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§ 7-205. Certification of resident agent, principal office

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCorporations and AssociationsEffective: October 1, 2021

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Corporations and Associations
Title 7. Foreign Corporations (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Registration and Qualification of Corporation
Effective: October 1, 2021
MD Code, Corporations and Associations, § 7-205
§ 7-205. Certification of resident agent, principal office
Currentness
Maintenance of certification
(a) As long as it is subject to suit in this State, a foreign corporation which has registered or qualified to do business in this State shall maintain:
(1) A resident agent in this State whose name and address is certified to the Department; and
(2) An address which is certified to the Department.
Department as resident agent
(b) The Department may act as a resident agent for a foreign corporation that does business in this State:
(1) Without a resident agent; or
(2) With a resident agent who cannot be found or served with the exercise of reasonable diligence.
Address
(c) A foreign corporation registered or qualified to do business in this State:
(1) At any time may certify to the Department the address of a principal office in this State, which may be a business office of the corporation; and
(2) With respect to an address so certified, shall certify to the Department:
(i) Any subsequent change in the address of the principal office; and
(ii) The fact that it no longer has the principal office in this State.
Execution of certification
(d) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, each certification by a foreign corporation which relates to its resident agent, address, or principal office shall be executed for the corporation by its president or one of its vice-presidents.
Changes to certification
(e) A foreign corporation and its resident agent may change the resident agent, his address, or the address of a principal office of the corporation in the same manner as provided for a Maryland corporation under § 2-108 of this article.
Resignation of resident agent
(f)(1) A resident agent of a foreign corporation may resign by filing with the Department a counterpart or photocopy of his signed resignation.
(2) Unless a later time is specified in the resignation, it is effective:
(i) At the time it is filed with the Department, if the corporation has appointed a successor resident agent; or
(ii) Ten days after it is filed with the Department, if the corporation has not appointed a successor resident agent.

Credits

Added by Acts 1975, c. 311, § 2, eff. July 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 2018, c. 101, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2021, c. 107, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021.
Formerly Art. 23, § 90.
MD Code, Corporations and Associations, § 7-205, MD CORP & ASSNS § 7-205
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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