Section 18-106 – Form of Protest
It is unlawful for any notary public to sign and issue any protest except in the form prescribed by the Comptroller.
Section 18-107 – Notary Fees and Travel Expenses
(a) (1) The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations to establish fees, not to exceed $4 for an original notarial act, and an appropriate lesser amount for the repetition of that original notarial act or to make a copy of the matter addressed by that original notarial act. (2) A notary public or person acting on behalf of […]
Section 18-108 – Public Information
(a) (1) Subject to § 4–332 of the General Provisions Article, the Secretary of State may provide lists of public information in its records to those persons who request them if the Secretary of State approves of the purpose for which the information is requested. (2) (i) The Secretary of State may publish information relating to the status of […]
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.