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§ 18-217. Official stamp

West's Annotated Code of MarylandState GovernmentEffective: July 1, 2021

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
State Government (Refs & Annos)
Title 18. Notarial Acts (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2021
MD Code, State Government, § 18-217
§ 18-217. Official stamp
Currentness
In general
(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 the Secretary of State; and
(2) be capable of being copied together with the record to which it is affixed or attached or with which it is logically associated.
Expiration date
(b) A notary public commissioned under the laws of this State shall include in the notary public's official stamp or within a certificate of notarial act the expiration date of the notary public's commission as a notary public.
Public seal
(c) A notary public's official stamp is a public seal.

Credits

Added by Acts 2019, c. 407, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020. Amended by Acts 2021, c. 126, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021.
MD Code, State Government, § 18-217, MD STATE GOVT § 18-217
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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