Maryland Foreign qualification

Application for registration of a foreign limited partnership, a foreign limited liability partnership, or a foreign limited liability company………………………....$100

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(a) Before doing any interstate, intrastate, or foreign business in this State, a foreign limited liability company shall register with the Department.

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(b) In order to register, a foreign limited liability company shall submit to the Department an application for registration as a foreign limited liability company executed by an authorized person and setting forth: … (7) Proof acceptable to the Department of good standing in the jurisdiction where it currently is organized; and

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may not maintain suit in any court of this State, unless the limited liability company shows to the satisfaction of the court that: (1) The foreign limited liability company or the person claiming under it has paid the penalty specified in subsection (d)(1) of this section; and (2) (i) The foreign limited liability company or a successor to it has complied with the requirements of this title; or (ii) The foreign limited liability company and any foreign limited liability company successor to it are no longer doing intrastate, interstate, or foreign business in this State. … (d) (1) (i) If a foreign limited liability company does any intrastate, interstate, or foreign business in this State without registering, the Department shall impose a penalty of $200 on the limited liability company. (ii) The penalty under this subsection shall be collected and may be reduced or abated under § 14-704 of the Tax - Property Article. (2) Each member of a foreign limited liability company that does intrastate, interstate, or foreign business in this State without registering, and each agent of the foreign limited liability company who transacts intrastate, interstate, or foreign business in this State for it is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine of not more than $1,000.

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Documents in connection with the qualification of a foreign corporation to do intrastate business in this State……………………………………………………....…$100

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(a) Before doing any intrastate business in this State, a foreign corporation shall qualify with the Department.

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(b) To qualify, the corporation shall: (1) Certify to the Department: (i) The address of the corporation; and (ii) 1. The name and address of the corporation’s resident agent in this State; or 2. That the corporation is appointing the Department as its resident agent; and (2) Provide proof acceptable to the Department of good standing in the jurisdiction where it currently is organized.

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If a foreign corporation is doing or has done any intrastate, interstate, or foreign business in this State without complying with the requirements of Subtitle 2 of this title, neither the corporation nor any person claiming under it may maintain a suit in any court of this State unless it shows to the satisfaction of the court that: (1) The foreign corporation or the person claiming under it has paid the penalty specified in § 7-302 of this subtitle; and (2) Either: (i) The foreign corporation or a foreign corporation successor to it has complied with the requirements of Subtitle 2 of this title; or (ii) The foreign corporation and any foreign corporation successor to it are no longer doing intrastate, interstate, or foreign business in this State.

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