WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 695

SECTION OR RESERVED UNDER § 2-107 OR § 10-103 OF THIS ARTICLE OR
REGISTERED UNDER § 7-101 OR § 10-904 OF THIS ARTICLE.

(21 THE NAME, TITLE, OR DESIGNATION UNDER WHICH THE
BUSINESS OF A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION IS CONDUCTED MAY BE
THE SAME AS ITS CORPORATE NAME WITH PERMITTED OMISSIONS AS
ALLOWED UNDER § 5-109(C) OF THIS ARTICLE.

(B) (C) THE INFORMATION REQUIRED IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS
SECTION SHALL BE FILED ON FORMS PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT
IN THE MANNER THAT THE DEPARTMENT REQUIRES BY REGULATION.

(C) THE OATH REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS
SECTION MAY BE TAKEN BEFORE ANY OFFICER AUTHORIZED UNDER
THE LAWS OF THE STATE TO ADMINISTER AN OATH.

(D) (1) THE DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION
SHALL MAINTAIN A PUBLIC RECORD, TO BE KNOWN AS THE "AGENCY
RECORD".

(2) THE AGENCY RECORD SHALL RECORD ALL CERTIFICATES
FILED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION, AND THE CERTIFICATES
SHALL BE PROPERLY INDEXED.

(E) THE DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION SHALL
CHARGE AND RECEIVE A FEE OF:

(1) $10 FOR RECORDING THE CERTIFICATES UNDER THIS
SECTION; AND

(2) $1 FOR EACH NAME TO BE INDEXED.

(F) (1) A CERTIFICATE FILED UNDER THIS SECTION IS EFFECTIVE
FOR A PERIOD OF 5 YEARS FROM THE DATE THE CERTIFICATE IS FILED.

(2) A PERSON WHO HAS FILED A CERTIFICATE UNDER THIS
SECTION MAY RENEW THE CERTIFICATE BY FILING, WITHIN 6 MONTHS
BEFORE THE END OF THE 5-YEAR PERIOD. AN APPLICATION FOR
RENEWAL IN THE MANNER THAT THE DEPARTMENT REQUIRES BY
REGULATION.

(3) A RENEWAL APPLICATION EXTENDS THE CERTIFICATE
FOR 3 YEARS FROM THE END OF THE PREVIOUS 5-YEAR PERIOD.

(F) [G] THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO ANY PERSON WHO HAS
FILED A CERTIFICATE SIMILAR TO THE CERTIFICATE REQUIRED UNDER
THIS SECTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION
BEFORE JULY 1, 1990 1991.

2-106.

(b) The name of a corporation may not:

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