PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

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application and commission of a notary public; providing that in certain cases a
notary may act as a witness to the execution of a document in the notary's official
capacity without taking an oath or acknowledgment; providing for the procedure a
notary follows is required to follow when acting as a witness to the execution of a
document in the notary's official capacity; providing that the commission of a notary
public may be suspended after notice and an opportunity for a hearing; clarifying
that a hearing for removal or suspension of a notary public is not a contested case
under the Administrative Procedure Act; providing that the Governor may delegate
to the Secretary of State and Assistant Secretary of State the authority to terminate
or suspend a notary commission; and generally relating to notaries public.

BY adding to

Article - State Government
Section 10-617(j)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1995 Replacement Volume)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 68 - Notaries Public
Section 2(a)

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1995 Replacement Volume)

BY adding to

Article 68 - Notaries Public
Section 11

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1995 Replacement Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - State Government

10-617.

(J) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPHS (2) THROUGH (5) OF THIS SUBSECTION, A
CUSTODIAN SHALL DENY INSPECTION OF THE PART OF A PUBLIC RECORD THAT
CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPLICATION AND COMMISSION OF A PERSON
AS A NOTARY PUBLIC.

(2) A CUSTODIAN SHALL PERMIT INSPECTION OF THE PART OF A
PUBLIC RECORD THAT GIVES:

(I) THE NAME OF THE NOTARY PUBLIC;

(II) THE HOME ADDRESS OF THE NOTARY PUBLIC;

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