Section 18-207 – Refusal to Perform
Unless otherwise prohibited by law, a notarial officer may refuse to perform a notarial act if the officer is not satisfied that: (1) the individual executing the record is competent or has the capacity to execute the record; or (2) the individual’s signature is knowingly and voluntarily made.
Section 18-208 – Inability to Sign Record
(a) If an individual is physically unable to sign a record, the individual may appear before the notarial officer and direct another individual other than the notarial officer who is concurrently appearing with the individual before the notarial officer to sign the individual’s name on the record. (b) If another individual is directed to sign an individual’s […]
Section 18-209 – Performance of Notarial Acts
(a) A notarial act may be performed in the State by: (1) a notary public of the State; (2) a judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court of the State; or (3) a magistrate appointed by a court of the State. (b) The signature and title of an individual performing a notarial act in the State are prima facie […]
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 […]