1. (a) On payment of the fee provided in § 1-203(b)(8) of this subtitle, the Department shall process documents on an expedited basis as provided in subsection (b) of this section.

2. (b) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the Department shall:

   1. (1) Process documents filed with the Department at least 2 hours before the Department's close of business within 2 hours after the documents are received; and
   2. (2) To the extent practicable, process all other documents on the same day that the documents are received.

3. (c)

   1. (1) The Department shall adopt regulations governing the manner of filing and processing of documents on an expedited basis, including reasonable limitations on filing documents of unusual volume or length.

   2. (2) The Department may:

      1. (i) Adopt regulations establishing:

         1. 1. Expedited document processing tiers; or
         2. 2. Additional methods of expedited document processing; and
      2. (ii) Charge reasonable fees for services provided in accordance with this paragraph.

Added by Acts 1989, c. 163. Amended by Acts 1993, c. 132; Acts 1996, c. 10, § 1, eff. April 9, 1996; Acts 2000, c. 324, § 2, eff. July 1, 2000; Acts 2013, c. 67, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2013, c. 68, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2019, c. 266, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.