(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; or 2. 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.
Maryland Legal Code