Ch. 654                                    1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Article - Corporations and Associations

1-101.

(p) "Person" includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust,
partnership, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, limited liability company, association, two or more
persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity.

1-203.

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

(4)     For each of the following documents recorded or filed the fee is $50:

(I)      Certificate of limited partnership, certificate of limited liability
partnership, articles of organization of a limited liability company, including certificates
of amendment and certificates of cancellation, certificates of reinstatement, and articles
of reinstatement; AND

(II)    ANY STATEMENT FILED BY A PARTNERSHIP UNDER TITLE 9 OF
THIS ARTICLE.

(5)     For issuing each of the following certificates, the fee is as indicated:

Type of Instrument                                                                                        Special Fee

Certificate of status of a corporation, PARTNERSHIP, limited partnership, limited
liability partnership, or limited liability company of this State or of a foreign corporation,
FOREIGN PARTNERSHIP, foreign limited partnership, foreign limited liability
partnership, or foreign limited liability company.............................................................$6

Certified list of the charter papers of a corporation of this State or any certificates
of a limited partnership, limited liability partnership, or a limited liability company of this
State recorded or filed with the Department....................................................................$6

Certificate of compliance by a foreign corporation, foreign limited partnership,
foreign limited liability partnership, or foreign limited liability company with
requirements of law in respect of qualification or registration........................................$6

Certificate of withdrawal of registration or qualification.......................................$6

Certificate of any paper recorded or filed in Department's office.........................$6

(8) For processing each of the following documents on an expedited basis,
the additional fee is as indicated:

Recording any document, including financing statements....................................$30

Certificate of status of a corporation, PARTNERSHIP, limited partnership, limited
liability partnership, or limited liability company, or a name reservation.......................$9

A copy of any document recorded or filed with the Department or a corporate
abstract................................................................................................................................$20

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