Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 01 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Subtitle 02 - SECRETARY OF STATE
Chapter 01.02.08 - Notary Public: General Regulations
Section 01.02.08.08 - Responsibilities of Notaries Public

Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 01.02.08.08

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024

A. The notary is responsible for reading and understanding State Government Article, Title 18, Annotated Code of Maryland, as well as regulations, handbooks, and other public guidance issued by the Secretary of State relating to responsibilities of notaries public and performance of notarial acts.

B. Notaries public are public officers and it is their legal responsibility to perform notarial acts in compliance with the notary law and regulations.

C. When a notary public uses an identification credential under State Government Article, §18-206(b) or 18-214(a)(1)(ii) -(iii), Annotated Code of Maryland, to identify a remotely located individual or an individual in the notary public's physical presence for the performance of a notarial act, the notary public shall document in the notary's journal the identification number associated

with the identification credential as confirmation that the individual signing a record was correctly identified.

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