{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-5-204","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 5–204","heading":"","body":"A foreign corporation or foreign limited partnership required by law to qualify or register to do business in the State or a person claiming under the foreign corporation or foreign limited partnership, may not benefit from any statute of limitations in an action at law or suit in equity:\n(1) Arising out of a contract made or liability incurred by the foreign corporation or foreign limited partnership while doing business without having qualified or registered; or\n(2) Instituted while the foreign corporation or foreign limited partnership is doing intrastate or interstate or foreign business in the State without having qualified or registered.","path":["Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcj\u0026section=5-204","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:03Z","sha256":"16d62b195d63df562f3fe4ad31da574accb25c8f86ecee2ff5a70097a42aaefa","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-5-203.1","next":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-5-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}