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2019 Maryland Code
State Government
Title 18 - Notarial Acts
Subtitle 2 - Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.
§ 18-221. Failure to perform duty or meet requirement; effect on notarial act.
Universal Citation: MD State Govt Code § 18-221 (2019)
** TAKES EFFECT OCTOBER 1, 2020 PER CHAPTER 407 OF 2019 **
(a) Except as provided in § 18–203(b) of this subtitle, the failure of a notarial officer to perform a duty or meet a requirement specified in this subtitle does not invalidate a notarial act performed by the notarial officer.
(b) The validity of a notarial act under this subtitle does not prevent an aggrieved person from seeking:
(1) to invalidate the record or transaction that is the subject of the notarial act under another law; or
(2) other remedies allowed under federal or State law.
(c) This section does not validate a purported notarial act performed by an individual who does not have the authority to perform notarial acts.
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