“Pursuant to §7-201 et seq. of the Corporations and Associations Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, corporations not incorporated in the State shall be registered with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation, 301 West Preston St., Baltimore, Maryland 21201, before doing any interstate or foreign business in this State. Before doing any intrastate business in this State, a foreign corporation shall qualify with the Department of Assessments and Taxation.”

Authority: Election Law Article, §§14-101—14-108; General Provisions Article, §§5-502—5-503; State Finance and Procurement Article, §§12-101, 13-217—13-219, 13-221, 15-226, 16-202, 17-401, and 17-402; Annotated Code of Maryland; Ch. 630, Acts of 2017

Effective date: July 1, 1981 (8:13 Md. R. II-5)

Chapter recodified from COMAR 21.07.04 to 21.07.03 and revised effective January 9, 1989 (15:27 Md. R. 3138)

Regulation .01 recodified to Regulation .01-1 and new Regulation .01 adopted effective January 26, 1998 (25:2 Md. R. 79)

Regulation .01 amended effective June 29, 2020 (47:13 Md. R. 643)

Regulation .05 amended effective October 2, 2000 (27:19 Md. R. 1730); July 9, 2001 (28:13 Md. R. 1216)

Regulation .06 amended effective December 25, 2000 (27:25 Md. R. 2284); March 3, 2025 (52:4 Md. R. 221)

Regulation .07 amended effective March 11, 2019 (46:5 Md. R. 310)

Regulation .08 amended effective January 26, 1998 (25:2 Md. R. 79) December 25, 2000 (27:25 Md. R. 2284); March 11, 2019 (46:5 Md. R. 310)

Regulation .09 amended effective August 2, 1993 (20:15 Md. R. 1221)

Regulations .14 and .15 amended effective November 22, 1993 (20:23 Md. R. 1806)

Regulation .20 amended effective August 2, 1993 (20:15 Md. R. 1221)

Regulation .22 amended effective August 2, 1993 (20:15 Md. R. 1221)

Regulation .22 repealed effective November 20, 1994 (21:23 Md. R. 1936)

Regulation .25 adopted effective October 1, 1990 (17:19 Md. R. 2322)

Regulation .26 adopted as an emergency provision effective August 8, 1997 (24:18 Md. R. 1294); emergency status rescinded effective October 16, 1997 (24:23 Md. R. 1608)

Regulation .26 adopted effective April 7, 2008 (35:7 Md. R. 751)

Regulation .26A amended effective March 3, 2025 (52:4 Md. R. 221)

Regulation .26C amended effective March 5, 2012 (39:4 Md. R. 338)

Regulation .27 adopted effective September 18, 2023 (50:18 Md. R. 800)

Regulation .27 amended effective March 3, 2025 (52:4 Md. R. 221)