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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 359

Article - Corporations and Associations
7-203.

(a)  Before doing any intrastate business in this
State, a foreign corporation shall qualify with the
Department.

(b)  To qualify, the corporation shall:

(1)  Certify to the Department:

(i) The address of the corporation; and

(ii) The name and address of its resident
agent in this State;

(2)   File with the Department a certificate
which:

(i) States that the corporation is in good
standing under the laws of the place where it is organized;
and

(ii) Is executed by the official of that
place who has custody of the pertinent records[; and].

[(3) File with the Department an officially
certified statement which specifies the date and record
reference of:

(i) Its charter or, if not incorporated,
the instrument under which it is organized; and

(ii) Each amendment and supplement to the
charter or instrument under which it is organized.]

(c)  Unless terminated by the corporation, the
qualification is effective as long as:

(1)  The corporation has a resident agent in this
State;

(2)  The corporation does not forfeit its right
to do intrastate business under the laws of this State; and

(3)   If the corporation qualifies or changes its
name after June 1, 1951, the name of the corporation
complies with the requirements of Title 2 of this article
relating to corporate names.

7-206.