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MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  4A-1007 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 4A - Limited Liability Company Act|Subtitle 10 - Foreign Limited Liability Companies|Section 4A-1007 - Doing Business Without Registration

    (a)    If a foreign limited liability company is doing or has done any intrastate, interstate, or foreign business in this State without complying with the requirements of this subtitle, the foreign limited liability company and any person claiming under it may not maintain suit in any court of this State, unless the limited liability company shows to the satisfaction of the court that:        (1)    The foreign limited liability company or the person claiming under it has paid the penalty specified in subsection (d)(1) of this section; and        (2)    (i)    The foreign limited liability company or a successor to it has complied with the requirements of this title; or            (ii)    The foreign limited liability company and any foreign limited liability company successor to it are no longer doing intrastate, interstate, or foreign business in this State.    (b)    The failure of a foreign limited liability company to register in this State does not impair the validity of a contract or act of the foreign limited liability company or prevent the foreign limited liability company from defending any action, suit, or proceeding in a court of this State.    (c)    A foreign limited liability company, by doing business in this State without registration, appoints the Department as its agent for service of process with respect to causes of action arising out of doing business in this State.    (d)    (1)    (i)    If a foreign limited liability company does any intrastate, interstate, or foreign business in this State without registering, the Department shall impose a penalty of $200 on the limited liability company.            (ii)    The penalty under this subsection shall be collected and may be reduced or abated under § 14-704 of the Tax - Property Article.        (2)    Each member of a foreign limited liability company that does intrastate, interstate, or foreign business in this State without registering, and each agent of the foreign limited liability company who transacts intrastate, interstate, or foreign business in this State for it is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine of not more than $1,000.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  4A-1008 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 4A - Limited Liability Company Act|Subtitle 10 - Foreign Limited Liability Companies|Section 4A-1008 - Action by Attorney General

    The Attorney General may bring an action to restrain a foreign limited liability company from doing business in this State in violation of this title.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  4A-1009 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 4A - Limited Liability Company Act|Subtitle 10 - Foreign Limited Liability Companies|Section 4A-1009 - Doing Business

    (a)    In addition to any other activities which may not constitute doing business in this State, for the purposes of this title, the following activities of a foreign limited liability company do not constitute doing business in this State:        (1)    Maintaining, defending, or settling an action, suit, claim, dispute, or administrative or arbitration proceeding;        (2)    Holding meetings of its members or agents or carrying on other activities that concern its internal affairs;        (3)    Maintaining bank accounts;        (4)    Conducting an isolated transaction not in the course of a number of similar transactions;        (5)    Foreclosing mortgages and deeds of trust on property in this State;        (6)    As a result of default under a mortgage or deed of trust, acquiring title to property in this State by foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure, or otherwise;        (7)    Holding, protecting, renting, maintaining, and operating property in this State so acquired; or        (8)    Selling or transferring title to property in this State so acquired to any person, including the Federal Housing Administration or the Veterans Administration.    (b)    In addition to any other activities which may constitute doing business in this State, for the purposes of this title any foreign limited liability company which owns income producing real or tangible personal property in this State, other than property exempted by subsection (a) of this section, shall be considered to be doing business in this State.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  4A-1010 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 4A - Limited Liability Company Act|Subtitle 10 - Foreign Limited Liability Companies|Section 4A-1010 - Assent to State Laws

    By doing intrastate, interstate, or foreign business in this State, a foreign limited liability company assents to the laws of this State.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  4A-1011 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 4A - Limited Liability Company Act|Subtitle 10 - Foreign Limited Liability Companies|Section 4A-1011 - Compliance With Title Is Not Consent to Suit

    With respect to a cause of action on which a foreign limited liability company would not otherwise be subject to suit in this State, compliance with this title:         (1)    Does not of itself render a foreign limited liability company subject to suit in this State; and        (2)    Is not considered as consent by it to be sued in this State.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  4A-1012 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 4A - Limited Liability Company Act|Subtitle 10 - Foreign Limited Liability Companies|Section 4A-1012 - Law Governing Merger -- Foreign Limited Liability Company

