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§ 18-107. Notary fees and travel expenses

West's Annotated Code of MarylandState GovernmentEffective: June 1, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
State Government (Refs & Annos)
Title 18. Notarial Acts (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Notaries Public (Refs & Annos)
Effective: June 1, 2022
MD Code, State Government, § 18-107
Formerly cited as MD STATE GOVT § 18-112
§ 18-107. Notary fees and travel expenses
Currentness
Fees
(a)(1) The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations to establish fees, not to exceed $25 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 a notary public may charge a fee, subject to regulations adopted by the Secretary of State, not to exceed $50, for the performance of a notarial act under § 18-214 of this title.
Travel expenses
(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a notary public may charge the prevailing rate for mileage established by the Internal Revenue Service for business travel per mile and a fee not to exceed $5, as compensation for travel required for the performance of a notarial act.
(2)(i) The Secretary of State may set by regulation a different amount that a notary public may charge under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(ii) An amount set under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph may exceed the amount established under paragraph (1) of this subsection.

Credits

Added as State Government § 18-112 by Acts 1997, c. 31, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2013, c. 425, § 1, eff. June 1, 2013. Renumbered as State Government § 18-107 and amended by Acts 2019, c. 407, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020. Amended by Acts 2022, c. 714, § 1, eff. June 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 715, § 1, eff. June 1, 2022.
MD Code, State Government, § 18-107, MD STATE GOVT § 18-107
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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