Md. Code, State Government § 18-206
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§18–206.
Official statutory text
(a) A notarial officer has personal knowledge of the identity of an individual personally appearing before the notarial officer if the individual is personally known to the notarial officer through dealings sufficient to provide reasonable certainty that the individual has the identity claimed.
(b) A notarial officer has satisfactory evidence of the identity of an individual personally appearing before the notarial officer if the notarial officer can identify the individual:
(1) by means of:
(i) a passport, driver’s license, consular identification, or government–issued nondriver identification card; or
(ii) another form of government identification issued to the individual that:
1. contains the signature and photograph of the individual; and
2. is satisfactory to the notarial officer; or
(2) by a verification on oath or affirmation of a credible witness who is:
(i) personally appearing before the notarial officer; and
(ii) known to the notarial officer or whom the notarial officer can identify on the basis of a passport, driver’s license, consular identification, or government–issued nondriver identification card.
(c) A notarial officer may require an individual to provide additional information or identification credentials necessary to assure the notarial officer of the identity of the individual.
(b) A notarial officer has satisfactory evidence of the identity of an individual personally appearing before the notarial officer if the notarial officer can identify the individual:
(1) by means of:
(i) a passport, driver’s license, consular identification, or government–issued nondriver identification card; or
(ii) another form of government identification issued to the individual that:
1. contains the signature and photograph of the individual; and
2. is satisfactory to the notarial officer; or
(2) by a verification on oath or affirmation of a credible witness who is:
(i) personally appearing before the notarial officer; and
(ii) known to the notarial officer or whom the notarial officer can identify on the basis of a passport, driver’s license, consular identification, or government–issued nondriver identification card.
(c) A notarial officer may require an individual to provide additional information or identification credentials necessary to assure the notarial officer of the identity of the individual.
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