Maryland certificate of good standing
Find the official ordering service and document fees for Maryland. Your recipient may ask for a certificate of status or existence, a certified filing copy, or an apostille; check which document it needs before ordering.
Open official certificate service ↗Maryland certificate fees and delivery
Maryland SDAT offers a Certificate of Good Standing through Business Express. The current fee schedule lists $20.00 for a standard certificate and $50.00 for an expedited certificate, with a long-form certificate carrying route-specific charges. Online certificates can be downloaded after issuance; paper delivery adds time. A certificate does not certify Maryland tax or personal-property compliance unless the specific certificate says so.
Certified copies of filed documents
Maryland's SDAT schedule generally charges $25.00 domestic or $100.00 foreign for certified charter-related documents, with $50.00 expedited processing shown for many document categories; mailed corporate copies can also be $1.00 per page. The exact charge depends on the requested charter, certification, page count, and online or paper route. Use Business Express for the authoritative total.
Maryland apostilles and authentication
Maryland apostilles and authentications are handled by the Secretary of State's Division of State Documents/Notary services after obtaining a certified SDAT record; start at https://sos.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx and confirm the current apostille instructions. The reviewed SDAT pages did not establish one universal 2026 apostille fee or turnaround for entity records, so verify the fee, address, and drop-off/mail instructions before submission.
Which document should you order?
- Proof of current registry standing
- Ask for the state’s certificate of status, existence, or good standing. It is different from a public search result and may not establish tax clearance.
- Proof of what was filed
- Order a certified copy of the specific formation document, amendment, or other filing requested.
- A document for use abroad
- Ask the receiving authority whether it requires an apostille or another form of authentication, and whether it accepts electronic documents.
Check the record before ordering
Confirm the legal name, entity number, and recipient’s required issue date. A missed report or other delinquency may need to be resolved before a certificate can be issued.