# Corporations and Associations (GCA)

## Title 2. Corporations in General -- Formation, Organization, and Operation

### Subtitle 1. Formation and Powers

#### Section 2-106

(a) A corporation shall record its name with the Department as provided in Title 1, Subtitle 5 of this article.

(b) The Department may permit a foreign corporation that has a name prohibited by Title 1, Subtitle 5 of this article to register or qualify to do business in this State, if the foreign corporation agrees:

  (1) To transact business in this State only under a disclosed assumed name that meets the requirements of Title 1, Subtitle 5 of this article; and

  (2) To use the assumed name in all of its dealings with the Department and the conduct of its affairs in this State.

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Md. Code Ann., Corps. & Ass'ns (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)