(a) The Department may not accept for record any charter document of a Maryland corporation which does not conform with law. However, any document which purports to be acknowledged may be treated by the Department as properly acknowledged.
(b) The Department may not accept for record or filing any charter document, qualification, registration, change of resident agent or principal office, report, service of process or notice, or other document until all required recording, filing, organization and capitalization, and other special fees have been paid to the Department.
(c) (1) The Department may accept documents that are filed for record by electronic transmission.
(2) Documents filed for record by electronic transmission are subject to the regular filing fees and expedited processing fees provided in § 1–203 of this subtitle.
(d) (1) On payment of the regular processing fee and, if applicable, expedited processing fee provided in § 1–203 of this subtitle, the Department may accept for preclearance any document or draft of any document listed in § 1–203(b)(1) or (4) of this subtitle.
(2) The Department may adopt regulations to administer the preclearance process.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 2 - Fees and Recording
Section 1-201 - Recording or Filing of Charter and Other Documents
Section 1-201.1 - Recordation of Charter or Other Document -- Prohibited Acts
Section 1-202 - Recordation of Charter or Other Document
Section 1-203 - Recording, Filing, and Other Fees
Section 1-203.2 - Expedited Processing of Documents
Section 1-203.3 - Fund for Costs of Reviewing, Processing, and Auditing Documents
Section 1-204 - Organization and Capitalization Fee
Section 1-205 - Unrecorded and Unfiled Charter Documents
Section 1-206 - Effect of Acceptance for Recording or Filing
Section 1-207 - Certificate of Correction
Section 1-207.1 - Certificate of Notice
Section 1-208 - Resident Agent
Section 1-209 - Filing Charter Amendment on Cessation of Family Farm