The Secretary of State may collect from a foreign filing entity a late filing fee equal to the application for registration fee or the statement of foreign limited liability partnership fee, as applicable, for the foreign filing entity for each year of delinquency if the foreign filing entity has transacted business in this state for more than 90 days. The Secretary of State may condition the effectiveness of a registration on the payment of the late filing fee.
Ala. Code § 10A-1-7.23 (1975)