Md. Code, State Government § 18-217
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§18–217.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
(c) A notary public’s official stamp is a public seal.
(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.
(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.
(c) A notary public’s official stamp is a public seal.
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