SECRETARY OF STATE

[photo, Jeffrey Building (right), State House in background, Annapolis, Maryland] R. Karl Aumann, Secretary of State

Jeffrey Building
16 Francis St.
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 974-5521
1-888-874-0013 (toll free)
e-mail: mdsos@sos.state.md.us
fax: (410) 974-5190
tty: (410) 333-3098
web: www.sos.state.md.us


Jeffrey Building (right), State House in background, Annapolis,
Maryland, September 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

SECRETARY OF STATE

R. Karl Aumann, Secretary of State (appointed by Governor) (410) 974-5521
e-mail: mdsos@sos.state.md.us

Mary D. Kane, Assistant Secretary of State (410) 974-5521

ADMINISTRATION & HUMAN RESOURCES

Vacancy, Director (410) 974-5521, ext. 5466

CHARITIES & LEGAL SERVICES DIVISION

Vacancy, Director & Chief Legal Officer (410) 974-5534, no. 7

Richard A. Morris, Deputy Director (410) 974-5530
e-mail: rmorris@sos.state.md.us

INTERGOVERNMENTAL & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DIVISION

Vacancy, Director (410) 974-5521, ext. 5473

DIVISION OF STATE DOCUMENTS

Dennis C. Schnepfe, Esq., Administrator & COMAR Director
Susan E. Elson, Deputy Administrator
Carol Cicconi, Office Manager

(410) 974-2486
1-800-633-9657 (toll free)
e-mail: statedocs@dsd.state.md.us
fax: (410) 974-2546
web: www.sos.state.md.us/sos/dsd/html/stdocs.html

DEFUNCT UNITS

CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS DIVISION
Reorganized as Charities and Legal Services Division, July 1, 2000.

COMMUNITY & GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
Renamed Intergovernmental and International Relations in July 2000.

LEGAL SERVICES & REGISTRATIONS
As of July 1, 2000, functions of this unit transferred to Charities and Legal Services Division

PERPETUAL CARE
Functions related to Perpetual Care were transferred to Office of Cemetery Oversight within Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, effective Oct. 1, 1997 (Chapter 675, Acts of 1997).

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