2013 Maryland Code
CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS
§ 7-205 - Maintenance and certification of resident agent, mailing address, and principal office


MD Corp & Assn Code § 7-205 (2013) What's This?

§7-205.

(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.

(b) 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.

(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) 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.

(d) 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.

(e) (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 more than one resident agent; or

(ii) Ten days after it is filed with the Department, if the corporation has only one resident agent.

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