{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-corporations-and-associations-1-506","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 1–506","heading":"","body":"(a) A foreign entity may register its entity name or its entity name with any changes required by § 1-502 or § 1-503 of this subtitle, if the name is distinguishable upon the records of the Department as provided in § 1-504 of this subtitle.\n(b) A foreign entity shall register its entity name by delivering to the Department for filing an application setting forth its entity name, or its entity name with any changes required by § 1-502 or § 1-503 of this subtitle, the state or country and date of its organization, and a brief description of the nature of the business in which it is engaged.\n(c) The name is registered for the applicant’s exclusive use upon the effective date of the application.\n(d) (1) A foreign corporation whose registration is effective may renew it for successive years by delivering to the Department for filing a renewal application, which complies with the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, between October 1 and December 31 of the preceding year.\n(2) The renewal application when filed renews the registration for the following calendar year.","path":["Article - Corporations and Associations"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gca\u0026section=1-506","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:43Z","sha256":"48202ddeeaf32e3442601f8e483d9b39b68f18b1cbf29e91fed91edd81e749aa","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-corporations-and-associations-1-505","next":"us-md/md.-code-corporations-and-associations-1-507"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}