Maryland Corporations and Associations Section 10-903

      If the Department finds that an application for registration meets the requirements of this title and all required fees have been paid, it shall:

            (1)      Endorse on the application the date and time of its acceptance for record;

            (2)      Record promptly the document; and

            (3)      (i)      Send an acknowledgment to the person who filed the application or his representative stating the date and time that the document was accepted for record; and

                  (ii)      Unless the person who filed the application or the person's representative at the time of filing declines the return, return the document on payment of the fee provided in § 1-203(b)(10) of this article.