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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="18-209" title_number="18" title_name="Notarial Acts" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A notarial act may be performed in the State by:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a notary public of the State;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court of the State; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>a magistrate appointed by a court of the State.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The signature and title of an individual performing a notarial act in the State are prima facie evidence that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the signature is genuine; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the individual holds the designated title.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The signature and title of a notarial officer listed in subsection (a) of this section conclusively establish the authority of the notarial officer to perform the notarial act.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A judge of the court of the State or a magistrate appointed by a court of the State may not charge a fee to perform a notarial act.</text>
  </level>
</section>
