Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 2 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts
Section 18-217 - Requirements for Official Stamp

(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.

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