Jurisdiction record
Everything this record holds on Maryland: 62 fee cells, 9 verified registered-agent statute citations, 118 good-standing status strings, 7 governance rules, a state-level DBA regime, 7 official statute files in the verification corpus, and 6 monitored sources.
Filing agency: Maryland Secretary of State. Official sites: agency home (opens the official source) · forms and fees (opens the official source) · fee schedule (opens the official source) · entity search (opens the official source) · annual report filing (opens the official source) · statutes (opens the official source)
Statutory fee is the amount fixed by statute or the agency schedule. Effective remittance is what actually leaves the bank once any e-payment surcharge or bundled component is included. Partnership entity types are covered too: LP is a limited partnership, LLP a limited liability partnership, LLLP a limited liability limited partnership. A row reading not offered or no report required is a verified positive finding cited to the statute that proves it - not a gap.
| Transaction | Statutory fee | Effective remittance | Components and changes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formation - LLC | $100 | $154 | bundled: SDAT expedite (elective - the filer's service-level choice) $50.00, online convenience fee $4.50; e-payment surcharge 3.0% | Verified |
| Formation - Corporation | $120 | $175 | bundled: SDAT expedite (elective - the filer's service-level choice) $50.00, online convenience fee $5.10; e-payment surcharge 3.0% | Verified |
| Formation - LP | $100 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| Formation - LLP | $100 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| Formation - LLLP | $100 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| Annual report - LLC | $300 | $309 | bundled: credit card convenience fee $9.00; e-payment surcharge 3.0% | Verified |
| Annual report - Corporation | $300 | $309 | bundled: credit card convenience fee $9.00; e-payment surcharge 3.0% | Verified |
| Annual report - LP | $300 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| Annual report - LLP | $300 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| Annual report - LLLP | $300 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| Certificate of good standing - All entity types | $20 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| Change of registered agent - Corporation | $25 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| Change of registered agent - Nonprofit | $25 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| Change of registered agent - LLC | $25 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| Change of registered agent - LP | $25 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| Change of registered agent - LLP | $25 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| Change of registered agent - LLLP | $25 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| amendment - Corporation | $100 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| amendment - Nonprofit | $100 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| amendment - LLC | $100 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| amendment - LP | $100 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| amendment - LLP | $100 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| amendment - corp_foreign | $25 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| amendment - nonprofit_foreign | $25 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| amendment - lp_foreign | $25 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| merger - Corporation | $100 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| merger - Nonprofit | $100 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| merger - LLC | $100 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| merger - LP | $100 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| merger - LLP | $100 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| conversion - Corporation | $100 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| conversion - Nonprofit | $100 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| conversion - LLC | $100 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| conversion - LP | $100 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| conversion - LLP | $100 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| foreign_qualification - Corporation | $100 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| foreign_qualification - Nonprofit | $100 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| foreign_qualification - LLC | $100 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| foreign_qualification - LP | $100 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| foreign_qualification - LLP | $100 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| foreign_withdrawal - Corporation | $0 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| foreign_withdrawal - Nonprofit | $0 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| foreign_withdrawal - LLC | $0 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| foreign_withdrawal - LP | $0 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| foreign_withdrawal - LLP | $0 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| dissolution - Corporation | $0 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| dissolution - Nonprofit | $0 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| dissolution - LLC | $0 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| dissolution - LP | $0 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| dissolution - LLP | $0 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| dissolution - LLLP | $0 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| cancellation - LLC | $0 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| cancellation - LP | $0 | not yet published | none | Pending review |
| cancellation - LLLP | $0 | not yet published | none | Pending review |
| dissolution_by_incorporators - Corporation | $0 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| dissolution_by_incorporators - Nonprofit | $0 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| reinstatement - Corporation | $100 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| reinstatement - Nonprofit | $100 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| reinstatement - LLC | $100 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| reinstatement - LP | $100 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| reinstatement - LLP | $100 | not yet published | none | Verified |
| reinstatement - LLLP | $100 | not yet published | none | Verified |
68 of 70 fee datums on this page are verified against the agency's own published schedule or statute (2026-09-04); the rest are marked pending review in the Status column - portal-surcharge components no official page states, values the official source contradicts (held for a correction package), or sources that could not be reached.
