Maryland Code, STATE GOVERNMENT 18-221
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Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE GOVERNMENT 18-221
- Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(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.