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TRADE NAME APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

General Information

Registering this trade name will not guarantee acceptance by the Maryland Home Improvement Commission.

Prior to registering the business name of a home improvement company with the Maryland State Department of

Assessments and Taxation, an applicant is advised to contact the Commission at

410-230-6171

to ensure a specific

name is available.

1. The fee is $25.00. Checks should be payable to: DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION

Filings submitted in person at the Charter Division office and processed on a while-you-wait basis are subject

to an additional $50.00 surcharge for Expedited Service. Visit our web page to view our fee schedule and a list of all

service fees at

Mail the completed form and check to:

Charter Division

Department of Assessments and Taxation

301 W. Preston Street, Room 801

Baltimore, Maryland 21201

2. Walk-in hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For same day service fees must be paid by check, cash or money order.

3. The Department of Assessments and Taxation no longer a ccepts via fax Trade Name Applications for filing. Please

visit our online business registration portal to register your business:

https://egov.maryland.gov/businessexpress

4. Trade name applications must be signed to be accepted.

5. If the name is available and all items on the form are completed, SDAT will accept the filing for record and an

acknowledgement, with the filing date will be sent to the “Address of Owner” (unless otherwise stated), ordinarily

within 4 weeks of acceptance.

6. This filing is effective for five years from the date of acceptance by SDAT. During the last six months of the period

the filing may be renewed for an additional five years. If not renewed, the Department will forfeit the trade name

and a new application must be filed.

NOTICE: Acceptance of a trade name application does not confer on the owner any greater right to use the name

than he otherwise already has. The Department checks the name only against other trade names filed with this

Department. Federal trademarks, State service marks, records in other states and trade names are not meant to

reserve the name for its owners, to act as a trademark filing or to confer on the owner any greater right to the name

than he already possesses. For further information, contact your lawyer, accountant or financial advisor.

Revised: August 2016

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