Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 2 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts
Section 18-221 - Failure to Perform Duty or Meet Requirement; Effect on Notarial Act

(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.

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