    (a)    If a foreign limited liability company that owns property rights, privileges, franchises, or other assets located in this State is a party to a merger in which a foreign corporation, foreign limited partnership, or a foreign limited liability company is the successor, the transfer to, vesting in, or devolution on the successor of the property, rights, privileges, franchises, or other assets of the nonsurviving foreign limited liability company is effective as provided by the laws of the place that governs the merger.    (b)    The successor shall file with the Department a certificate executed by an authorized person that specifies:        (1)    Each county in the State where a foreign limited liability company party to the merger, except the successor, owned an interest in land;        (2)    The name of each party to the merger;        (3)    The place under the laws of which each party was organized; and        (4)    The name of the successor.    (c)    If a copy of the document effecting the merger has not been filed with the Department as provided in § 4A-703 of this title, the successor shall file with the Department an officially certified copy of that document.    (d)    (1)    When the Department receives the articles and any certificate of the successor, the Department shall prepare and file certificates of merger in the manner provided for Maryland limited liability companies.        (2)    However, the certificate of merger need not state the principal office in the State of any limited liability company that does not have a principal office, and the certificate shall include other information specified in the certificate filed by the successor.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  4A-1013 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 4A - Limited Liability Company Act|Subtitle 10 - Foreign Limited Liability Companies|Section 4A-1013 - Forfeiture of Right to Do Business

    (a)    The Department may forfeit the right of any foreign limited liability company to do business in this State if the limited liability company fails to file with the Department any report or fails to pay any late filing penalties required by law:        (1)    Within the time required by law; and        (2)    Thereafter, within 30 days after the Department makes a written demand for the delinquent report or late filing penalties.    (b)    Unless the Department excuses a reasonable delay for good cause shown, the forfeiture is effective 15 days after written notice of forfeiture from the Department, without proceedings of any kind either at law or in equity.    (c)    The demand for a delinquent report or late filing penalties and the notice of forfeiture shall be addressed to the limited liability company:        (1)    At its address on file with the Department; or        (2)    If it has no address on file with the Department, in care of the Secretary of State, or corresponding official of the place where it was organized or is existing, if known to the Department.    (d)    On forfeiture of its right to do business in this State, the foreign limited liability company is subject to the same rules, legal provisions, and sanctions as if it had never qualified or been licensed to do business in this State.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  4A-1101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 4A - Limited Liability Company Act|Subtitle 11 - Conversions of Limited Liability Companies|Section 4A-1101 - General Rule

    (a)    In this subtitle, “other entity” means:        (1)    A Maryland corporation incorporated under Title 2 of this article;        (2)    A foreign corporation, as defined in § 1–101 of this article;        (3)    A partnership, as defined in § 9A–101 of this article;        (4)    A limited partnership, including a limited partnership registered or denominated as a limited liability limited partnership under §�10–805 of this article or under the laws of a state other than this State;        (5)    A business trust, as defined in §�1–101 of this article;        (6)    Another form of unincorporated business formed under the laws of this State or the laws of the United States, another state of the United States, a territory, possession, or district of the United States, or a foreign country; or        (7)    A foreign limited liability company.    (b)    Unless otherwise agreed, a limited liability company may convert to an other entity by:        (1)    Approving the conversion in accordance with § 4A–1102 of this subtitle; and        (2)    Filing for record with the Department articles of conversion executed in the manner required by Title 1 of this article.    (c)    An other entity may convert to a limited liability company by complying with the requirements of § 4A–1102 of this subtitle and filing for record with the Department:        (1)    Articles of conversion executed in the manner required by § 4A–206 of this title; and        (2)    Articles of organization, which shall include the name of the converting other entity, executed in the manner required by § 4A–206 and otherwise complying with this title.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  4A-1102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 4A - Limited Liability Company Act|Subtitle 11 - Conversions of Limited Liability Companies|Section 4A-1102 - Approval and Objection

    (a)    Unless otherwise agreed, a limited liability company shall approve the conversion of the limited liability company to an other entity by the vote required under § 4A–403(d)(1) of this title.    (b)    An other entity seeking to convert to a limited liability company shall approve the conversion of the other entity to a limited liability company in the manner and by the vote required by its governing document and the laws of the place where it is incorporated or organized.    (c)    (1)    A member of a limited liability company objecting to a conversion of the limited liability company has the same rights with respect to the member’s interest in the limited liability company as a stockholder of a Maryland corporation who objects has with respect to the stockholder’s stock under Title 3, Subtitle 2 of this article.        (2)    The procedures under Title 3, Subtitle 2 of this article shall be applicable to the extent practicable.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  4A-1105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 4A - Limited Liability Company Act|Subtitle 11 - Conversions of Limited Liability Companies|Section 4A-1105 - Exchange or Conversion of Interests or Stock

