Ch. 31

1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2) MADE OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES BY AN OFFICER OF THE
UNITED STATES.

(B) IN ANOTHER STATE.

(1) NO AUTHENTICATION IS NECESSARY IF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT IS
TAKEN OUTSIDE OF THE STATE, BUT WITHIN ANOTHER STATE.

(2) (I) THE CERTIFICATE MAY, HOWEVER, BE AUTHENTICATED BY A
CERTIFICATE AS TO THE OFFICIAL CHARACTER OF THE OFFICER THAT TOOK THE
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

(II) IF THE OFFICER THAT TOOK THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT IS A
CLERK OR DEPUTY CLERK OF A COURT, THE AUTHENTICATING CERTIFICATE SHALL
BE EXECUTED BY THE PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE COURT.

(III) IF THE OFFICER THAT TOOK THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT IS A
NOTARY PUBLIC, THE AUTHENTICATING CERTIFICATE SHALL BE EXECUTED BY A
CLERK OF A COURT OF RECORD OF THE COUNTY, PARISH, OR DISTRICT IN WHICH
THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT IS TAKEN.

(IV) WHEN THE AUTHENTICATING CERTIFICATE BEARS THE SEAL
OF THE AUTHENTICATING OFFICER, THE SIGNATURE ON THE CERTIFICATE MAY BE
A FACSIMILE THAT IS PRINTED, STAMPED, PHOTOGRAPHED, OR ENGRAVED ON THE
CERTIFICATE.

(C) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

IF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT IS MADE OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES AND BY A
NOTARY PUBLIC OR A JUDGE OR CLERK OF A COURT OF RECORD OF THE COUNTRY
WHERE THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT IS MADE, THE CERTIFICATE SHALL BE
AUTHENTICATED BY:

(1) A CERTIFICATE UNDER THE GREAT SEAL OF STATE OF THE
COUNTRY, AFFIXED BY THE CUSTODIAN OF THE SEAL, CERTIFYING AS TO THE
OFFICIAL CHARACTER OF THE OFFICER; OR

(2) A CERTIFICATE OF A DIPLOMATIC, CONSULAR, OR COMMERCIAL
OFFICER OF THE UNITED STATES ACCREDITED TO THAT COUNTRY, CERTIFYING AS
TO THE OFFICIAL CHARACTER OF THE OFFICER.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 18, § 9.

In subsection (b)(1) of this section, the defined term "state" is substituted for
the former reference to "the United States, a territory or insular possession of
the United States, or the District of Columbia" for brevity and to conform to
terminology used throughout this article. As to the definition of "state", see §
1-101 of this article.

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