Maryland Corporations and Associations Section 12-205

      (a)      (1)      An executed copy of each certificate required by this subtitle shall be filed with the Department.

            (2)      The Department may not accept for record any certificate that does not meet the requirements of this subtitle.

            (3)      The Department may not accept for record or filing any certificate or other document until all required fees have been paid to the Department.

      (b)      When the Department accepts for record any certificate or any document designating or changing the name or address of a resident agent or principal office of a Maryland business trust, the Department shall promptly record the document.

      (c)      If a business trust is filing articles of merger or consolidation or a certificate of termination or amendment of a merger or consolidation, the articles of merger or consolidation or certificate of termination or amendment of a merger or consolidation must be signed by a majority of the trustees, or by an officer of the trust duly authorized by a majority of the trustees, or if the articles of merger or consolidation or certificate of termination or amendment of a merger or consolidation is being filed by another business entity, the articles of merger or consolidation or certificate of termination or amendment of a merger or consolidation must be signed by a person authorized to execute such instrument on behalf of such other business entity.

      (d)      The fact that a certificate of trust is on file in the office of the Department is notice that the entity formed in connection with the filing of the certificate of trust is a business trust formed under the laws of the State and is notice of all other facts which are required to be set forth in a certificate of trust by § 12-204 of this subtitle and is notice of the limitation on liability of a series of a business trust which is permitted to be set forth in a certificate of trust by § 12-501(d) of this title.