    (a)    In a conversion of an other entity to a limited liability company, the stock, membership interests, partnership interests, beneficial interests, or other ownership interests of the other entity may be exchanged for or converted into any one or more of the following:        (1)    Membership interests in the limited liability company or stock, evidence of indebtedness, membership interests, partnership interests, beneficial interests, or other ownership interests of an other entity, whether or not party to the conversion;        (2)    Other tangible or intangible property;        (3)    Money; and        (4)    Any other consideration.    (b)    In a conversion of a limited liability company to an other entity, membership interests in the limited liability company may be exchanged for or converted into any one or more of the following:        (1)    Stock, evidence of indebtedness, membership interests, partnership interests, beneficial interests or other ownership interests of the other entity to which the limited liability company is converted or of an other entity, whether or not party to the conversion;        (2)    Other tangible or intangible property;        (3)    Money; and        (4)    Any other consideration.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  4A-1106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 4A - Limited Liability Company Act|Subtitle 11 - Conversions of Limited Liability Companies|Section 4A-1106 - Completion of Conversion

    (a)    The conversion of an other entity to a limited liability company shall be completed on the later of:        (1)    The formation of the limited liability company in accordance with this title; or        (2)    The effectiveness of articles of conversion filed for record with the Department.    (b)    The conversion of a limited liability company to an other entity shall be completed on the effectiveness of articles of conversion filed for record with the Department.    (c)    Articles of conversion are effective on the later of:        (1)    The time the Department accepts the articles of conversion for record; or        (2)    The future effective time of the articles of conversion set forth in articles of conversion that have been accepted by the Department for record.    (d)    (1)    (i)    Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, at the time the conversion of an other entity to a limited liability company is completed:                1.    The other entity shall be converted to a limited liability company;                2.    The conversion shall have the effects set forth in § 4A–1104 of this subtitle; and                3.    The limited liability company shall be subject to all of the provisions of this title.            (ii)    Notwithstanding § 4A–202 of this title, the existence of the limited liability company as a domestic limited liability company shall be deemed to have commenced on the date the other entity commenced its existence in the place in which the other entity was first incorporated, created, formed, or otherwise came into being.        (2)    At the time the conversion of a limited liability company to an other entity is completed, the conversion shall have the effects set forth in §�4A–1104 of this subtitle.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  4A-1107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 4A - Limited Liability Company Act|Subtitle 11 - Conversions of Limited Liability Companies|Section 4A-1107 - Abandonment of Proposed Conversion

    (a)    Unless otherwise agreed or the articles of conversion provide otherwise, a proposed conversion of a limited liability company to an other entity may be abandoned before the effective time of the articles of conversion by the vote required under § 4A–403(d)(1) of this title to approve the conversion.    (b)    Unless the articles of conversion provide otherwise, a proposed conversion of an other entity to a limited liability company may be abandoned before the effective time of the articles of conversion in the manner and by the vote required by the governing document of the other entity and the laws of the place in which it is incorporated or organized or, if no manner and vote is specified, in the manner and by the vote required to approve the conversion under § 4A–1102 of this subtitle.    (c)    If the articles of conversion have been filed with the Department, notice of the abandonment shall be given promptly to the Department.    (d)    (1)    If the proposed conversion is abandoned as provided in this section, no legal liability arises under the articles of conversion.        (2)    Abandonment of a conversion under this section does not prejudice the rights of any person under any other contract made by a party to the proposed conversion in connection with the proposed conversion.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  4A-1201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 4A - Limited Liability Company Act|Subtitle 12 - Benefit Limited Liability Companies|Section 4A-1201 - Applicability of Provisions to Foreign and Interstate Commerce

