WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2022 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 4266

By Delegates Reed, Ward, B., Forsht, Barrett, Mandt, Hanna, Mallow, Hardy, Worrell, Booth and Clark

[Introduced January 19, 2022; Referred to the Committee on Government Organization]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §31B-1-115, relating to requiring persons or other entities, that charge fees for services to limited liability companies to file annual reports, include a notice that contains the West Virginia Secretary of State website address and that the filing and actual $25 costs of the filing may be made online at that website. 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

Article 31B. General Provisions.

§31B-1-115. Fees for annual report filings may be paid online; notice required.

Any person, company, or other legal entity that purports to be authorized to provide services of filing the annual report for a limited liability company, as required by §31B-1-108 of this code and described in §59-1-2a of this code, and attempts to charge fees for this service shall provide, along with the statement for that purported service, a notice on an 8 x11 bright pink paper in New Roman Times font size 36 or larger, containing the website address of the Secretary of State and shall state that the fee of $25 for filing the annual report may be made online.  

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require persons or other entities, that charge fees for services to limited liability companies to file annual reports, include a notice that contains the West Virginia Secretary of State website address and that he actual $25 costs of the filing may be paid online at that website.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.