One major payment difference between the PRC and the SOS is that the SOS accepts cash as payment whereas the Corporation’s Bureau of the PRC does not. In addition, the PRC accepts credit card payments and the SOS’ Business Services Division does not. Business Services Division Fees Filing Types Fee Schedule Notaries Apostille *Ag Trade Mark **UCC/pg Partner SOP Facsimile Signature Paper Application/Filing $20 $3 $11.50 $25 Register + $25/class code $20:1-3 pgs $40:4-25 pgs $100:26+ pgs & $5/page Domestic & Foreign: $50 - GP $100 – LP $50 – LLP $100 – LLLP $50 $0 Electronic Filing (new or renewal) $10 up to 15k bytes $20: more than 15k bytes Renewal/Continuation $20 $11.50 $25 Register $20: 1-3 pgs $40: 4-25 pgs $100:26+ pgs & $5/page Domestic & Foreign: $50 LLP Annual Report Amendment Domestic & Foreign: $50 - GP $100 – LP $50 – LLP $100 – LLLP Assignment $20: 1-3 pgs $40: 4-25 pgs $100:26+ pgs & $5/page Conversion or Merger Domestic & Foreign: $100 – LP $50 – LLP $100 – LLLP Cancelation/Termination $20: 1-3 pgs $40: 4-25 pgs $100:26+ pgs & $5/page $50 Name Reservation $50 Statement of Partnership Authority $50 Certificate of Authorization $50 Certificate of Existence $50 Individual Name Change $3 Certification Authentication $3 Searches for debtor name (verbal and written) $15 Buyer Registration Fee $30 Regular - Farm Product List (Paper) $300 Regular - Farm Product List (CD) $150 Special - Farm Product List (paper or CD) $150
Profit Tax Clearance Request Nonprofit Tax Clearance Request Rescinding Tax Clearance Suspension of Business Request $25 $10 $10 $25 $10 Reinstatements $200 $25 $25 $200 $25 Audits Late Notice $200 $10 $10 $200 $10 Protest Letters ` Annual License $20 regular $25 market $10rural elec./100 members Certificate of Good Standing $50 $10 $10 $25 $50 $50 $10 $25 $50 Certificate of comparison (certified) $25 $10 $10 $25 $10 Corporation Copy Fees Domestic Foreign Profit Non profit Assoc Coop Unincorp Assoc LLC Profit Non profit LLC Business Reproduction copies - $1 per page (see minimum) $10 minimum $5 minimum $5 minimum $5 minimum $10 minimum $10 minimum $5 minimum $10 minimum $10 minimum One-Stop Fees and Payment Recommendations It is recommended that copy fees be aligned in the future; however, a statute change would be required. It is recommended that the SOS prepare and plan for the receipt of credit cards as payment for the multiple filing types. Information Systems Overview and One-Stop Recommendations IT Systems Overview
Integrated or Multiple Standalone Systems Multiple (In-house) 11 1 Integrated (Vendor) 10 1 Integrated (In-house) 9 Multiple (Vendor) 5 State Integrated Systems 1 Integrated (Vendor) 1 Integrated (In-house) Multiple (Vendor) Multiple (In-house) Other Alaska  Alaska  Colorado  UCC and Business Registration systems are tied together for identification of organizational debtors. Connecticut  Our CONCORD app does almost everything, but Notary/Apostille & Trademark are presently being added from stand-alone to CONCORD Delaware   Mixed Supports Idaho  Limited searches for UCC/Liens Indiana  Kentucky   Hybrid of single integrated system and vendor supported services Louisiana   Maine   In the process of updating to a single in-house system Maryland  Minnesota  Moving towards integrated system Missouri  Montana  Montana  Nevada  New Hampshire  They share Oracle platforms and are moving to browser-based front ends, but are not integrated New Hampshire  In process of going to a single integrated system North Dakota  Is currently being developed on a single system Oklahoma  Built by vendor, then turned over to in-house maintenance upon project completion Tennessee    UCC, Business Organizations and Trademarks are included in one system that is supported in-house. Notary, Authentications (Apostilles) and Service of Process are separate systems supported in-house Utah     a combination of all Washington  Washington  Washington D.C.  one standalone system and separate imaging system
Montana Currently in the process of implementing SystemWORKS from FileONE FileONE Montana N/A Montana Interactive developed our on-line filing and search sites that are 10 years old. Nevada N/A Developed by Northrop Grumman Information Technology. System now supported in-house with minimal outside assistance. New Hampshire N/A Mostly in-house with programmers from Zirous. New Hampshire SystemWorks - version 1 -12/2010; In process to version 2; Business entity is in development FileOne LLC Dakota The state's IT department is building a customized product for ND. We attempted a COTS product which took more time to customize than to start from "scratch". The IT department is developing and will support our new system Oklahoma Custom built by vendor NIC Conquest, who is now just NIC Tennessee We did not use a COTS solution. Tecuity, Inc. in Utah Texas N/A We are currently working with Paradigm Applications to re-architecture our web filing solution, SOSDirect Utah None - specifically built with private partner Utah Interactive, LLC - a sub of NIC/USA and STG - Software Technology Washington Not yet, but it is planned. We used ImageSource for the current system. Washington N/A N/A Washington D.C. CGov 360 - implemented in 2010. CC Intelligent Services. West Virginia N/A West Virginia Interactive Survey Question 7 – Age of Last Modernization When did your last modernize the business/administrative filing? Last Modernization Effort 1-2 years ago 13 6 or more years ago 11 3-5 years ago 3 Figure 11 – Number of States Last Modernization Effort Age Group Last Modernization Effort 1-2 years ago 3-5 ago 6 or more years ago Alaska  Alaska  Colorado  Connecticut  Delaware 