Payment Methods and Filing Fees

  • Check (personal or business)
  • Money order
  • Cash
  • Credit Card (Visa, Mastercard, and Discover Card. Credit card payments are subject to an additional statutory convenience fee of 2.7% of amount charged)
  • LegalEase® (A deposit account system administered by Frost Bank)

All checks should be made payable to the Secretary of State. Cash should not be sent in the mail. Checks are returned, cash refunded, credit cards and LegalEase® are not charged when used to pay a filing fee for documents that cannot be filed.