Values were first corroborated across independent internal records; verified cells now also carry the agency's own published schedule or statute as their authority, which is what promotion to verified requires.
Ranked 50 of 54 on first-year state filing cost, at $463.50 against a national median of $185.00. Recurring annual cost $309. See the full ranking.
The one section on this page that clears the publication gate in full. 9 citations, verified, quoted from the official code with every elision marked.
Maryland General Corporation Law (Titles 1 through 3 of the Corporations and Associations article) · applies to corporations
[no catchline in source] (a) Each Maryland corporation shall have: (1) A principal office in this State; and (2) A resident agent.
Maryland Limited Liability Company Act · applies to LLCs
[no catchline in source] (a) Each limited liability company shall have: (1) A principal office in this State; and (2) A resident agent.
Maryland General Corporation Law (Titles 1 through 3 of the Corporations and Associations article) · applies to corp
[no catchline in source] (a) Except as provided elsewhere in this section, in order to form a corporation, one or more adult individuals acting as incorporators shall: (1) Sign and acknowledge articles of incorporation; and (2) File them for record with the Department. (b) (1) A proposed corporation becomes a body corporate under the name and subject to the purposes, conditions, and provisions stated in the articles of incorporation, effective as of the later of: (i) The time the Department accepts the articles for record; or (ii) The time established under the articles, not later than 30 days after the Department accepts the articles for record. [...]
Maryland Limited Liability Company Act · applies to LLCs
[no catchline in source] (a) Any person may form a limited liability company by causing articles of organization to be executed and filed for record with the Department. (b) A limited liability company is formed at the time when the Department accepts the articles of organization for record or at a later time specified in the articles, if in either case there has been substantial compliance with this title.
Maryland General Corporation Law (Titles 1 through 3 of the Corporations and Associations article) · applies to corporations and LLCs
[no catchline in source] (a) In addition to any organization and capitalization fee required under § 1–204 of this subtitle, subject to subsection (c) of this section, the Department shall collect the fees specified in subsection (b) of this section. (b) [...] Annual report of a Maryland corporation, except a charitable or benevolent institution, nonstock corporation, savings and loan corporation, credit union, family farm, and banking institution……………………………………………………………$300 [...] Annual report of a Maryland limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, or of a foreign limited liability company, foreign limited liability partnership, or foreign limited partnership, except a family farm……………………………………………………………………………………....….$300 [...]
Maryland General Corporation Law (Titles 1 through 3 of the Corporations and Associations article) · applies to corp
[no catchline in source] (c) Immediately after September 30 of each year, the Department shall certify a list of every Maryland corporation which has not filed an annual report with the Department for the prior year as required by law or has not paid a tax before October 1 of the year after the report was required to be filed or the taxes were due. (d) After the lists are certified, the Department shall issue a proclamation declaring that the charters of the corporations are repealed, annulled, and forfeited, and the powers conferred by law on the corporations are inoperative, null, and void as of the date of the proclamation, without proceedings of any kind either at law or in equity.
Maryland Limited Liability Company Act · applies to LLCs
[no catchline in source] (c) Immediately after September 30 of each year, the Department shall certify a list of every Maryland limited liability company that has not filed an annual report with the Department for the prior year as required by law or has not paid a tax before October 1 of the year after the report was required to be filed or the taxes were due. (d) After the lists are certified, the Department shall issue a proclamation declaring that, subject to § 4A–920 of this subtitle, the right to do business in Maryland and the right to the use of the name for each limited liability company is forfeited as of the date of the proclamation, without proceedings of any kind either at law or in equity.
Maryland General Corporation Law (Titles 1 through 3 of the Corporations and Associations article) · applies to corporations and LLCs
[no catchline in source] (a) (1) The name of a corporation must include one of the following words or an abbreviation of one of the following words: (i) “Company”, if it is not preceded by the word “and” or a symbol for the word “and”; (ii) “Corporation”; (iii) “Incorporated”; or (iv) “Limited”. [...] (b) (1) The name of a limited liability company must include: (i) The words “limited liability company”; (ii) “L.L.C.”; (iii) “LLC”; (iv) “L.C.”; or (v) “LC”. [...]
