{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-state-government-18-217","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, State Government § 18–217","heading":"","body":"(a) The official stamp of a notary public shall:\n(1) include:\n(i) the notary public’s name and office;\n(ii) 1. if the notary public resides in the State, the county in which the notary public resides; or\n2. if the notary public resides outside the State, the county in which the notary public was qualified; and\n(iii) any other information required by the Secretary of State; and\n(2) be capable of being copied together with the record to which it is affixed or attached or with which it is logically associated.\n(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.\n(c) A notary public’s official stamp is a public seal.","path":["Article - State Government"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gsg\u0026section=18-217","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:58Z","sha256":"38cc153db3444d5696a1472d21b50a594fbcb260c339b3bb84dd75f7fb56a9e4","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-state-government-18-216","next":"us-md/md.-code-state-government-18-218"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}