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Maine LLC Foreign Registration in Maryland

An LLC formed in Maine that wants to do business in Maryland files a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland also wants Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30), dated within 60 days. We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Maine records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Maine and Maryland side by side

	Maine formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence	Foreign Limited Liability Company Registration (no form number)
State fee	$30	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year
Due	June 1	April 15
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

From Maine to Maryland, step by step

Order the Maine certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($30) is ordered from Maine separately; it is not part of our Maryland order. Maryland accepts it within 60 days of Maine's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Maryland resident agent, next to your Maine name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Maine's certificate is in hand, Maryland's filing goes in. Once Maryland approves it, the Maine company can do business there.

First-year cost, Maine to Maryland

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$104.50
Required expedite (7 business days), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Existence, paid to Maine	$30
Our service, with a year of Maryland resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Maine certificate included	$383.50

Will your Maine name work for Maryland?

Maryland can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Maryland agent and the Maine one

Maryland calls it a resident agent; Maine says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Maine; ours takes Maryland's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Maine and Maryland

Each year your LLC files Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Maine plus Maryland comes to $534 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maine to Maryland

A corporation formed in Maine files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Maryland into Maine

An LLC formed in Maryland that registers with Maine files Form MLLC-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Status ($20) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Maine owners ask about Maryland

Does my Maine company need to register in Maryland?

Yes, once a Maine business operates there; Maryland law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register a Maine LLC in Maryland?

$353.50 at checkout plus $30 to Maine for the Certificate of Existence, $383.50 in all (checkout is $104.50 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Maine's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maryland wants Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

7 business days with Maryland's required expedite, once Maine's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Maryland?

$534 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $85 to Maine and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maryland?

A Maine company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

Yes: the Maine registered agent stays, and ours covers Maryland for year one.

Can I form a new Maryland LLC instead?

Yes, but Maine keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300), and the original keeps Maine's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

Maine companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation of a Foreign LLC (no state fee); until then, Maryland's report stays due alongside Maine's filings.

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