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Acting as Your Own Registered Agent You may be the Registered Agent for your Maryland corporation if you have a business office in the state. However, there can be some drawbacks to this approach: Someone must always be present during business hours at the Maryland address to sign for important documents.

Per Maryland Statute §2?108, all businesses must have a Maryland registered agent. As your business' official point of contact with the state of Maryland, your registered agent will accept subpoenas, lawsuits, or other legal documents hand-delivered by a process server or county sheriff.

Maryland LLC Cost. The main cost of starting a Maryland LLC is the fee to file the Maryland Articles of Organization, which is $100 by mail or in person or $155 for expedited online filing. Maryland LLCs also need to pay a hefty $300 annual report fee every year.

Acting as Your Own Registered Agent You may be the Registered Agent for your Maryland corporation if you have a business office in the state. However, there can be some drawbacks to this approach: Someone must always be present during business hours at the Maryland address to sign for important documents.

To change your resident agent in Maryland, you must complete and file a Change Resident Agent form with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division. The Maryland Change Resident Agent must be submitted by mail or in person and costs $25 to file.

A Maryland registered agent is the legally designated point of contact for your business or nonprofit. The registered agent receives important legal notices, such as service of process (aka notice of lawsuit), on behalf of your business.