Section 18-213 – Act Performed Under Authority and in Jurisdiction of Foreign State or Unit Thereof or of Multinational or International Governmental Organization
(a) If a notarial act is performed under the authority and in the jurisdiction of a foreign state or constituent unit of the foreign state or is performed under the authority of a multinational or international governmental organization, the act has the same effect under the laws of this State as if performed by a notarial […]
Section 18-214 – Performance of Act Using Communication Technology for Remotely Located Individual
(a) Except for a notarial act being performed with respect to a will, as defined in § 1–101 of the Estates and Trusts Article, or a trust instrument, as defined in § 14.5–103 of the Estates and Trusts Article, a notary public located in this State may perform a notarial act using communication technology for a […]
Section 18-215 – Certification of Notarial Acts
(a) (1) Each notarial act shall be evidenced by a certificate. (2) The certificate shall: (i) be executed contemporaneously with the performance of the notarial act; (ii) be signed and dated by the notarial officer and, if the notarial officer is a notary public, be signed in the same manner as on file with the clerk of the circuit court […]
Section 18-109 – Notary Public Fund — Purpose — Administrator — Funding — Investments — Expenditures
(a) In this title, “Fund” means the Notary Public Fund. (b) There is a Notary Public Fund. (c) The purpose of the Fund is to provide funding to support the actions of the Secretary of State in implementing, regulating, administering, and enforcing this title. (d) The Secretary of State shall administer the Fund. (e) (1) The Fund is a special, nonlapsing […]
Section 18-201 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Acknowledgment” means a declaration by an individual before a notarial officer that: (1) the individual has signed a record for the purpose stated in the record; and (2) if the record is signed in a representative capacity, the individual signed the record with proper authority and signed […]
Section 18-202 – Applicability
This subtitle applies only to a notarial act performed on or after October 1, 2020.
Section 18-203 – Performance of Notarial Act
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a notarial officer may perform a notarial act authorized by the laws of the State. (b) (1) A notarial officer may not perform a notarial act with respect to a record to which the notarial officer or the spouse of the notarial officer is a party, or in […]
Section 18-204 – Verification, Attestation, Certification, or Protest
(a) A notarial officer who takes an acknowledgment of a record shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual in accordance with § 18–206 of this subtitle, that: (1) the individual appearing before the notarial officer and making the acknowledgment has the identity claimed; and (2) the signature on the record is […]
Section 18-205 – Acts Relating to Statements or Signatures
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, if a notarial act relates to a statement made in or a signature executed on a record, the individual making the statement or executing the signature shall appear personally before the notarial officer. (b) A remotely located individual may comply with subsection (a) of this subtitle by using communication […]
Section 17-108 – Residence Requirements for Appointment
(a) This section does not affect an appointment: (1) of an officer who requires special knowledge or training; or (2) to an office that requires expert knowledge or training. (b) An individual may not be appointed to any office in the State unless the individual has been a bona fide resident of the State for at least 12 months […]