(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, if a notarial act relates to a statement made in or a signature executed on a record, the individual making the statement or executing the signature shall appear personally before the notarial officer.
(b) A remotely located individual may comply with subsection (a) of this subtitle by using communication technology to appear before a notary public.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 2 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts
Section 18-202 - Applicability
Section 18-203 - Performance of Notarial Act
Section 18-204 - Verification, Attestation, Certification, or Protest
Section 18-205 - Acts Relating to Statements or Signatures
Section 18-206 - Evidence of Identity of Individuals
Section 18-207 - Refusal to Perform
Section 18-208 - Inability to Sign Record
Section 18-209 - Performance of Notarial Acts
Section 18-210 - Acts Performed in Another State
Section 18-212 - Act Performed Under Federal Law
Section 18-214 - Performance of Act Using Communication Technology for Remotely Located Individual
Section 18-215 - Certification of Notarial Acts
Section 18-216 - Form of Certificates
Section 18-217 - Requirements for Official Stamp
Section 18-218 - Security of Stamping Device
Section 18-219 - Journal for Documenting Notarial Acts
Section 18-220 - Selection of Technology for Use With Electronic Records
Section 18-221 - Failure to Perform Duty or Meet Requirement; Effect on Notarial Act
Section 18-224 - Restrictions on Authority Conferred by Commission
Section 18-225 - Construction of Subtitle
Section 18-226 - Construction With Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act