 V.S.A. § 4012(b)(2), same Fees section) $25."
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          },
          "jurisdiction": "VT",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/11/025/04012",
          "state": "Vermont"
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            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://www.sos.wa.gov/corporations-charities/frequently-asked-questions-faqs/fee-schedules-priority-services",
              "cell_locator": "WA.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://www.sos.wa.gov/corporations-charities/frequently-asked-questions-faqs/fee-schedules-priority-services | Locator: merger#WA.llc.fee. Instrument: Articles of merger. Fee display: $20 per merging entity to file articles of merger involving an LLC. Display: Washington charges $20 per merging entity to file the statutory articles of merger for an LLC merger (RCW 25.15.426); the fee is set on the Secretary of State's LLC fee schedule under RCW 25.15.806. Scope: Fee Schedules & Priority Services page, heading \"Limited Liability Companies\": \"All LLC fees are outlined in RCW 25.15.\" Quote: \"Merger $20 per merging entity\" Pinpoint: WA Secretary of State, 'Fee Schedules & Priority Services' page, section 'Limited Liability Companies', fee table row 'Merger'. Base component, Articles of merger, per merging entity (condition: per merging entity). Optional component, Expedited service: \"For those who need their documents in a hurry, the Corporations Division offers expedited service and same-day service. The fee for expedited service is $100 per business entity, and expedited filings are generally processed within three business days.\" Optional component, Expedited service (condition: generally processed within three business days; by mail, enclose the $100 with the regular filing fee and write \"EXPEDITE\" on the envelope). Optional component, Same-day service fee (not currently assessed): \"Due to system limitations, the same-day service fee ($150 per business entity) will not be assessed. Same-day service fee for front-counter transactions will be charged as an expedited fee and processed the same day if received before 3:30 p.m.\" Optional component, Certified copies: \"Certified copies $10 + copy fees\". Optional component, Certified copies (condition: $10 plus per-page copy fees; RCW 43.07.120 and WAC 434-112-090).",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$20",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Articles of merger, per merging entity. Formula as stated: $20 per merging entity. Optional: Expedited service $100 [2]; Certified copies $10. According to the filing resource page, the same-day service fee ($150 per business entity) is not currently assessed and same-day front-counter transactions are charged as an expedited fee [2]. Channel note: Optional expedited service $100 (by mail, enclose with the regular fee and mark the envelope \"EXPEDITE\"), […], and certified copies $10 plus per-page copy fees (RCW 43.07.120, WAC 434-112-090) are available […]. Also cited: [2] www.sos.wa.gov — WA Secretary of State, LLC & PLLC Filing Resource Page, 'General Filing & Form Information' section."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "WA",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://www.sos.wa.gov/corporations-charities/frequently-asked-questions-faqs/fee-schedules-priority-services",
          "state": "Washington"
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            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/183.pdf",
              "cell_locator": "WI.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/183.pdf | Locator: merger#WI.llc.fee. Instrument: Articles of merger (Wis. Stat. §183.1024). Fee display: $150 to file articles of merger; optional expedite $100 (next day), $250 (4-hour), or $500 (1-hour in person). Display: Wisconsin charges $150 to file articles of merger involving an LLC (Wis. Stat. §183.0122(2)(a)11.); optional expedited service adds $100 (next day), $250 (4-hour), or $500 (1-hour, in person). Scope: Wis. Stat. ch. 183 is titled \"Uniform Limited Liability Company Law\"; §183.0122(2)(a) is this chapter’s own filing-fee schedule, so every line item below is already scoped to limited liability company filings. The DFI fee table's \"Limited Liability Company\" column repeats the same $150.00 figure as the statute for \"Articles of Merger.\" Quote: \"11. Articles of merger, conversion, interest exchange, or domestication, $150.\" Pinpoint: Wis. Stat. §183.0122(2)(a)11. (Uniform LLC Law, Subchapter II 'Formation; Articles of Organization; Bylaws'). Optional component, Expedited processing, next business day: \"Expedited processing - next day - by close of business the first business day following the date of receipt\". Optional component, Expedited processing, next business day (condition: by close of business the first business day following the date of receipt). Optional component, In-person expedited processing within four hours: \"the fee to expedite processing to within 4 hours of filing shall be $250\". Optional component, In-person expedited processing within four hours (condition: at the DFI customer service counter, 4822 Madison Yards Way, North Tower […]). Optional component, In-person expedited processing within one hour: \"the fee to expedite processing to within one hour of filing shall be $500\". Optional component, In-person expedited processing within one hour (condition: at the DFI customer service counter, 4822 Madison Yards Way, North Tower […]).",
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              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$150",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Articles of merger, conversion, interest exchange, or domestication. Optional: Expedited processing, next business day $100 [2]; In-person expedited processing within four hours $250 [3]; In-person expedited processing within one hour $500 [3]. Also cited: [2] dfi.wi.gov — Wisconsin DFI 'Fees' page, 'Domestic Entities' table, row 'Articles of Merger' […]; [3] docs.legis.wisconsin.gov — Wis. Stat. §182.01(4)(d) (ch. 182 'Miscellaneous Corporate Provisions')."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "WI",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/183.pdf",
          "state": "Wisconsin"
        },
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            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/59-1-2/",
