Most business licenses are obtained from the clerk of the circuit court, but the junk dealers / scrap metal license is issued by the State Highway Administration.

Unfortunately this question is far too broad to answer. Maryland has a body of commercial law affecting the validity of contracts. Statutory law may be found in the Maryland Annotated Code.

Yes, an LLC can register trade names owned by the LLC. Note that if the LLC involves a regulated profession the board of that profession may limit the ability to practice under a trade name and/or may impose restrictions.

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Maryland law contains certain default provisions for the governance of entities, including religious corporations (churches). These can be found in the Corporations & Associations article of the Annotated Code. Unless a church's plan says otherwise, the minister is a Trustee and thus... View More

Any law library should have a copy of the Maryland Annotated Code. You can visit the Maryland State Law Library's site at http://www.lawlib.state.md.us/

Ideally the operating agreement will require a super majority vote for major decisions to effectively require 3/4 approval. Otherwise tie-breaking provisions can be written into the Operating Agreement.

Ideally every Maryland LLC should have an Operating Agreement detailing the procedures for member withdrawal. Thus the first place to look is your entity's operating agreement. If you lack an Operating Agreement or the operating agreement doesn't specify then the default provisions of... View More

Unfortunately an attorney cannot answer your question without more detail. The Circuit Court handles a variety of civil and other cases and legal filings vary greatly with the procedural and factual setting of the case. DLLR is not part of the Circuit Court but is a state agency that oversees... View More

Maryland will forfeit entities that miss filing personal property tax returns. If the forfeiture relates to personal property filings, a corporation may usually revive the corporate charter by certain STATE filings and payment of back taxes.

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Maryland law does not have a default notice provision for commercial leases and such terms are up to negotiation between the parties.

Each specific lease should describe whether or not early termination is allowed, for what reasons, what type of penalties apply for getting out early and what... View More