1. A. In this regulation, “filed” means delivered to and date-stamped by the Department.
2. B. A certificate is effective for a period of 5 years from the date it is filed.
3. C. Every 5 years following the year in which a certificate is filed or renewed, a person who has filed or renewed a certificate and who wishes to renew the certificate shall cause to be filed a completed renewal application within 6 months before the end of the 5-year period.
4. D. A renewal application that is completed and filed extends the certificate for 5 years from the end of the previous 5-year period.
5. E. The Department shall determine the form of a renewal application.
6. F. Except for certificates canceled on the Department's records, the Department may mail a notice of impending expiration of the trade name, during the 6-month period mentioned in §C of this regulation, to the person listed as principal or owner in the certificate, amended certificate, or most recent renewal application.

7. G. A completed renewal application shall:

   1. (1) State the trade name being renewed and the current address of the business conducted under the trade name;
   2. (2) State that the trade name certificate is being renewed;
   3. (3) State the SDAT identification number of the associated business;
   4. (4) Be signed by a person listed as principal or owner in the certificate, amended certificate, or most recent renewal application; and
   5. (5) Be accompanied by a fee set by Corporations and Associations Article, §1-406, Annotated Code of Maryland.
8. H. The Department's failure to mail a renewal application form pursuant to §F of this regulation does not suspend the obligation to file a completed renewal application.

Authority: Corporations and Associations Article, §1-406; Tax-Property Article, §2-201; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: February 3, 1992 (19:2 Md. R. 156)

Adopted as COMAR 18.04.09; recodified to 18.04.10

Regulation .01 amended effective November 19, 2018 (45:23 Md. R. 1071)

Regulation .03B amended effective November 19, 2018 (45:23 Md. R. 1071)

Regulation .04B amended effective November 19, 2018 (45:23 Md. R. 1071)

Regulation .05 amended effective May 6, 1996 (23:9 Md. R. 671); December 12, 2022 (49:25 Md. R. 1051)

Regulation .05F amended effective November 19, 2018 (45:23 Md. R. 1071)

Regulation .08 adopted effective May 6, 1996 (23:9 Md. R. 671)