Maryland State Government Section 18-101

      (a)      The Governor, on approval of the application by a Senator representing the senatorial district and subdistrict in which the applicant resides or on approval by any Senator if the senatorial office representing the senatorial district and subdistrict in which the applicant resides is vacant, may appoint and commission individuals as notaries public as provided in this title.

      (b)      (1)      The Governor, on approval of the application by the Secretary of State and a member of the Senate of Maryland, shall appoint and commission out-of-state individuals as notaries public as provided in this article.

            (2)      An out-of-state notary shall be deemed to have irrevocably appointed the Secretary of State as the notary's agent upon whom may be served any summons, subpoena, subpoena duces tecum, or other process.