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Benefit limited liability company” means a Maryland limited liability company that elects to be a benefit limited liability company in accordance with § 4A–1203 of this subtitle and has not ceased to be a benefit limited liability company through the operation of § 4A–1205 of this subtitle.    (c)    “General public benefit” means a material, positive impact on society and the environment, as measured by a third–party standard, through activities that promote a combination of specific public benefits.    (d)    “Specific public benefit” includes:        (1)    Providing individuals or communities with beneficial products or services;        (2)    Promoting economic opportunity for individuals or communities beyond the creation of jobs in the normal course of business;        (3)    Preserving the environment;        (4)    Improving human health;        (5)    Promoting the arts, sciences, or advancement of knowledge;        (6)    Increasing the flow of capital to entities with a public benefit purpose; or        (7)    The accomplishment of any other particular benefit for society or the environment.    (e)    “Third–party standard” means a standard for defining, reporting, and assessing best practices in social and environmental performance that:        (1)    Is developed by a person or entity that is independent of the benefit limited liability company; and        (2)    Is transparent because the following information about the standard is publicly available or accessible:            (i)    The factors considered when measuring the performance of a business;            (ii)    The relative weightings of those factors; and            (iii)    The identity of the persons who developed and control changes to the standard and the process by which those changes were made.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  4A-1202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 4A - Limited Liability Company Act|Subtitle 12 - Benefit Limited Liability Companies|Section 4A-1202 - Severability

    (a)    The provisions of this title apply to benefit limited liability companies except to the extent that:        (1)    The context of a provision clearly requires otherwise; or        (2)    A specific provision of this title provides otherwise.    (b)    This subtitle applies only to a benefit limited liability company.    (c)    (1)    The existence of a provision of this subtitle does not of itself create any implication that a contrary or different rule of law is or would be applicable to a limited liability company that is not a benefit limited liability company.        (2)    This subtitle does not affect any statute or rule of law as it applies to a limited liability company that is not a benefit limited liability company.    (d)    A provision of the articles of organization or operating agreement of a benefit limited liability company may not be inconsistent with any provision of this subtitle.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  4A-1203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 4A - Limited Liability Company Act|Subtitle 12 - Benefit Limited Liability Companies|Section 4A-1203 - Short Title

    (a)    A limited liability company may elect to be a benefit limited liability company under this subtitle by including in its articles of organization a statement that the limited liability company is a benefit limited liability company.    (b)    The name of a domestic benefit limited liability company or a foreign benefit limited liability company authorized to transact business in this State must comply with Title 1, Subtitle 5 of this article.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  4A-1204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 4A - Limited Liability Company Act|Subtitle 12 - Benefit Limited Liability Companies|Section 4A-1204 - Clear References to Status as Benefit Limited Liability Company

    Clear reference to the fact that a limited liability company is a benefit limited liability company shall appear prominently:         (1)    At the head of the articles of organization or an amendment to the articles of organization in which the election to be a benefit limited liability company is made;        (2)    At the head of each subsequent articles of organization of the benefit limited liability company; and        (3)    On each certificate representing outstanding membership interests in the benefit limited liability company.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  4A-1205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 4A - Limited Liability Company Act|Subtitle 12 - Benefit Limited Liability Companies|Section 4A-1205 - Termination of Status

    A benefit limited liability company may terminate its status as a benefit limited liability company and cease to be subject to this subtitle by amending its articles of organization to delete the statement required under § 4A–1203 of this subtitle that it is a benefit limited liability company.
MD. Corporations and Associations Code Ann. §  4A-1206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Corporations and Associations|Title 4A - Limited Liability Company Act|Subtitle 12 - Benefit Limited Liability Companies|Section 4A-1206 - Purpose of Creating General or Specific Public Benefit

    (a)    (1)    Each benefit limited liability company shall have the purpose of creating a general public benefit.        (2)    The purpose described in paragraph (1) of this subsection is in addition to, and may be a limitation on, the purposes of the benefit limited liability company under § 4A–201 of this title.    (b)    (1)    In addition to its purposes under § 4A–201 of this title and subsection (a) of this section, the articles of organization or operating agreement of a benefit limited liability company may identify as one of the purposes of the benefit limited liability company the creation of one or more specific public benefits.        (2)    The identification in its articles of organization or operating agreement of a specific public benefit purpose under paragraph (1) of this subsection does not limit the obligation of a benefit limited liability company to create a general public benefit.