MD registered agent
Maryland. $1 a year.
Maryland law requires a registered agent. The text is below. Read it or do not.
what Maryland does about it
The state's remedies, quoted. No commentary.
revocation
... the qualification is effective as long as: (1) The corporation has a resident agent in ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Md. Code Ann., Corps. & Ass'ns § 7-203(c)
also
... as a resident agent for a foreign corporation that does business in this State: (1) Without a resident agent; or (2) With a resident agent who cannot be found or served with the exercise of ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Md. Code Ann., Corps. & Ass'ns § 7-205(b)
the rule
rule
Maryland says:
... in this State or a Maryland corporation, limited liability company, or limited partnership whose name, address, and designation as a resident agent are filed or ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Md. Code Ann., Corps. & Ass'ns § 1-101(x); see also §§ 2-108(a), 4A-210(a)
the lawsuit
service
... as a resident agent for a foreign corporation that does business in this State: (1) Without a resident agent; or (2) With a resident agent who cannot be found or served with the exercise of ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Md. Code Ann., Corps. & Ass'ns § 7-205(b); see also §§ 4A-1002(b)(5), 1-401
coming back
Not verified for Maryland. Not looked up either.
compliance
No.
the annual report
Maryland charges this every year. Do not pay it and keep the money. The rest of this page is what happens next.
annual report, llc
$300. Yearly.
... or Foreign Limited Liability Company ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Md. Code, Corps. & Ass'ns 1-203(b)(3)(ii)
annual report, corporation
$300. Yearly.
Domestic or Foreign Stock Corporation (D) or (F) $300
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: Md. Code, Corps. & Ass'ns 1-203(b)(3)(ii)
incFACTS captured this 2026-08-01 and verified it 2026-08-10. It may have changed. We would not know.