Section 18-211 – Act Performed Under Authority and in Jurisdiction of Federally Recognized Indian Tribe
(a) A notarial act performed under the authority and in the jurisdiction of a federally recognized Indian tribe has the same effect under the laws of this State as if performed by a notarial officer of this State, if the act performed in the jurisdiction of the tribe is performed by: (1) a notary public of the […]
Section 18-227 – Short Title
This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.
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 18-202 – 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 […]