ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 203

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

Recording any document, including financing statements........................................$50

Certificate of status of a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability
partnership, or limited liability company, or a name reservation...................[$9] $20

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

1-406.

(e) The Department of Assessments and Taxation shall charge and receive a fee
of:

(1)     [$10] $25 for recording the certificates under this section; AND

(2)     [$1 for each name to be indexed; and

(3)     $12] $25 for each amendment, cancellation, or renewal of a
certificate.

8-403.

(a) [(1) Except for annual report filing fees, a] A real estate investment trust
shall pay the fees required under §§ 1-203 and 1-204 of this article.

[(2)] (B) To compute fees under this section, a real estate investment trust
shall treat certificates of beneficial interest as if they were shares of stock in a
corporation.

[(b) A real estate investment trust shall pay an annual report filing fee of $25.]

Article - Environment

1-203.

(A) A LICENSE OR PERMIT IS CONSIDERED RENEWED FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
SECTION IF THE LICENSE OR PERMIT IS ISSUED BY A UNIT OF STATE GOVERNMENT
TO A PERSON FOR THE PERIOD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING A PERIOD FOR WHICH
THE PERSON PREVIOUSLY POSSESSED THE SAME OR A SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR
LICENSE.

(B) BEFORE ANY LICENSE OR PERMIT MAY BE RENEWED UNDER THIS
ARTICLE, THE ISSUING AUTHORITY SHALL VERIFY THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE
COMPTROLLER THAT THE APPLICANT HAS PAID ALL UNDISPUTED TAXES AND
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS PAYABLE TO THE COMPTROLLER OR
THE SECRETARY OF LABOR, LICENSING, AND REGULATION OR THAT THE APPLICANT
HAS PROVIDED FOR PAYMENT IN A MANNER SATISFACTORY TO THE UNIT
RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLECTION.

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