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<section article="gca" article_name="Corporations and Associations" number="1-203.2" future_version_removed="true" title_number="1" title_name="General Provisions" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Fees and Recording">
  <level label="a">
    <text>On payment of the fee provided in § 1–203(b)(8) of this subtitle, the Department shall process documents on an expedited basis as provided in subsection (b) of this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the Department shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Process documents filed with the Department at least 2 hours before the Department’s close of business within 2 hours after the documents are received; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>To the extent practicable, process all other documents on the same day that the documents are received.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Department shall adopt regulations governing the manner of filing and processing of documents on an expedited basis, including reasonable limitations on filing documents of unusual volume or length.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Department may:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Adopt regulations establishing:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Expedited document processing tiers; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Additional methods of expedited document processing; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Charge reasonable fees for services provided in accordance with this paragraph.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
