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5.12 CERTIFICATES AND CERTIFICATIONS.
    Subdivision 1. Fees. The secretary of state shall charge a fee of $5 for each certificate or
certification of a copy of any document filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. The secretary
of state shall charge a fee of $3 for a copy of an original filing of a corporation, limited partnership,
trade or service mark, or for the complete record of a certificate of assumed name. The secretary
of state shall charge a fee of $3 for a copy of any or all subsequent filings of a corporation, limited
partnership, or trade or service mark. The secretary of state shall charge a fee of $1 per page for
copies of other nonuniform commercial code documents filed with the secretary of state. At the
time of filing, the secretary of state may provide at the public counter, without charge, a copy of a
filing, ten or fewer pages in length, to the person making the filing.
    Subd. 2. Certificate of good standing. Upon payment of the proper fee, the secretary of
state shall issue a certificate of good standing to a person when a business entity is in good
standing as defined in section 5.26.
    Subd. 3. Certificate of not in good standing. Upon payment of the proper fee, the secretary
of state shall issue a certificate of not in good standing to a person when a business entity is not
in good standing as defined in section 5.26.
    Subd. 4. Certificate of registration. Upon payment of the proper fee, the secretary of state
shall issue a certificate of registration to a person when a business filing with the secretary has
been made that does not create a separate legal entity.
History: 3Sp1981 c 2 art 1 s 9; 1988 c 682 s 1; 1997 c 137 s 1; 2000 c 395 s 1

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