Md. Code Ann., Corps. & Ass'ns § 1-203

Fees, recording and filing

Effective Oct 1, 2023Added by Acts 1975, c. 311, § 2, eff. July 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1976, c. 567, § 2; Acts 1978, c. 970; Acts 1979, c. 65; Acts 1980, c. 296; Acts 1980, 578, § 1; Acts 1981, c. 801, § 2; Acts 1982, c. 897; Acts 1983, c. 508; Acts 1985, c. 213, § 3; Acts 1987, c. 62; Acts 1988, c. 110, § 1; Acts 1988, c. 195; Acts 1989, c. 163; Acts 1992, c. 536; Acts 1992, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 5; Acts 1993, c. 132; Acts 1994, c. 494, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1994; Acts 1995, c. 295, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 1997, c. 654, § 2, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 1998, c. 21, § 3, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 1999, c. 452, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2000, c. 324, § 2, eff. July 1, 2000; Acts 2003, c. 203, § 24, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2003, c. 464, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004; Acts 2004, c. 25, § 1, eff. April 13, 2004; Acts 2004, c. 430, § 4, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2004, c. 480, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2005, c. 25, § 1, eff. April 12, 2005; Acts 2005, c. 32, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005; Acts 2005, c. 609, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005; Acts 2006, c. 199, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Acts 2008, c. 313, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Acts 2009, c. 16, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2010, c. 611, § 2, eff. June 1, 2010; Acts 2013, c. 67, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2013, c. 68, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2013, c. 527, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2013, c. 528, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2016, c. 323, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 324, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2017, c. 631, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 674, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2018, c. 12, § 6; Acts 2018, c. 44, §§ 1, 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 596, § 1, eff. June 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 720, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 5; Acts 2019, c. 16, § 1, eff. June 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 266, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2021, c. 109, § 1, eff. April 13, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 142, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021; Acts 2022, c. 289, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 290, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Acts 2023, c. 70, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.State of Maryland

