PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 31

19-110. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS UNDER LAWS OF ANOTHER STATE.

NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SUBTITLE, THE
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AN INSTRUMENT OUTSIDE THE STATE SHALL HAVE THE
SAME EFFECT AS AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT IN THE MANNER AND FORM REQUIRED BY
THE LAWS OF THE STATE FOR INSTRUMENTS EXECUTED WITHIN THE STATE IF THE
ACKNOWLEDGMENT:

(1) WAS EXECUTED IN ANOTHER STATE, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
MANNER AND FORM REQUIRED BY THE LAWS OF THAT STATE; AND

(2) IS VERIFIED BY THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF THE OFFICER BEFORE
WHOM THE INSTRUMENT WAS ACKNOWLEDGED.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 18, § 10.

In the introductory language of this section, the defined term "state" is
substituted for the former reference to "a state, territory or insular possession
of the United States,... in 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.

19-111. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS - MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES.

(A) MANNER AND FORM.

IN ADDITION TO THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF INSTRUMENTS IN THE MANNER
AND FORM OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE, A PERSON SERVING IN
OR WITH THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE PERSON'S SPOUSE
OR DEPENDENTS MAY ACKNOWLEDGE AN INSTRUMENT:

(1) WHEREVER LOCATED; AND

(2) BEFORE ANY COMMISSIONED OFFICER IN ACTIVE SERVICE OF THE
ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES WITH THE RANK OF:

(I) SECOND LIEUTENANT OR HIGHER IN THE ARMY, AIR FORCE,
OR MARINE CORPS; OR

(II) ENSIGN OR HIGHER IN THE NAVY OR UNITED STATES COAST

GUARD.

(B) FAILURE TO STATE PLACE OF EXECUTION OR ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

THE INSTRUMENT MAY NOT BE RENDERED INVALID BY THE FAILURE TO
STATE IN THE INSTRUMENT THE PLACE OF EXECUTION OR ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

(C) CERTIFICATE.

NO AUTHENTICATION OF THE OFFICERS' CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT
SHALL BE REQUIRED BUT THE OFFICER TAKING THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SHALL
ENDORSE ON OR ATTACH TO THE CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT A
CERTIFICATE SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FOLLOWING FORM:

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