Maryland § 18-217

§ 18-217.

    (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.