Maryland Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Status

Maryland Business Certificate

Maryland Certificate of Status

Maryland uses the name Certificate of Status for the document commonly requested as a Certificate of Good Standing.

Order a Maryland Certificate

Official Maryland document

Official name: Certificate of Status

Issuing office: Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT)

Commonly requested for closings, lender due diligence, banking, foreign qualification, and compliance reviews.

Standard processing

$95 — usually completed the same business day when ordered by 2:00 PM.

Rush processing

$125 — priority handling, targeted within 1 hour when available (not offered Fridays).

Information typically needed

  • Exact legal business name
  • Maryland Department ID number, when available
  • Entity type
  • Requested deadline and delivery requirements

Maryland-specific note

Maryland's business filings are handled by SDAT rather than a Secretary of State — confirm the certificate name matches what the requesting party expects.

Need the Maryland certificate handled for you?

Signature Filings can retrieve the appropriate state-issued certificate and deliver it electronically according to the selected processing option.

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Last reviewed July 6, 2026. Signature Filings is a private third-party document retrieval service and is not affiliated with the Maryland SDAT.