Section 18-217 - Requirements for official stamp(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; or2. 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.Amended by 2021 Md. Laws, Ch. 126, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2021.Added by 2019 Md. Laws, Ch. 407, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2020.