Section 18-212 – Act Performed Under Federal Law
(a) A notarial act performed under federal law has the same effect under the laws of this State as if performed by a notarial officer of this State, if the act performed under federal law is performed by: (1) a notary public of a court; (2) an individual in military service or performing duties under the authority of […]
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 18-216 – Form of Certificates
(a) The short form certificates of notarial acts in subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) of this section are sufficient for the purposes indicated if: (1) the certificate is completed with the information required by § 18–215(a) of this subtitle; and (2) if required under § 18–215(b) of this subtitle, the official stamp of the notary […]
Section 18-217 – Requirements for Official Stamp
(a) The official stamp of a notary public shall: (1) include: (i) the notary public’s name and office; (ii) 1. if the notary public resides in the State, the county in which the notary public resides; or 2. if the notary public resides outside the State, the county in which the notary public was qualified; and (iii) any other information required by […]
Section 18-218 – Security of Stamping Device
(a) (1) (i) Each notary public is responsible for the security of the notary public’s stamping device. (ii) A notary public may not allow another individual to use the stamping device to perform a notarial act. (2) On resignation from, or the revocation or expiration of, the notary public’s commission, or on the expiration of the date set forth in […]
Section 18-219 – Journal for Documenting Notarial Acts
(a) (1) Subject to subsection (f) of this section, each notary public shall maintain a journal in which the notary public chronicles all notarial acts that the notary public performs. (2) The notary public shall retain the journal for 10 years after the performance of the last notarial act chronicled in the journal. (b) (1) A journal may be created […]
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 […]