PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 295

TO DO BUSINESS IN MARYLAND AND THE RIGHT TO THE USE OF ITS NAME WILL BE
FORFEITED UNLESS ALL CONTRIBUTIONS, REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENTS, INTEREST,
AND PENALTIES DUE BY THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ARE PAID.

(3) THE MAILING OF THE NOTICE IS SUFFICIENT, AND THE FAILURE OF
ANY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY TO RECEIVE THE NOTICE MAILED TO IT DOES
NOT AFFECT THE FORFEITURE OF ITS RIGHT TO DO BUSINESS IN MARYLAND AND
THE RIGHT TO THE USE OF ITS NAME.

(C)     IMMEDIATELY AFTER SEPTEMBER 30 OF EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT
SHALL CERTIFY A LIST OF EVERY MARYLAND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY THAT
HAS NOT FILED AN ANNUAL REPORT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY
LAW OR HAS NOT PAID A TAX BEFORE OCTOBER 1 OF THE YEAR AFTER THE REPORT
WAS REQUIRED TO BE FILED OR THE TAXES WERE DUE.

(D)    AFTER THE LISTS ARE CERTIFIED, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE A
PROCLAMATION DECLARING THAT THE RIGHT TO DO BUSINESS IN MARYLAND AND
THE RIGHT TO THE USE OF THE NAME FOR EACH LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY IS
FORFEITED AS OF THE DATE OF THE PROCLAMATION, WITHOUT PROCEEDINGS OF
ANY KIND EITHER AT LAW OR IN EQUITY.

4A-914.

(A)    WITHIN TEN DAYS AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF THE PROCLAMATION, THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL MAIL NOTICE OF THE PROCLAMATION TO EACH LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY NAMED IN IT. THE NOTICE SHALL BE ADDRESSED TO THE
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AT ITS MAILING ADDRESS ON FILE WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OR, IF NONE, AT ANY OTHER ADDRESS APPEARING ON THE RECORDS
OF THE DEPARTMENT.

(B)     A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY THAT PAYS ALL TAXES, UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS, REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENTS, INTEREST, AND
PENALTIES DUE, FILES THE ANNUAL REPORT DUE, OR BOTH, AS THE CASE MAY BE,
WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF THE PROCLAMATION SHALL HAVE ITS
RIGHT TO DO BUSINESS IN MARYLAND AND THE RIGHT TO THE USE OF ITS NAME
REINSTATED AS OF THE DATE OF FORFEITURE.

4A-915.

(A) IF THE DEPARTMENT IS SATISFIED THAT A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
NAMED IN THE PROCLAMATION HAS NOT FAILED TO PAY THE TAX,
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS, OR REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENTS,
OR FILE THE REPORT WITHIN THE PERIOD SPECIFIED IN § 4A-913 OF THIS SUBTITLE,
OR THAT IT HAS BEEN MISTAKENLY REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT BY THE
STATE COMPTROLLER OR THE SECRETARY OF ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT
DEVELOPMENT, THE DEPARTMENT MAY CORRECT THE MISTAKE BY FILING ITS
PROCLAMATION TO THAT EFFECT IN ITS RECORDS.

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