Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB308: Corporations and Associations - Principal Offices - Private Mailboxes
Status: Signed into law, April 28, 2026
Authorizing an address in this State supplied by a commercial mail receiving agency to be designated as the principal office of a Maryland corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership; and defining "commercial mail receiving agency" as a person that is authorized by the U.S. Postal Service to accept delivery of mail on behalf of another person as a business service.
What the bill says
An act concerning Corporations and Associations - Principal Offices - Private Mailboxes FOR the purpose of authorizing an address in this State supplied by a commercial mail receiving agency to be designated as the principal office of a Maryland corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership, under certain circumstances; providing for the disclosure of certain contact information by a commercial mail receiving agency; and generally relating to the principal offices of corporate entities…
From the enrolled text, May 5, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Corporations and Associations - Principal Offices - Private Mailboxes FOR the purpose of authorizing an address in this State supplied by a commercial mail receiving agency to be designated as the principal office of a Maryland corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership, under certain circumstances; providing for the disclosure of certain contact information by a commercial mail receiving agency; and generally relating to the principal offices of corporate entities. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Corporations and Associations Section 1-101(a) Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume) BY adding to Article - Corporations and Associations Section 1-101(h-1) Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Corporations and Associations Section 1-101(w) Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume) BY adding to Article - Corporations and Associations Section 1-407 Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Corporations and Associations 1-101. Ch. 247 2026 LAWS OF MARYLAND (a) In this article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following words have the meanings indicated. (H-1) "COMMERCIAL MAIL RECEIVING AGENCY" MEANS A PERSON THAT IS AUTHORIZED BY THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE TO ACCEPT THE DELIVERY OF MAIL …