Tax - Property Article (Annotated Code of Maryland) · applies to corporations and LLCs
[no catchline in source] (a) On or before April 15 of each year, a person shall submit an annual report to the Department if: (1) the person is a business trust, statutory trust, domestic corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership; (2) the person is a foreign corporation, foreign statutory trust, foreign limited liability company, foreign limited liability partnership, or foreign limited partnership registered or qualified to do business in the State; or (3) the person owns or during the preceding calendar year owned property that is subject to property tax. (b) The report shall: (1) be in the form that the Department requires; (2) be under oath as the Department requires; and (3) contain the information that the Department requires.
Maryland uses the term 'resident agent'. The agent must be either an individual residing in Maryland or a Maryland corporation, LLC, or limited partnership. Every Maryland corporation must have a principal office in the state and a resident agent (Corps. & Ass'ns § 2-108(a)); every Maryland LLC likewise (§ 4A-210(a)). An owner who lives in Maryland can serve as their own entity's resident agent under the § 1-101(x) definition.
Consent required: yes.
For foreign corporations, the Department (SDAT) may act as resident agent when the entity has none or the agent cannot be found or served with reasonable diligence (§ 7-205(b)). A foreign LLC's registration application must itself contain a statement appointing the Department as resident agent if none is appointed, the agent's authority is revoked, or the agent cannot be found or served (§ 4A-1002(b)(5)). For DOMESTIC Maryland entities, § 1-401 makes service on the resident agent effective and otherwise defers to the Maryland Rules, which are outside this corpus.
| What | Amount | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nonrefundable processing fee for a notice of change of name or address of resident agent (capped at $30,000 for a bulk filing) | $25 | Pending review |
| Nonrefundable processing fee for articles of revival (reviving a forfeited charter, stock or nonstock corporation) | $100 | Pending review |
7 statutory citations and their supporting verbatim quotations sit behind this section in the record and are withheld from public display until the review pass lands, because a citation presented as authority is a verification claimed. Statutory references appearing inside the summaries above are part of the recorded text rather than an authority claim, and they are not rendered as citations, linked, or emitted in this page's structured data. How the gate works.
7 governance rules are recorded for Maryland - the organizational and annual meetings, action by written consent, and whether bylaws or an operating agreement are mandatory. Each verified rule links to the statutory text it was verified against, quoted verbatim below.
| Rule | Entity | Applies | Detail | Citation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organizational meeting required | Corporation | yes | Md. Code Ann., Corps. & Ass'ns § 2-109(a)(1) | Verified | |
| Annual meeting required | Corporation | yes | Md. Code Ann., Corps. & Ass'ns § 2-501(a), (e) | Verified | |
| Action by written consent allowed | Corporation | yes | Md. Code Ann., Corps. & Ass'ns § 2-505 | Verified | |
| Bylaws required | Corporation | yes | Md. Code Ann., Corps. & Ass'ns § 2-109(a)(1), (b) | Verified | |
| Operating agreement required | LLC | no | Md. Code Ann., Corps. & Ass'ns § 4A-402(a), (b) | Verified | |
| Annual meeting required | LLC | no | Md. Code Ann., Corps. & Ass'ns § 4A-403(c)(1) | Verified | |
| Action by written consent allowed | LLC | yes | Md. Code Ann., Corps. & Ass'ns § 4A-403(b)(2); § 4A-404 | Verified |
Organizational meeting required · applies to corporations · yes
the directors shall hold an organization meeting of the board of directors, to adopt bylaws, elect officers, and transact any other business which may come before the meeting.
Annual meeting required · applies to corporations · yes
Each corporation shall hold an annual meeting of its stockholders to elect directors and transact any other business within its powers... The failure to hold an annual meeting does not invalidate the corporation's existence
Action by written consent allowed · applies to corporations · yes
any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the stockholders may be taken without a meeting if a unanimous consent which sets forth the action is: (1) Provided in writing or by electronic transmission by each stockholder entitled to vote on the matter
Bylaws required · applies to corporations · yes
After the organization meeting of the board of directors, the power to adopt, alter, and repeal the bylaws of the corporation is vested in the stockholders except to the extent that the charter or bylaws vest it in the board
Operating agreement required · applies to LLCs · no
members may enter into an operating agreement... The initial operating agreement shall be agreed to by all persons who are then members... the operating agreement need not be in writing.
