Ch. 203                                    2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Annual report of a Maryland savings and loan association, banking institution, or
credit union or of a foreign savings and loan association, national banking
association, or credit union that is subject to the jurisdiction of this State.[$100] $300

ANNUAL REPORT OF A MARYLAND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, LIMITED LIABILITY
PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, OR OF A FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY, FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP, OR FOREIGN LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP..............................................................................................................................$300

Annual report of a real estate investment trust doing business in this
State..................................................................................................................[$25] $300

Other documents.............................................................................................................$6

(4)     For each of the following documents recorded or filed the fee
is [$50] $100:

(i) Certificate of limited partnership, certificate of limited liability
partnership, articles of organization of a limited liability company, certificate of trust
of a business trust, 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] $20

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] $20

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] $20

Certificate of withdrawal of registration or qualification................................[$6] $20

Certificate of any paper recorded or filed in the Department's office..............[$6] $20

(6)     For a duplicate of a certificate mentioned in subsection (5) of this
section which is issued at the same time as the original, the fee is $1, and for a copy of
any other paper recorded or filed with the Department, the fee is $1 per page.

(7)     (i) For acceptance of service of process or notice on the Department,
the Department shall charge a fee of [$15] $50.

(ii) Each county and Baltimore City is exempt from the fee under
paragraph (7)(i) of this section.

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