| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the supplemental corporate fee; |
| 3 | amending s. 607.0122, F.S.; specifying that a |
| 4 | reinstatement application fee includes a certain late |
| 5 | charge; amending s. 607.193, F.S.; deleting an exception |
| 6 | for liability for a late charge; amending s. 607.1422, |
| 7 | F.S.; requiring inclusion of a reinstatement application |
| 8 | fee under fees owed by a corporation seeking reinstatement |
| 9 | after administrative dissolution; providing an effective |
| 10 | date. |
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| 12 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 14 | Section 1. Subsection (13) of section 607.0122, Florida |
| 15 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 16 | 607.0122 Fees for filing documents and issuing |
| 17 | certificates.-The Department of State shall collect the |
| 18 | following fees when the documents described in this section are |
| 19 | delivered to the department for filing: |
| 20 | (13) Application for reinstatement following |
| 21 | administrative dissolution: $600. This fee includes the late |
| 22 | charge imposed under s. 607.193(2)(b). |
| 23 | Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section |
| 24 | 607.193, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 25 | 607.193 Supplemental corporate fee.- |
| 26 | (2) |
| 27 | (b) In addition to the fees levied under ss. 607.0122, |
| 28 | 608.452, and 620.1109 and the supplemental corporate fee, a late |
| 29 | charge of $400 shall be imposed if the supplemental corporate |
| 30 | fee is remitted after May 1 except in circumstances in which a |
| 31 | business entity did not receive the uniform business report |
| 32 | prescribed by the department. |
| 33 | Section 3. Subsection (1) of section 607.1422, Florida |
| 34 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 35 | 607.1422 Reinstatement following administrative |
| 36 | dissolution.- |
| 37 | (1) A corporation administratively dissolved under s. |
| 38 | 607.1421 may apply to the Department of State for reinstatement |
| 39 | at any time after the effective date of dissolution. The |
| 40 | corporation must submit a reinstatement form prescribed and |
| 41 | furnished by the Department of State or a current uniform |
| 42 | business report signed by the registered agent and an officer or |
| 43 | director and all fees then owed by the corporation including the |
| 44 | reinstatement application fee required under s. 607.0122(13), |
| 45 | computed at the rate provided by law at the time the corporation |
| 46 | applies for reinstatement. |
| 47 | Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010. |