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Effective October 1, 2009, the Department will charge a $30 returned check fee for all checks returned as unpaid that were originally submitted to pay for Charter fees, including $300 annual report fees. |
When a non-Maryland corporation, LLC, LLP, LP, etc. makes a initial filing with SDAT that creates or reactivates an account, that filing must be accompanied by written proof of existence from the home state, generally the equivalent of a Certificate of Status.
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Corporate Charter Division in-person counter assistance at 301
W. Preston St. 8th Floor
is available Monday - Friday,
8:30AM - 4:30PM. View a list of Maryland State closings and holidays
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Contact the Charter Division via E-mail |
Use the email links below to help the Charter Division respond more quickly to your inquiry. Please include your full name, telephone number, address and email address in your message. If you are requesting information on business entities already registered with us include the Department ID number. If you are uncertain of the Department ID number you may look it up in our online Business database.
Before e-mailing your question, you should first check
this web site or any paperwork you have received from the
Department, since our experience has shown that most questions
can be answered from these two sources already available to
you.
ERRORS: What appears on the file or receipt does not match
what you submitted because SDAT keyed the information incorrectly. Be
specific describing our error, how we entered it, how it should read, and include the entity's exact name and date of the
document.
FEES: Be specific about what you are filing (Articles of
Incorporation for a Stock Corporation, Articles of Incorporation for a Tax
Exempt Corporation, Articles of Organization, Etc.), expedited or regular service,
certified copy, Certificate of Status, how many pages, etc. For stock
corporations include the number of shares and the par value for each share.
For Amendments which increase stock, give the data both before the
amendment and after amendment.
COPIES: Inquires about the status of a copy order or how to
order copies for documents filed prior to 2001.
STATUS: Inquires as to why the entity is not in Good Standing
and what needs to be done to return the entity to that status. Use exact name
and SDAT ID number (if known). EIN' s do not help.
WORK IN PROGRESS: Information we require to check recent submissions
includes: (1) was this expedited or regular service,(2) what form was filed
(Articles of Incorporation, Articles of Organization, Etc.),( 3) what is the
exact name of the entity (ABC, Inc), (4) the date you mailed it or faxed it and
(5) was a check included and if so, what was the amount of the check? NOTE:
These will not be addressed until after 5 business days for
expedited work or 45 days for non-expedited work.
REVIVAL/DISSOLUTION;
REINSTATE/CANCEL; REQUALIFY/TERMINATE: If you are trying to reopen or close an entity that
is/was filed with SDAT, include the exact name, and SDAT ID # (if available) in
your inquiry.
NAME AVAILABLE: In your inquiry give the exact name including ending
(INC, LLC, Etc.).
TRADE NAME: Inquiries about a Trade Name filing already made, name
availability, filing fee and how to complete the form.
SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS: Inquiries about how to start a business when you don't
want to have a separate entity (Corporation, Limited Liability Company, Etc.),
also what forms to file and who to contact.
For inquiries not listed above email Charterhelp@dat.state.md.us
For problems with our web site email inquiry@dat.state.md.us
Helpful Resources for Starting a New Business
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Security Interest (UCC) Filings |
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- How
to Get Comparable Information Regarding Other States and
Nations
- Search
the Maryland
Business Database for entity names, principals and resident
agents, personal property assessment information, and organizational
document information.
- Document Return Fee
All filers
of business entity charter documents must indicate at the
time of filing if they are “opting out”
of having their original filed documents returned to them. If a
filer wishes to have the original documents returned, then
he or she must pay an additional $5.00 filing fee with the
payment of the other fees for the processing of the documents.
If the $5.00 fee is not paid, the Department will assume
the filer did not want the original documents returned. Images of all documents are available at no charge for viewing
and printing within 7 business days of their processing
by searching
the Business database.
- Rejected
Corporate Charter Documents
Please
note that under *Maryland law a filer has sixty
(60) days from the date of our initial rejection of a filing to correct any rejected document and resubmit
it or all filing fees are retained by the Department for reviewing the first filing. If a document is resubmitted
after the sixtieth day, another separate filing fee must
be paid with the second submission. If a filer chooses not
to resubmit the document for filing, a demand for a refund
must be made in writing within sixty (60) days of the date
of the initial rejection of the document.
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