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<section article="gca" article_name="Corporations and Associations" number="1-203.1" title_number="1" title_name="General Provisions" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Fees and Recording">
  <level label="a">
    <text>With the exception of the recording fee to be paid when the Department accepts articles of incorporation for record, a volunteer fire company or volunteer rescue squad incorporated in this State is not subject to any of the recording, filing, or special fees enumerated in § 1–203 of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A qualified business entity that is a new business entity in a Tier I area, as defined under the More Jobs for Marylanders Program established under Title 6, Subtitle 8 of the Economic Development Article, is not subject to the fees enumerated in § 1–203 of this subtitle if the qualified business entity received a certificate under § 6–805 of the Economic Development Article before June 1, 2022.</text>
  </level>
</section>