Annual meeting required · applies to LLCs · no
A meeting of the members may be called by the written request of members holding at least 25% of the interests in profits of the limited liability company
Action by written consent allowed · applies to LLCs · yes
Decisions concerning the affairs of the limited liability company shall require the consent of members holding at least a majority of the interests in profits... Wherever this title requires the unanimous consent of the members... The consent shall be in writing
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| Fee | Amount | Authority | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recording a trade name certificate | $25 | Md. Code Ann., Corps. & Ass'ns § 1-406(e)(1) | Verified |
| Each amendment, cancellation, or renewal of a certificate | $25 | Md. Code Ann., Corps. & Ass'ns § 1-406(e)(2) | Verified |
With the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT). Md. Code Ann., Corps. & Ass'ns § 1-406(a) requires the certificate to be filed with the 'Department,' which § 1-101(k) defines as the State Department of Assessments and Taxation, and § 1-406(d) directs SDAT to keep all filed certificates in an indexed public 'agency record.' Maryland uses one statewide filing rather than county-by-county filings.
Five years from the date the certificate is filed. It can be renewed for successive 5-year periods by filing a renewal application within the 6 months before the end of the current period; each renewal extends the certificate for 5 years (§ 1-406(f)).
The statute sets a $25 fee for recording the certificate and a $25 fee for each amendment, cancellation, or renewal (§ 1-406(e)).
The name is recorded under the entity-names subtitle, and § 1-504 requires an entity name - a category that includes a 'trade name filer' under § 1-501(7) - to be distinguishable on SDAT's records from existing entity names, names reserved or registered under the subtitle, and disclosed assumed names adopted by foreign entities authorized to transact business in Maryland.
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Stored as a delta against the federal baseline: 2 days this state closes that the federal government does not, and 0 federal holidays its filing office works through.
| Date | Day | Filing office |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | Election Day | Filing office closed |
| 2026-11-27 | American Indian Heritage Day | Filing office closed |
Citation withheld: this record did not clear the publication gate.
118 distinct status strings observed for Maryland: 14 mean in good standing, 17 mean not in good standing, and 87 are deliberately unresolved. How this decoder is derived and why it can never be marked verified.
| Observed status | Verdict | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| (BLANK) | Unresolved - do not automate on this | medium |
| (THIS BUSINESS IS IN GOOD STANDING) | In good standing | high |
| 516 E. FRANKLIN ST. LLC | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| A FEDERALLY CHARTERED BAMK | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| A NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| A REAL ESTATE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| A RELIGIOUS VARIETY SHOW/SHOWCASE | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| A-1 CABLING & TELECOMMUNICATIONS AKA A-1 TELECOMMU | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| ACTIV | In good standing | high |
| ACTIVE | In good standing | high |
| ACTIVE (THIS BUSINESS IS IN GOOD STANDING) | In good standing | high |
| ACTIVE-NOT IN GOOD STANDING | Not in good standing | high |
| ADMIN DISSOLVED | Not in good standing | high |
| AN EDUCATION CONSULTING PRACTICE LLC | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| AND EVERYONE THAT LOVETH HIM THAT BEGAT LOVETH ALS | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| ARTISTRY & DESIGN | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| ASSISTANCE CORPORATION | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| ASSISTED & INDEPENDANT SENIOR LIVING | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| AUTOMOTIVE CUSTOMIZATION COMPANY | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| AVA | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| BALTIMORE | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| BALTIMORE, INC | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| CANCELLED | Not in good standing | high |
| CHARTERED | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| CHURCH OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, LC | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INCORPORATED | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| COMPANIES H. & A., 1ST AND 2ND MARYLAND INFANTRY | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| CONSOLIDATED | Not in good standing | medium |
| CONSULTING NETWORK AND REPAIR | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| CONSULTING NETWORK AND REPAIR, LLC | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| CONSULTING, REFERRAL & MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| CONVERTED | Not in good standing | medium |
| CORPORATE AND PRIVATE EVENTS PLANNERS | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| CORPORATION | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| CUSTOM ART, STUDIO | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| DEFAULT | Not in good standing | high |
| DEN | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| DISSOLVED | Not in good standing | high |
