No document required to be filed under this chapter shall be effective until the applicable fee required by this section is paid. The following fees shall be paid to and collected by the Secretary of State for the use of the State of Delaware:
(1) Upon the receipt of a statement under § 5003E of this Chapter or a Renewal Statement under 5004E of this chapter, a fee in the amount of up to $200.(2) For issuing a Certificate of Adoption and Availability of Transparency and Sustainability Standards Reporting, a fee in the amount of $50.(3) Upon receipt of a Restoration Statement under § 5005E of this chapter, a fee in the amount of $5,000.(4) For certifying copies of any instrument on file as provided by this chapter, a fee in the amount of $50 for each copy certified.(5) The Secretary of State may issue photocopies or electronic image copies of instruments on file as provided for by this chapter, as well as instruments, documents and other papers not on file, and for all such photocopies or electronic image copies which are not certified by the Secretary of State, a fee of $10 shall be paid for the first page and $2.00 for each additional page. Notwithstanding Delaware's Freedom of Information Act (Chapter 100 of Title 29) or other provision of law granting access to public records, the Secretary of State upon request shall issue only photocopies or electronic image copies of public records in exchange for the fees described in this section, and in no case shall the Secretary of State be required to provide copies (or access to copies) of such public records (including without limitation bulk data, digital copies of instruments, documents and other papers, databases or other information) in an electronic medium or in any form other than photocopies or electronic image copies of such public records in exchange, as applicable, for the fees described in this section or § 2318 of Title 29 for each such record associated with a file number.(6) For issuing any certificate of the Secretary of State, including a certificate of non-reporting status, other than a certification of a copy under (a)(3) of this section, a fee in the amount of $50.Added by Laws 2017 , ch. 279, s 1, eff. 10/1/2018.