§ 9-617

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§9–617.

(a)In this section, “corporate document” means:

(1)Articles of incorporation;

(2)Articles of amendment;

(3)Articles of joinder; or

(4)Articles of withdrawal.

(1)When a corporate document is filed with it, the State Department of Assessments and Taxation shall:

(i)Endorse on the corporate document the time and date the corporate document was received; and

(ii)Examine the corporate document.

(2)If, after examination, the State Department of Assessments and Taxation determines that the corporate document is proper, the State Department of Assessments and Taxation shall:

(i)Issue a certificate of approval;

(ii)Include with the certificate of approval a copy of the corporate document; and

(iii)Record a copy of:

1. The corporate document; and

2. The certificate of approval.

(c)When the State Department of Assessments and Taxation issues a certificate of approval under this section:

(1)The corporate document is effective;

(2)The district exists as provided in the corporate document; and

(3)The corporate document is conclusively presumed to have been adopted lawfully.