| DOMESTIC LLC | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| DON'T HATE | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| EXPRESS AUTO WHOLESALES | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT RESEARCH SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| FILED IN <YEAR> | Unresolved - do not automate on this | medium |
| FIRST | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| FOREIGN CORPORATION | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| FOREIGN LLC | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| FOREITED | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| FORFEITED | Not in good standing | high |
| FORFEITED BUSINESS NOT IN GOOD STANDING | Not in good standing | high |
| FORFEITED PRIOR TO ORDERING SERVICES | Not in good standing | high |
| FORFEITED | THIS BUSINESS IS NOT IN GOOD STANDING | Not in good standing | high |
| FORFIETED | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| GOOD STANDING | In good standing | high |
| GOOD STANDING FOR THIS BUSINESS IS UNAVAILABLE. PLEASE EMAIL SDAT.CHARTERHELP@MA | In good standing | high |
| HATA FASHIONS | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| HAVE SHOP WILL TRAVEL | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| HEALTH CARE | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| HOME BUYERS BROKER INTERNATIONAL, INC | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| HOME IMPROVEMENT | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| I BEAD IT | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| INACTIVE | Not in good standing | high |
| INC | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| INC. DIV. PECHTER, INC. A/K/A PECHTER, INC | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| INCORORATED | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| INCORPORATED | In good standing | medium |
| INCORPORATED (THIS BUSINESS IS IN GOOD STANDING) | In good standing | high |
| INCORPORATED PRIOR TO | In good standing | low |
| IT STAFFING | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| L TRANSPORT | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| L.L.C | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| LC | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| LLC | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| LLC. EARLY LEARNING CENTER | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| LTD | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| MARTINSBURG, INC | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| MARYLAND, INC | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| MATTHEW SOUTER | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| MERGED | Not in good standing | medium |
| MID-ATLANTIC, INC | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| MY FATHER'S HOUSE MINISTRIES, INC | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| NON SOS | Unresolved - do not automate on this | medium |
| NOT APPLICABLE, ENTITY OR REGISTRATION HAS BEEN TE | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| NOT FILED | Unresolved - do not automate on this | medium |
| NOT IN GOOD STANDING | Not in good standing | high |
| NOT SOS FILED | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| NOT YET FILED | Unresolved - do not automate on this | medium |
| P.A | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| P.C | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| PARK & RIDE | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| PENDING | Unresolved - do not automate on this | medium |
| PROPERTIES FOR SALE BY OWNER | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| QUALIFIED TITLE INSURANCE AGENTS | In good standing | medium |
| REVIVED | In good standing | medium |
| REVIVED (THIS BUSINESS IS IN GOOD STANDING) | In good standing | high |
| REVIVIED | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| REVOKED | Not in good standing | high |
| S KALLIGRAPHY & COMPUTER SERVICES | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| S NEST INTERIORS, INC | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| SAFE AT HOME LLC | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| SECURITY | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| SONS + COMPANY | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| STEPPING THROUGH OBSTACLES REMAINING MOTIVATED | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| TAKE LIFE SLOW | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| TECHNOLOGY RENOVATION SPECIALISTS | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| TERMINATED | Not in good standing | high |
| THE BEST THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| THE TWENTY-FOURTH REGIMENT, VETERAN RESERVE CORPS | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| THIS BUSINESS IN GOOD STANDING | In good standing | high |
| THIS BUSINESS IS IN GOOD STANDING | In good standing | high |
| THIS BUSINESS IS NOT IN GOOD STANDING | Not in good standing | high |
| UNKNOWN | Unresolved - do not automate on this | high |
| V | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| VIDEO AND YOGURT | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| VOD INCORPORATION | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| WILLIAM H. WALKUP AND MARSHA GRAY WALKUP | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
| YOU HELPING ME, INC | Unresolved - do not automate on this | low |
3 restricted entity-name word entries are recorded for Maryland - 1 prohibited outright, the rest requiring an agency's consent or licensure before the word may appear in a name.