(a) In addition to any organization and capitalization fee required under § 1-204 of this subtitle, subject to subsection (c) of this section, the Department shall collect the fees specified in subsection (b) of this section.
(b)
1. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (10) of this subsection, for each of the following documents, the nonrefundable processing fee is $100:
  Document
  Articles of incorporation
  Articles of amendment
  Articles of extension
  Articles of restatement of charter
  Articles of amendment and restatement
  Articles supplementary
  Articles of share exchange
  Articles of consolidation or merger
  Articles of revival for stock corporation
  Articles of revival for nonstock corporation
  Articles of conversion
  Articles of validation
2. (2) For each of the following documents, the nonrefundable processing fee is as indicated:
(i) Notice of change of address of principal office $25
(ii) Notice of change of name or address of resident agent $25, up to a maximum of $30,000 for a bulk filing
(iii) Certificate of correction $25
(iv) Except as provided in paragraph (14) of this subsection, any other documents $25
1. (3)
  1. (i) For each of the following documents which are filed but not recorded, the nonrefundable processing fee is as indicated:
    Reservation of a corporate, limited partnership, limited liability partnership or limited liability company name $25
    Original registration of name of a foreign corporation to end of calendar year $100
    Renewal of registration of name of a foreign corporation for 1 calendar year $100
    Documents in connection with the qualification of a foreign corporation to do intrastate business in this State $100
    Application for registration of a foreign limited partnership, a foreign limited liability partnership, or a foreign limited liability company $100
    Other documents $6
(ii) Except as provided in paragraph (13) of this subsection, for each of the following documents which are filed but not recorded, the filing fee is as indicated:
1. (4) For each of the following documents recorded or filed the nonrefundable processing fee is $100:
  1. (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, certificates of reinstatement, and articles of reinstatement; and
  2. (ii) Any statement filed by a partnership under Title 9A of this article.
2. (5) For issuing each of the following certificates, the nonrefundable processing 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
  $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
  $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
  $20
  Certificate of withdrawal of registration or qualification
  $20
  Certificate of any paper recorded or filed in the Department's office
  $20
3. (6) For a duplicate of a certificate mentioned in paragraph (5) of this subsection which is issued at the same time as the original, the fee is $1, and for a nonelectronic copy of any other paper recorded or filed with the Department, the fee is $1 per page.
4. (7)
  1. (i) For acceptance of service of process or notice on the Department, the Department shall charge a fee of $50.
  2. (ii) Each county and Baltimore City is exempt from the fee under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.
5. (8) Subject to § 1-203.2(c) of this subtitle, for processing each of the following documents on an expedited basis, the additional fee is as indicated:
  Recording any document, including financing statements, or submitting for preclearance any document listed in paragraph (1) or (4) of this subsection, if processing under § 1-203.2(b)(1) of this subtitle is requested $425
  Recording any document, including financing statements, or submitting for preclearance any document listed in paragraph (1) or (4) of this subsection, if processing under § 1-203.2(b)(1) of this subtitle is not requested $50
  Certificate of status of a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, or limited liability company, or a name reservation $20
  Certified list of the charter documents of a Maryland corporation or any certificate of a Maryland limited partnership, limited liability partnership, or limited liability company recorded or filed with the Department $20
  A copy of any document recorded or filed with the Department, or a corporate abstract $20
  Application for a ground rent redemption or a ground rent extinguishment, or payment of a redemption or extinguishment amount to the former owner of the ground rent $50
6. (9) A nonrefundable processing fee for a request by paper document for an extension of the date for submitting an annual report under § 14-704 of the Tax--Property Article is $20.
7. (10) A nonrefundable processing fee for articles of incorporation of a nonstock corporation that is organized to operate as a nonprofit entity under § 501(c)(3), (4), or (6) of the Internal Revenue Code is $150.
8. (11) A fee for the nonpayment of a check or other negotiable instrument that was presented to the Department as payment for any of the other fees imposed under this section is $30.
9. (12) A nonrefundable processing fee for preclearance of a document or draft of a document listed in paragraph (1) or (4) of this subsection is $275.
10. (13) Beginning in fiscal year 2022, the Department shall waive the filing fee for a business entity described under paragraph (3)(ii) of this subsection for each year that the entity provides evidence to the Department that:
  1. (i) The entity is required to comply with and is in compliance with Title 12 of the Labor and Employment Article; or
  2. (ii) The entity otherwise provides an employer-offered savings arrangement, as defined in § 12-101(e) of the Labor and Employment Article, that is in compliance with federal law.
11. (14) There is no processing fee for documents filed to dissolve, cancel, or terminate an entity under this subsection.
Annual report of a Maryland corporation, except a charitable or benevolent institution, nonstock corporation, savings and loan corporation, credit union, family farm, and banking institution $300
Annual report of a foreign corporation subject to the jurisdiction of this State, except a national banking association, savings and loan association, credit union, nonstock corporation, and charitable and benevolent institution $300
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 $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, except a family farm $300
Annual report of a business trust $300
Annual report of a real estate investment trust or foreign statutory trust doing business in this State $300
Annual report of a family farm $100
(c) For each fee identified under subsection (b) of this section as nonrefundable, the Department shall adopt regulations to specify the conditions under which the fee shall be nonrefundable and the conditions under which the fee may be applied to a resubmission of a document for filing, recording, or processing.
(d) The fees collected under subsection (b)(8) and (12) of this section shall be credited to the fund established under § 1-203.3 of this subtitle.
(e) Of the $150 collected under subsection (b)(10) of this section, $50 shall be credited to the Maryland Nonprofit Development Center Program Fund established under § 5-1204 of the Economic Development Article.

Added by Acts 1975, c. 311, § 2, eff. July 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1976, c. 567, § 2; Acts 1978, c. 970; Acts 1979, c. 65; Acts 1980, c. 296; Acts 1980, 578, § 1; Acts 1981, c. 801, § 2; Acts 1982, c. 897; Acts 1983, c. 508; Acts 1985, c. 213, § 3; Acts 1987, c. 62; Acts 1988, c. 110, § 1; Acts 1988, c. 195; Acts 1989, c. 163; Acts 1992, c. 536; Acts 1992, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 5; Acts 1993, c. 132; Acts 1994, c. 494, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1994; Acts 1995, c. 295, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 1997, c. 654, § 2, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 1998, c. 21, § 3, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 1999, c. 452, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2000, c. 324, § 2, eff. July 1, 2000; Acts 2003, c. 203, § 24, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2003, c. 464, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004; Acts 2004, c. 25, § 1, eff. April 13, 2004; Acts 2004, c. 430, § 4, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2004, c. 480, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2005, c. 25, § 1, eff. April 12, 2005; Acts 2005, c. 32, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005; Acts 2005, c. 609, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005; Acts 2006, c. 199, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Acts 2008, c. 313, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Acts 2009, c. 16, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2010, c. 611, § 2, eff. June 1, 2010; Acts 2013, c. 67, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2013, c. 68, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2013, c. 527, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2013, c. 528, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2016, c. 323, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 324, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2017, c. 631, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 674, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2018, c. 12, § 6; Acts 2018, c. 44, §§ 1, 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 596, § 1, eff. June 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 720, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 5; Acts 2019, c. 16, § 1, eff. June 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 266, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2021, c. 109, § 1, eff. April 13, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 142, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021; Acts 2022, c. 289, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 290, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Acts 2023, c. 70, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.