Md. Code, State Government § 18-221
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§18–221.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided in § 18–203(b) of this subtitle, the failure of a notarial officer to perform a duty or meet a requirement specified in this subtitle does not invalidate a notarial act performed by the notarial officer.
(b) The validity of a notarial act under this subtitle does not prevent an aggrieved person from seeking:
(1) to invalidate the record or transaction that is the subject of the notarial act under another law; or
(2) other remedies allowed under federal or State law.
(c) This section does not validate a purported notarial act performed by an individual who does not have the authority to perform notarial acts.
(b) The validity of a notarial act under this subtitle does not prevent an aggrieved person from seeking:
(1) to invalidate the record or transaction that is the subject of the notarial act under another law; or
(2) other remedies allowed under federal or State law.
(c) This section does not validate a purported notarial act performed by an individual who does not have the authority to perform notarial acts.
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