When the Department accepts for record any charter document or any document designating or changing the name or address of a resident agent or principal office of a Maryland corporation, the Department shall: (1) Endorse on the document its acceptance for record and the date and time of acceptance; (2) Record promptly the document with its corporate records; and (3) Send an acknowledgment to the corporation, its attorney, or its agent stating the date and time that the document was accepted for record.
Maryland Legal Code