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Charter Search Instructions
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NAME
SEARCH
Enter as much or
as little of the name that you are certain of, but what you enter must be
the beginning of the name as it appears in this file. A partial name
cannot be used unless it is the beginning of the name. Use only the
standard 26 English letters and 10 Arabic numerals. Case and punctuation
are irrelevant. For example, MIDATLANTIC is the same as Mid-Atlantic,
mid-atlantic and Mid!Atlantic. There are four special cases however:
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Case
1: The word “The” “ The” will not be found at the beginning of a
name.
(Example: To find THE SMITH GROUP, enter smithgroup) If “THE”
appears elsewhere in the name, either leave it out (to find STAN THE MAN
GROUP, enter “stanmangr”) or enter spaces before and after THE ”stan the
mangr”)
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Case
2: The word “AND” Do not enter the word “AND” unless it is the
beginning of the name.
(Example: To find “AND DAVE SAID, INC” enter
“anddaves”) (To find “THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD” enter
”baltimoreohio”) (Entry of “baltimoreand“ will find “BALTIMORE ANDULUSIA
SHIPPING” but not “BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD”)
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3: Entity Tails Do not enter an entity tail (the
statutory terms required in the names of certain entities like Co., LLC,
Corporation, P.C., etc) if it ends the name.
(Example: To find “The Smith Corp.”, enter “smith”. To
find “The Smith Corporation Maryland, Inc.” you can enter as much as
“smithcorporationmaryland”. If you add “i” or more at the end however it will
not be found)
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Case
4: One or two character searches If you enter only one or two characters the system
will perform an exact name search rather than a wild card search.
(Example: Entry
of ab will find “THE A&B CORPORATION" but not “ABC INC” or “ABLE” or
“A.B.L.E”)
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Search
Results Tip: Carefully review search results, particularly where
they extend beyond one screen. The order of presentation of the results may not
be what you expect because punctuation does not make a difference. For an
example of this, search “transamer” and study the order in which the results are
presented.
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DEPARTMENT
ID NUMBER SEARCH
Enter
the Department id issued to the entity by the State Department of Assessments
and Taxation (SDAT). The number consists of one letter and eight digits
(example: D12345678). The department id is not the same as a Federal Employer
Identification Number (EIN) or a tax id number issued by the Comptroller of
Maryland.
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SEARCH RESULTS PAGE DISPLAY
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Dept. ID: The unique identification number assigned by SDAT to a registered
entity (example: D12345678).
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Entity Name: Name as it appears on documents filed with the SDAT.
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Entity Detail:
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General Info - general information about this entity including principal
address and Resident agent.
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Amendments - original and subsequent documents filed. Some documents can be
viewed online.
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Personal Property - Personal Property return filing information and
assessments.
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Status - current status of the entity.
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 VIEWING
DOCUMENTS
Most documents filed after January 1, 2001 are available online. The
documents are in Portable Document Format (PDF) and can be accessed under
the AMENDMENTS link when you select the eye icon under View document.
Document filings over fifty (50) pages are not available for viewing
online. (Newly filed documents once they are accepted by the Department
normally are available for viewing online in about 7 business
days.)
 COPIES OF DOCUMENTS
You may request mailed copies of documents. There is a fee of $1 per page for copies of corporate documents. Select the pages icon under
Order copies, this page will tally the amount your copies cost. Other fees may be applicable; for answers to your questions contact the Charter unit 410-767-1350.
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