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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 801

(C)  NO GENERAL PARTNER LIABILITY FOR LIMITED PARTNER.
A LIMITED PARTNER OF A FOREIGN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP IS NOT
LIABLE AS A GENERAL PARTNER OF THE FOREIGN LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP SOLELY BY REASON OF THE PARTNERSHIP'S HAVING
DONE BUSINESS IN THIS STATE WITHOUT REGISTRATION.

(D)  DEPARTMENT AS AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS. A
FOREIGN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, BY DOING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE
WITHOUT REGISTRATION, APPOINTS THE DEPARTMENT AS ITS AGENT
FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS WITH RESPECT TO CAUSES OF ACTION
ARISING OUT OF DOING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE.

(E)  FINES. (1) IF A FOREIGN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP DOES
ANY INTRASTATE, INTERSTATE, OR FOREIGN BUSINESS IN THIS
STATE WITHOUT REGISTERING, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL IMPOSE A
PENALTY OF $200 ON THE PARTNERSHIP. THIS PENALTY SHALL BE
COLLECTED AND MAY BE REDUCED OR ABATED UNDER THE PROCEDURES
OF ARTICLE 81, § 252 OF THE CODE WHICH RELATE TO THE PENALTY
FOR FAILURE TO FILE REPORTS WITH THE DEPARTMENT;

(2) EACH GENERAL PARTNER OF A FOREIGN LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP WHICH DOES INTRASTATE, INTERSTATE, OR FOREIGN
BUSINESS IN THIS STATE WITHOUT REGISTERING, AND EACH AGENT
OF THE FOREIGN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP WHO TRANSACTS INTRASTATE,
INTERSTATE, OR FOREIGN BUSINESS IN THIS STATE FOR IT IS
GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO A
FINE NOT EXCEEDING $1,000.

COMMENT

This section is new. Subsection (a) is derived from §
7-301 of this article; subsection (b) is similar to § 7-305
thereof; and subsection (e) is derived from § 7-302 thereof.

10-908. ACTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY BRING AN ACTION TO RESTRAIN A
FOREIGN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP FROM DOING BUSINESS IN THIS
STATE IN VIOLATION OF THIS SUBTITLE.

COMMENT

This section is new.

10-909. DOING BUSINESS.

(A) ACTIVITIES NOT CONSIDERED DOING BUSINESS. IN
ADDITION TO ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES WHICH MAY NOT CONSTITUTE
DOING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE, FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES OF A FOREIGN LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP DO NOT CONSTITUTE DOING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE:

(1)  MAINTAINING, DEFENDING, OR SETTLING AN
ACTION, SUIT, CLAIM, DISPUTE, OR ADMINISTRATIVE OR
ARBITRATION PROCEEDING;

(2)  HOLDING MEETINGS OF ITS PARTNERS OR CARRYING
ON OTHER ACTIVITIES WHICH CONCERN ITS INTERNAL AFFAIRS;