Sole Proprietorship Information – Maryland

By | February 20, 2008

State website: mlis.state.md.us/index.html
State law reference for name registration:
Annotated Code of Maryland,
Business Regulation, Sections 1-406+.
Registration of business name requirements:
Registration is mandatory. The
applicant must register with the Department
of Assessments and Taxation.
(Section 1-406).
Registration fee: $25.00
Term of registration: Five years. (Section
1-406).
Name requirements: None stated in
statute.
Registration application requirements:
The certificate must be in writing, affirmed
under oath, and it must state
the true name of the owner(s), the address
of the owner(s), the character of
the business, the street address of the
business, and the name the business is
going to be conducted under. (Section
1-406).
Publication requirements: None
stated.
Office for registration:
Maryland State Department of Assessments
and Taxation
301 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-2305