RESOLUTION TO CHANGE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OR RESIDENT AGENT
The directors/stockholders/general partner/authorized person of
(Name of Entity)
organized under the laws of passed the following resolution:
(State)
(Check applicable boxes)
The principal office is changed from: (old address)
to: (new address)
The name and address of the resident agent is changed from:
to:
I certify under penalties of perjury the foregoing is true.
Signed
Secretary or Assistant Secretary
General Partner
Authorized Person
I hereby consent to my designation in this document as resident agent for this entity.
Signed
Resident Agent
SDAT_Charter_Change Principal Office/Resident Agent
Maryland State Department of Assessments & Taxation
CHANGINGTHEPRINCIPALOFFICEORRESIDENTAGENT
OFACORPORATION,LIMITEDPARTNERSHIP,
LIMITEDLIABILITYCOMPANYOR
LIMITEDLIABILITYPARTNERSHIPINMARYLAND
I. MarylandandForeignCorporations
(A) Noticebycorporationofdesignationorchangeofpri
ncipalofficeorresidentagent
1. Acorporationmaydesignateorchangeitsresidentagentorprincipalofficebyfilingforrecordwiththe
Departmentacertifiedcopyofaresolutionofitsboardofdirectorswhichauthorizesthede signationorchange.
2. Acorporationmaychangetheaddr
essofitsresidentagentbyfilingforrecordwiththeDepartmentastatement
ofthechangesignedbyitspresidentoroneofitsvicepresidents.
3. Adesignationorchangeofacorporation'sprincipalofficeoritsresidentagentorhisaddressiseffectivewhen
theDepartmentacce
ptstheresolutionorstatementforrecord.
SAMPLERESOLUTIONISASFOLLOWS:
"TheBoardofDirectorsof(NAMEOFCORPORATION),acorporationorganizedin(NAMEOFSTATEWHEREORGANIZED)on
(DATE)dulyapprovedaresolutionasfollows:_________________________________
RESOLVED:Thatthe(principalofficeorresidentagent‐INSERTWHICHEVERAPPLICABLE)ofthecorporationischanged
to_________________________________________________________________.
I,(namean
dtitleofanofficer)certifyunderthepenaltiesofperju
rythattothebestofmyknowledge,information,and
belieftheforegoingresolutionistrueinallmaterialrespects.
Iherebyconsenttomydesignationinthisdocumentasresidentagentforthiscorporation.
SIGNED:________________________________ResidentAgent”
NOTE:Forclos
ecorporationswhichhavemadeanelectiontohavenoboardofdirectors,theword"sto
ckholders"shouldbe
insertedintheforegoingresolutioninplaceoftheword"directors."
(B) Noticebyresidentagentofchangeofaddre
ss
1. AresidentagentwhochangeshisaddressinMarylandshouldnotifytheDepartmentofthechangebyfilingfor
recordwiththeDepartmentastatementofthechangesignedbyhimoronhisbehalf.
2. Thestatementshallinclude:
1. Thenamesofthecorporationsforwhichthechangeiseffective;
2. Hisoldandnewaddresses;and
3. Thedateonwhichthechangeiseffective.
3. Ifth
eoldandnewaddressesoftheresidentagentarethesameastheoldandnewaddressesoftheprincipal
officeofthecorporation,thestatementshouldincludeachangeofaddressfortheprin
cipalofficeif:
1. Theresidentagentnotifiesthecorporationinwriting;and
2. Thestatementrecitesthathehasdoneso.
4. ThechangeofaddressoftheresidentagentorprincipalofficeiseffectivewhentheDepartmentacceptsthe
statementforrecord.
(C) Resignationofresidentagent
1. A
residentagentmayresignbyfilingwiththeDepartmentacounterpartorphotocopyofthesigned
resignation.
2. Unlessalatertimeisspecifiedintheresignation,itiseffective:
1. AtthetimeitisfiledwiththeDepartment,ifthecorporationhasmorethanoneresident
agent;or
2. Ten
daysafteritisfiledwiththeDepartmentifthecorporationhasonlyoneresidentagent.
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II. MarylandandForeignLimitedPartnerships,LimitedLiabilityCompaniesandLimitedLiabilityPartnerships
(A) Alimitedpartnership,limitedliabili
tycompanyorlimitedliability partnershipmaychangeitsresidentagentor
principalofficebyfilingforrecordwiththeDepartmentastatementsignedbyoneofitsgeneralpartnersor
authorizedpersonforalimitedliabilitycompanywhichauthorizesthedesignationorchange.Thenewresident
agentmustalsosign.
(B) Alimitedpartnership,li
mitedliabilitycompanyorlimitedliabilitypartnershipmaychangetheaddressofits
residentagentbyfilingforrecordwiththeDepartmentastatementofthechangesignedbyoneofitsgeneral
partnersorauthorizedpersonforalimitedliabilitycompany.
(C) Achangeofaprincipalofficeorresidentagentoraddres
softheresidentagentforalimitedpartnership,limited
liabilitycompanyorlimitedliabilitypartnershipiseffective whentheDepartmentacceptsthestatementfor
record.
