MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

1895

(A) REQUIRED CERTIFICATION OF RESIDENT AGENT AND
HAILING ADDRESS,

AS LONG AS IT IS SUBJECT TO SUIT IN THIS STATE, A
FOREIGN CORPORATION WHICH HAS REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED TO
DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE SHALL MAINTAIN:

(1)   A RESIDENT AGENT IN THIS STATE WHOSE NAME
AND ADDRESS IS CERTIFIED TO THE DEPARTMENT; AND

(2)    AN ADDRESS WHICH IS CERTIFIED TO THE
DEPARTMENT.

(B) OPTIONAL CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL OFFICE.

A FOREIGN CORPORATION REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED TO DO
BUSINESS IN THIS STATE:

(1)   AT ANY TIME MAY CERTIFY TO THE DEPARTMENT
THE ADDRESS OF A PRINCIPAL OFFICE IN THIS STATE, WHICH
MAY BE A BUSINESS OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION; AND

(2)    WITH RESPECT TO AN ADDRESS SO CERTIFIED,
SHALL CERTIFY TO THE DEPARTMENT:

(I)    ANY SUBSEQUENT CHANGE IN THE ADDRESS OF
THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE; AND

(II)   THE FACT THAT IT NO LONGER HAS THE
PRINCIPAL OFFICE IN THIS STATE.

(C)   MANNER OF CERTIFICATION.

EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS
SECTION, EACH CERTIFICATION BY A FOREIGN CORPORATION
WHICH RELATES TO ITS RESIDENT AGENT, ADDRESS, OR
PRINCIPAL OFFICE SHALL BE EXECUTED FOR THE CORPORATION BY
ITS PRESIDENT OR ONE OF ITS VICE-PRESIDENTS.

(D)   CHANGE OF RESIDENT AGENT OR PRINCIPAL OFFICE.

A FOREIGN CORPORATION AND ITS RESIDENT AGENT MAY
CHANGE THE RESIDENT AGENT, HIS ADDRESS, OR THE ADDRESS OF
A PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION IN THE SAME
MANNER AS PROVIDED FOR A MARYLAND CORPORATION UNDER §
2-108 OF THIS ARTICLE.

(E) RESIGNATION OF RESIDENT AGENT.

(1) A RESIDENT AGENT OF A FOREIGN CORPORATION
MAY RESIGN BY FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT A COUNTERPART OR
PHOTOCOPY OF HIS SIGNED RESIGNATION.