Sponsored by:
Senator JOSEPH F. VITALE
District 19 (Middlesex)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senators Zwicker and Singleton
SYNOPSIS
Eliminates fee for filing certified copy of name change order.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning the fee for filing a certified copy of a name change order and amending P.L.1987, c.435.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 11 of P.L.1987, c.435 (C.22A:4-1a) is amended to read as follows:
11. For services herein enumerated the State Treasurer shall collect the following fees:
a. For filing any original business certificate for which no other fee is fixed by statute or regulation, $125.
For filing any change or amendment to a previously filed document for which no other fee is fixed by statute or regulation, $75.
For issuing any certificate or filing any other document for which no other fee is fixed by statute or regulation, $25.00, except that the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to:
(1) certificates of appointments for gubernatorial appointees;
(2) documents filed by public bodies under the "Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.);
(3) financial disclosures filed by State officials;
(4) oaths of office;
(5) resignation of office holders;
(6) documents filed by other State government entities indexed in the department's miscellaneous file.
b. For certification or exemplification of any document on file, $25.00.
c. For certification or exemplification of any signature on file, including the issuance of a certificate for proving a document outside the United States, also known as an apostille, $25.00; except that in cases of adoption of a child, the fee for an apostille shall be $5.00.
d. [For filing a certified copy of an order of change of name, $50.00.]Deleted by amendment P.L. , c. (pending before the Legislature as this bill).
e. For a paper copy of any document on file, up to $0.10 per letter size page or smaller and up to $0.15 per legal size page or larger. If a roll of microfilm images is requested, the State Treasurer shall collect a fee of $1.00 for each image on the microfilm roll. If a microfiche copy of a microfiche is requested, $3.00.
f. For filing a proof of publication, $10.00.
(cf: P.L.2010, c.75, s.1)
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
Under current law, a $50 fee is charged for filing a certified copy of an order for change of name. Many New Jersey residents seek a change of name each year for reasons including marriage and divorce.
This bill eliminates the fee for filing a certified copy of a name change order in this State.