(D) AresidentagentwhochangeshisaddressintheStateshouldnotifytheDepartmentofthechangebyfilingfor
recordwiththeDepartmentastat
ementofthechangesignedbyhimoronhisbehalf.Thestatementshall
include:
1. Thenameofthelimitedpartnership,limitedliabil itycompanyorlimitedliability partnership
forwhichthechangeiseffective;
2. Theoldandnewaddressoftheresidentagent;and
3. Thedateonwhichthechangeiseffective.
(E) Ifth
eoldandnewaddressesoftheresidentagentarethesameastheoldandnewaddressesoftheprincipal
officeofthelimitedpartnership,thestatementshouldincludeachangeofaddressfor
theprincipalofficeif:
1. Theresidentagentnotifiesthelimitedpartnership,limitedliabilitycompanyorlimited
liabilitypartnershipinwriting;and
2. Thestatementrecitesthatheorshehasdoneso
(F) Thechangeofaddressoftheresidentagentorprincipalofficeiseffective whentheDepartmentacceptsthe
statementfor
record.
(G) AresidentagentmayresignbyfilingwiththeDepartmentacounterpartorphotocopyofhisorhersigned
resignation.Unlessalatertimeisspecifiedintheresignation,itiseffective:
1. Atthetimeitis filedwiththeDepartment,ifthelimite
dpartnershiphasmorethanone
residentagent;or
2. TendaysafteritisfiledwiththeDepartmentifthecorporationhasonlyoneresidentagent.
III. OtherInformation
(A) Aresidentagentofaforeignordomesticcorporation,limitedpartnership,limitedliabilitycompanyorlimited
liabilitypartnershipshallbeeither:
1. AcitizenofMarylandwhoresidesinMaryland;or
2. AnactiveMarylandcorporation.
(B) FeesThefeetofileanoticeofchangeofprincipaloffice,residentagent,orresidentagent'saddressis
$25.00percorporation,limitedpartnership,limitedliabilitycompanyorlimi
tedliabilitypartnership.Thereisno
feeforaresidentagenttoresign.
(C) Iflegalquestionsariseregardingthechangeofprincipaloffice,residentagentorresidentagent'saddress,you
shouldconsultanattorneyand/orCorporationsandAssociationsArticleoftheAnnotatedCodeofMaryland.
TheAnnotatedCodeofMa
rylandcanbefoundinmostpubliclibrariesinMaryland.Section2108oftheCodeis
relevanttochangingtheprincipaloffice,residentagentandresidentagent'saddress.
(D) Walkinprocessingofdocumentsisdoneonlyuponpaymentofanexpeditedfee:$50.00tofileadocu
ment,
$20.00toreceiveacertificateofstatus,$20.00toreceivecopiesofadocument.Thesefeesareinadditionto
thenormalfeescharged.Expeditedservicerequestsmayalsobemadebymail.Inbold print onbothacover
letterandontheenvelopestate"EXPEDITEDSE
RVICEREQUESTED"andincludetheexpeditedfee.
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NOTES:
1. Duetothefactthatthelawsgoverningtheformationandoperationofbusinessentitiesandthe
effectivenessofaUCCFinancingStatementinvolvesmorethanfilingdocumentswithouroffice,we
suggestyouconsultanattorney,accountantorotherprofessional.StateDepartmentofAssessments
&Taxationstaffcannotofferbusinesscounselingorlegaladvice.
2. RegardingannualdocumentstobefiledwiththeDepartmentofAssessments&Taxation:All
domesticandforeignlegalentitiesmustsubmitaBusinessPersonalPropertyReturntothe
Department.FailuretofileaBusinessPersonalPropertyReturnwillresultinforfeitureofyourrightto
conductbusinessinMaryland.TheBusinessPersonalPropertyReturnisdueannuallyonApril15
th
.
InformationonFiling:
WhereandhowdoIfilemydocuments?
Bymailorinpersonsubmissionsshoulddirectedto:
StateDepartmentofAssessmentsandTaxation,CharterDivision
301W.PrestonStreet;8thFloor
Baltimore,MD212012395
AllchecksmustbemadeouttoStateDepartmentofAssessmentsandTaxation.Thecosttofile
documentsshouldbeincludedwiththeform.Ascheduleoffilingfeesisavailableonlineat
http://dat.maryland.gov/businesses/Documents/FEES.pdf
OnlinebusinessregistrationanddocumentfilingviatheMarylandEGovBusinessportal.Seethe
MarylandBusinessExpresslinkonthehomepageatwww.dat.maryland.gov
TheDepartmentofAssessmentsandTaxationnolongeracceptsviafacsimile(fax)corporate
documentsforfilingordocumentcopyrequest.
Howlongwillittaketoprocessmydocuments?
Regulardocumentprocessingtimeis4‐6weeks.
Expeditedprocessingrequestwillbehandledwithin7businessdays.Theexpeditedservicefeeisan
additional$50.00foreachdocument;otherfeesmayalsoapply.
Handdelivereddocumentsinlimitedquantitiesreceivesamedayexpeditedservicebetween8:30a.m.
and4:30p.m.,MondaythroughFriday.Youmustbeinlinenolaterthan4:15p.m.inordertoreceive
servicethatsameday.
Onlinefileddocumentsareconsideredexpeditedandwillbeprocessedwithin7businessdays.
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