              "cell_locator": "WV.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://code.wvlegislature.gov/59-1-2/ | Locator: merger#WV.llc.fee. Instrument: Articles of merger (W. Va. Code §31B-9-905). Fee display: $25 for the first two parties to a merger, plus $15 for each additional party beyond two. Display: West Virginia charges $25 to file articles of merger for the first two constituent entities (an LLC may be one), plus $15 for each additional merging party beyond two (W. Va. Code §59-1-2(a)(1)(L)-(M)). Scope: W. Va. Code §59-1-2(a)(1)(L) names \"limited liability companies\" directly among the entity types a merger filing may involve. Quote: \"(L) Articles of merger of two corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, limited liability companies, professional limited liability companies, series limited liability companies, protected series, voluntary associations, or business trusts, $25;\" Pinpoint: W. Va. Code §59-1-2(a)(1)(L)-(M) (Chapter 59, Article 1 'Fees and Allowances'). Conditional component, Plus, per additional party beyond two: \"(M) Plus for each additional party to the merger in excess of two, $15;\". Optional component, 24-hour expedited processing: \"Expedite Service Fees apply to Business Filings Only […] 24-HOUR Expedite additional $25.00\". Optional component, 24-hour expedited processing (condition: Expedite Service Fees apply to Business Filings Only). Optional component, 2-hour expedited processing: \"Expedite Service Fees apply to Business Filings Only […] 2-HOUR Expedite additional $250.00\". Optional component, 2-hour expedited processing (condition: Expedite Service Fees apply to Business Filings Only). Optional component, 1-hour expedited processing: \"Expedite Service Fees apply to Business Filings Only […] 1-HOUR Expedite additional $500.00\". Optional component, 1-hour expedited processing (condition: Expedite Service Fees apply to Business Filings Only). Optional component, Certified copy of corporate charter or comparable organizing documents: \"(D) Certified copy of corporate charter or comparable organizing documents for other business entities, $15;\". Optional component, Plus, per additional amendment, restatement, or other additional document: \"(E) Plus, for each additional amendment, restatement or other additional document, $5;\". Optional component, Plus, per additional amendment, restatement, or other additional document (condition: for each additional amendment, restatement or other additional document).",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$25",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: Articles of merger, first two constituent parties. Formula as stated: $25 for the first two parties to the merger, plus $15 for each additional party beyond two. Conditional: Plus, per additional party beyond two $15 — for each additional party to the merger in excess of two. Optional: 24-hour expedited processing $25 [2]; 2-hour expedited processing $250 [2]; 1-hour expedited processing $500 [2]; Certified copy of corporate charter or comparable organizing documents $15; Plus, per additional amendment, restatement, or other additional document $5. Channel note: Expedited processing available: $25 (24-hour), $250 (2-hour), or $500 (1-hour), per the SOS fee schedule and W. Va. Code §59-1-2(k)'s $500 ceiling. Certified copy of the organizing document: $15, plus $5 per additional amendment/restatement/document (W. Va. Code §59-1-2(a)(5)(D)-(E)) [2]. Also cited: [2] sos.wv.gov — WV Secretary of State, 'Fee Schedule for Services and Registration', effective November 18, 2019, section 'Business Changes', row 'Merger'."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "WV",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/59-1-2/",
          "state": "West Virginia"
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            "fee": {
              "cell_citation_url": "https://sos.wyo.gov/Business/docs/BusinessFees.pdf",
              "cell_locator": "WY.llc.fee",
              "note": "Source: https://sos.wyo.gov/Business/docs/BusinessFees.pdf | Locator: merger#WY.llc.fee. Instrument: Articles of merger (W.S. 17-29-1004). Fee display: $60 under the LLC 'Any Other Filing' line (no merger-specific fee listed); optional expedite $700 or $1,400. Display: Wyoming's fee schedule lists no merger-specific fee; its LLC 'Amendment/Dissolution/Any Other Filing' line is $60, and LLC articles of merger are filed under W.S. 17-29-1004. Scope: Fee schedule heading \"Limited Liability Companies:\"; W.S. 17-29-1004(c): \"Each constituent limited liability company shall deliver the articles of merger for filing in the office of the secretary of state.\" Quote: \"Limited Liability Companies: […] Amendment/Dissolution/Any Other Filing ............................................................$60.00\" Pinpoint: Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division Filing Fee Schedule Effective July 1st, 2026 (Revised June 2026), p. 1, heading 'Limited Liability Companies:'. Optional component, Expedited Filing Service - Same Business Day: \"Expedited Filing Service - Same Business Day..............................................$1,400.00\". Optional component, Expedited Filing Service - Next Business Day: \"Expedited Filing Service - Next Business Day...................................................$700.00\". Optional component, Certifications (schedule line 'Certifications'): \"Certifications ........................................................................................................$10.00\". Optional component, Duplicating charges, first ten pages (per page): \"Duplicating charges ...... $.50 per page for first ten pages plus $.15 per page thereafter\". Optional component, Duplicating charges, first ten pages (per page) (condition: per page for first ten pages). Optional component, Duplicating charges, pages after the first ten (per page) (condition: per page thereafter).",
              "publish_status": "publish_ready",
              "source_field": "fee",
              "value": "$60",
              "visible_subline": "Fee line: LLC 'Amendment/Dissolution/Any Other Filing' fee (the schedule has no merger-specific line). Optional: Expedited Filing Service - Same Business Day $1,400; Expedited Filing Service - Next Business Day $700; Certifications (schedule line 'Certifications') $10; Duplicating charges, first ten pages (per page) $0.50; Duplicating charges, pages after the first ten (per page) $0.15."
            }
          },
          "jurisdiction": "WY",
          "last_checked": "2026-10-02",
          "official_source_url": "https://sos.wyo.gov/Business/docs/BusinessFees.pdf",
          "state": "Wyoming"
        }
      ],
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