Section 18-108 - Notary seal or stamp. - Maryland Statutes

§ 18-108. Notary seal or stamp.
 

(a)  In general.- A notary public shall provide a public notarial seal or stamp with which the notary shall authenticate the notary's acts, instruments, and attestations, on which seal or stamp shall be shown a device that the notary thinks proper and for legend shall have the name, surname, and office of the notary and the notary's place of residence, which shall be designated by the county of the notary's residence or if the notary is a resident of the City of Baltimore, by the City of Baltimore. 

(b)  Out-of-state notary.- If the notary is an out-of-state notary, the legend shall have the name, surname, office of the notary, and the county where the notary qualified. 

(c)  Inclusion of expiration date of commission.- Each notary shall include on each act, instrument, or attestation the expiration date of the notary's commission as a notary. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 68, § 6; 1997, ch. 31, § 1.]