Maryland § 12-608
Full text of Maryland Maryland Code § 12-608, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12-608.
(a) The Department shall prepare certificates of merger or consolidation that specify:
(1) The name of each party to the articles of merger or consolidation;
(2) The name of the successor and the location of its principal office in the State or, if it has none, its principal place of business; and
(3) The time the articles of merger or consolidation are accepted for record by the Department.
(b) In addition to any other provision of law with respect to recording, the Department shall send one certificate each to the clerk of the circuit court for each county where the articles show that a merging or consolidating statutory trust, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, or limited liability company other than the successor owns an interest in land.
(c) On receipt of a certificate, a clerk promptly shall record it with the land records.
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Section 12-608 is part of the Maryland Code, the codified statutory law of Maryland. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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