{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-corporations-and-associations-7-302","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 7–302","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) If a foreign corporation does any intrastate, interstate, or foreign business in this State without qualifying or registering as required by Subtitle 2 of this title, the Department shall impose a penalty of $200 on the corporation.\n(2) This penalty may be reduced or abated under § 14-704 of the Tax - Property Article.\n(b) Each officer of a foreign corporation which does intrastate, interstate, or foreign business in this State without qualifying or registering as required by Subtitle 2 of this title, and each agent of the foreign corporation 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 not exceeding $1,000.","path":["Article - Corporations and Associations"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gca\u0026section=7-302","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:43Z","sha256":"1e70e80186f261e11add5fbf27cd2a5f6081f88b46fe6e3e008cc3c69fb953e7","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-corporations-and-associations-7-301","next":"us-md/md.-code-corporations-and-associations-7-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}