WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 163

Assessments and Taxation; authorizing the Department to
adopt certain regulations; and generally relating to the
processing of certain documents on an expedited basis.

BY adding to

Article - Corporations and Associations

Section 1-203(8) and 1-203.2

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1985 Replacement Volume and 1988 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Corporations and Associations

1-203.

In addition to any organization and capitalization fee
required under § 1-204 of this article, the Department shall
collect the following fees:

(8) FOR PROCESSING EACH OF THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ON
AN EXPEDITED BASIS, THE ADDITIONAL FEE IS AS INDICATED:

RECORDING ANY CHARTER OR

LIMITED PARTNERSHIP DOCUMENT...................$50 $30

CERTIFICATE OF STATUS OF A

CORPORATION OR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP..............$14 $9

A COPY OF ANY DOCUMENT RECORDED

OR FILED WITH THE DEPARTMENT.......................$20

1-203.2.

(A)  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROCESS BOTH DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN
DOCUMENTS ON AN EXPEDITED BASIS UPON THE PAYMENT OF THE FEE
PROVIDED IN § 1-203(8) OF THIS ARTICLE.

(B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE
PROCESSING OF DOCUMENTS ON AN EXPEDITED BASIS.

(B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICAL, PROCESS
DOCUMENTS FILED IN PERSON ON AN EXPEDITED BASIS ON THE SAME DAY
THAT THE DOCUMENTS ARE RECEIVED.

(C) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE
PROCESSING OF DOCUMENTS ON AN EXPEDITED BASIS, INCLUDING
REASONABLE LIMITATIONS ON FILING DOCUMENTS OF UNUSUAL VOLUME OR
LENGTH.

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