Governing law: Md. Code, Corps. & Ass'ns §§ 1-502 to 1-504 (name requirements - generic only); restricted words in Md. Code, Fin. Inst. § 5-806 and § 6-901.
| Treatment | Word or phrase | Authority | Citation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consent required | Bank | Maryland Office of Financial Regulation (Commissioner of Financial Regulation) | Md. Code, Fin. Inst. § 5-806(a): except for a bank, trust company, savings bank, or savings and loan association authorized to do business in the State, 'a person may not use any name, title, or other words that represent that the person is authorized to do the business of banking in this State'; OFR requires a name-use determination before SDAT registration | Verified |
| Consent required | trust company | Maryland Office of Financial Regulation (Commissioner of Financial Regulation) | Md. Code, Fin. Inst. § 5-806; OFR: 'If a bank or trust company intends to use the words "bank" or "trust company" in its corporate name when registering or qualifying with SDAT, it must request of the OFR a determination that it is permissible to use the proposed corporate name' | Verified |
| Prohibited | credit union (or any derivation) | Md. Code, Fin. Inst. § 6-901: a person other than an authorized credit union may not 'use or advertise any name or title that contains the words "credit union" or any derivation of that term' or represent itself as a credit union | Verified |
| Filing type | Online | Fax | Walk in | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| formation - LLC | ● | ? | ? | ● | ● | source (opens the official source) |
| formation - Corporation | ● | ? | ? | ● | ● | source (opens the official source) |
| annual report - All entity types | ● | ? | ? | ● | ? | source (opens the official source) |
| amendment - All entity types | ● | ? | ? | ● | ● | source (opens the official source) |
| dissolution - All entity types | ● | ? | ? | ● | ● | source (opens the official source) |
| ra change - All entity types | ● | ? | ? | ● | ● | source (opens the official source) |
| cogs order - All entity types | ● | ? | ? | ● | ● | source (opens the official source) |
| name reservation - All entity types | ? | ? | ? | ● | ● | source (opens the official source) |
● accepted · ○ not accepted · ? unknown or conditional (hover for the recorded condition). Channel data covers 54 jurisdictions (2026-08-15 wave). Source links render on verified rows only.
Verified against the agency's own contact page 2026-08-13. Source links render on verified rows only.
Charter Legal Document Review is the desk that reviews entity filings - not the SDAT 410-767-1184 switchboard and not the Secretary of State at all; use the purpose-specific SDAT mailboxes (goodstanding, requestforcopies, forfeitures, ucc) for those workflows
| Kind | Value | What it is for | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| phone | 410-767-1330 | Charter Legal Document Review - general inquiries | Business filings | source (opens the official source) |
| [email protected] | Charter Legal Document Review | Business filings | source (opens the official source) | |
| mailing_address | State Department of Assessments and Taxation, Charter Division, 700 E. Pratt Street, Suite 2700, Baltimore, MD 21202 | By Mail (charter filings) | Business filings | source (opens the official source) |
| physical_address | SDAT drop boxes, 123 Market Place, Baltimore, MD 21202 | Hand Delivery (drop boxes) | Expedited service | source (opens the official source) |
| physical_address | 700 E. Pratt St., Suite 2700, Baltimore, MD 21202-6377 | SDAT office | Business filings | source (opens the official source) |
| phone | 410-767-1344 | Certificates of Status | records_copies | source (opens the official source) |
| [email protected] | Certificates of Status | records_copies | source (opens the official source) | |
| phone | 410-767-1342 | Document Copies | records_copies | source (opens the official source) |
| [email protected] | Document Copies | records_copies | source (opens the official source) | |
| phone | 410-767-4950 | Rejected Annual Reports & Penalty Payments (forfeitures) | Other | source (opens the official source) |
| [email protected] | Rejected Annual Reports & Penalty Payments | Other | source (opens the official source) | |
| phone | 410-767-1459 | UCC Filings | UCC | source (opens the official source) |
| [email protected] | UCC Filings | UCC | source (opens the official source) | |
| phone | 410-767-1801 | Trade Names | Other | source (opens the official source) |
| [email protected] | Trade Names | Other | source (opens the official source) | |
| phone | 410-767-1184 | SDAT main / general inquiries | general_switchboard | source (opens the official source) |
| phone | 1-888-246-5941 | Toll-free (within Maryland) | general_switchboard | source (opens the official source) |
| phone | 888-246-5941 | UCC Electronic Filing, Search & Retrieval - Filing and Business related Questions (outside Baltimore Metro Area) | UCC | source (opens the official source) |
| mailing_address | State Department of Assessments and Taxation, Attn: UCC Division, 700 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 | UCC Division | UCC | source (opens the official source) |
| contact_form | https://egov.maryland.gov/support?website=UCCFiling | UCC Filing portal - Technical Questions and Support (Tyler Maryland, eGov Services Partner) | UCC | source (opens the official source) |
Where to search Maryland's UCC (Article 9) financing statements, on what terms, and what the office charges to file one. Verified against the filing office's own pages 2026-09-11. UCC division contacts are listed with the other filing-office contacts above.
