# State Government (GSG)

## Title 18. Notarial Acts

### Subtitle 2. Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts

#### Section 18-203

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a notarial officer may perform a notarial act authorized by the laws of the State.

(b)

  (1) A notarial officer may not perform a notarial act with respect to a record to which the notarial officer or the spouse of the notarial officer is a party, or in which either the notarial officer or the spouse of the notarial officer has a direct beneficial interest.

  (2) A notarial act performed in violation of paragraph (1) of this subsection is voidable.

(c) A notarial officer may certify that a tangible copy of an electronic record is an accurate copy of the electronic record.

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Md. Code Ann., State Gov't (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)