Section 1-203.1 - Exemptions(a) With the exception of the recording fee to be paid when the Department accepts articles of incorporation for record, a volunteer fire company or volunteer rescue squad incorporated in this State is not subject to any of the recording, filing, or special fees enumerated in § 1-203 of this subtitle.(b) A qualified business entity that is a new business entity in a Tier I area, as defined under the More Jobs for Marylanders Program established under Title 6, Subtitle 8 of the Economic Development Article, is not subject to the fees enumerated in § 1-203 of this subtitle if the qualified business entity received a certificate under § 6-805 of the Economic Development Article before June 1, 2022.Amended by 2022 Md. Laws, Ch. 136, Sec. 1, eff. 6/1/2022.Amended by 2019 Md. Laws, Ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. 6/1/2019.Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. 6/1/2017.