Whether Maryland requires a general state-level business license, and on what terms. A "None" is a verified finding cited to the agency's own pages, not a gap. Which of the state's filings ask for an industry code is in the next section.
6 of 6 fields verified against the agency's own pages (2026-09-11). Sources: businessexpress.maryland.gov (opens the official source) · mdtaxconnect.gov (opens the official source) · mgaleg.maryland.gov (opens the official source) · www.labor.maryland.gov (opens the official source) · www.marylandcomptroller.gov (opens the official source)
Which of Maryland's business filings ask the filer for an industry classification, and in what form. "No industry information" is a positive finding cited to the form. Where the state uses its own category list and the list was captured, it is expandable below. The NAICS and SIC reference lists are on their own page.
| Filing | Entity scope | Asks for | Required | Where on the form | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formation | corporation | no industry information | not asked | Article THIRD (free-text purpose clause); no code field | source (opens the official source) |
| Formation | LLC | no industry information | not asked | free-text purpose clause; no code field | source (opens the official source) |
| Foreign registration | corporation | no industry information | not asked | no code field | source (opens the official source) |
| Foreign registration | LLC | no industry information | not asked | no code field | source (opens the official source) |
| Annual report | all | NAICS code | optional | Section I field 'FEDERAL PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CODE (6 digit number assigned by the IRS)'; separate required free-text field 'NATURE OF BUSINESS*&#x | source (opens the official source) |
| Tax registration | all | NAICS code | mandatory | Section A, item 18 (item 19 is the free-text activity description) | source (opens the official source) |
Maryland has 24 county-equivalents: 23 countyies, 1 independent city. Names and codes are the U.S. Census Bureau's (2020 national county codes); county seats and official sites are not yet published here.
| Name | Type | FIPS | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegany County | county | 24001 | |
| Anne Arundel County | county | 24003 | |
| Baltimore County | county | 24005 | |
| Calvert County | county | 24009 | |
| Caroline County | county | 24011 | |
| Carroll County | county | 24013 | |
| Cecil County | county | 24015 | |
| Charles County | county | 24017 | |
| Dorchester County | county | 24019 | |
| Frederick County | county | 24021 | |
| Garrett County | county | 24023 | |
| Harford County | county | 24025 | |
| Howard County | county | 24027 | |
| Kent County | county | 24029 | |
| Montgomery County | county | 24031 | |
| Prince George's County | county | 24033 | |
| Queen Anne's County | county | 24035 | |
| St. Mary's County | county | 24037 | |
| Somerset County | county | 24039 | |
| Talbot County | county | 24041 | |
| Washington County | county | 24043 | |
| Wicomico County | county | 24045 | |
| Worcester County | county | 24047 | |
| Baltimore city | independent city | 24510 |
| Record | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| State trademark registration | $50 per class, 10 year term, $50 renewal | Pending review |
| Change of registered agent | $25 | Pending review |
| Who must be named in public filings | LLC: Articles of Organization require only the LLC name, address, purpose, and resident agent name/address with RA consent signature (CA 4A-204/4A-202 per formation and ra_change waves) - no member or manager names on the public formation record, and Form 1 (annual report) collects none. CORP: Articles of Incorporation | Pending review |
These come from a research pass its own author graded CANDIDATES. They are shown because they are useful and withheld from every ranking on this site because they are not ratified.
| Artefact | Held |
|---|---|
| Official statute files in the verification corpus | 7 files, retrieved 2026-07-07 |
| Monitored sources | 6 sources under scheduled recheck |
| Official URLs on file | 11 agency URL slots populated of 20 possible |
| Datasets held | see the coverage matrix |
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