Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 10-206
This is the official text of Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 10-206, part of Maryland’s Code, Corporations and Associations — governs the formation and operation of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships.
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§10–206.
Official statutory text
(a) An executed copy of each certificate required by this subtitle, or of any judicial decree of amendment or cancellation, shall be filed with the Department. However, the Department may not accept for record any certificate or decree that does not meet the requirements of this title. A person who executes a certificate as an agent or fiduciary need not exhibit evidence of that person’s authority as a prerequisite to filing. The Department may not accept for record or filing any certificate, decree, qualification, registration, change of resident agent or principal office, report, service of process or notice, or other document until all required fees have been paid to the Department.
(b) When the Department accepts for record any certificate, the Department shall:
(1) Endorse on the document its acceptance for record and the date and time of acceptance;
(2) Record promptly the document; and
(3) Send an acknowledgment to the partnership, its attorney, or its agent stating the date and time that the document was accepted for record.
(b) When the Department accepts for record any certificate, the Department shall:
(1) Endorse on the document its acceptance for record and the date and time of acceptance;
(2) Record promptly the document; and
(3) Send an acknowledgment to the partnership, its attorney, or its agent stating the date and time that the document was accepted for record.
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