Regulation .05 Renewal.
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A.
In this regulation, “filed” means delivered to and date-stamped by the Department.
B.
A certificate is effective for a period of 5 years from the date it is filed.
C.
Every 5 years following the year in which a certificate is filed or renewed, a person who has filed or renewed a certificate and who wishes to renew the certificate shall cause to be filed a completed renewal application within 6 months before the end of the 5-year period.
D.
A renewal application that is completed and filed extends the certificate for 5 years from the end of the previous 5-year period.
E.
The Department shall determine the form of a renewal application.
F.
Except for certificates canceled on the Department's records, the Department may mail a notice of impending expiration of the trade name, during the 6-month period mentioned in §C of this regulation, to the person listed as principal or owner in the certificate, amended certificate, or most recent renewal application.
G.
A completed renewal application shall:
(1)
State the trade name being renewed and the current address of the business conducted under the trade name;
(2)
State that the trade name certificate is being renewed;
(3)
State the SDAT identification number of the associated business;
(4)
Be signed by a person listed as principal or owner in the certificate, amended certificate, or most recent renewal application; and
(5)
Be accompanied by a fee set by Corporations and Associations Article, §1-406, Annotated Code of Maryland.
H.
The Department's failure to mail a renewal application form pursuant to §F of this regulation does not suspend the obligation to file a completed renewal application.