Effective January 1, 2021, and except for correspondence relating to enforcement actions, the Office of the Secretary of State will send all communications to notaries public using electronic mail only. Each notary public is responsible for ensuring the Office of the Secretary of State has a current and active personal email address.

Authority: State Government Article, §§18-102, 18-103, 18-107 and 18-222, Annotated Code of Maryland;
Ch. 407, §1, Acts of 2019, Effective October 1, 2020

Effective date: October 8, 1984 (11:20 Md. R. 1740)

Regulation .01B amended effective October 3, 1988 (15:20 Md. R. 2333)

Regulation .02B amended effective March 25, 1985 (12:6 Md. R. 593)

Regulation .04 adopted effective July 1, 1989 (16:12 Md. R. 1332)

Regulation .04 amended and Regulations .05 and .06 adopted as an emergency provision effective July 25, 1989 (16:16 Md. R. 1733); adopted permanently effective October 16, 1989 (16:20 Md. R. 2179)

Chapter revised effective December 11, 2000 (27:24 Md. R. 2198)

Regulation .03A amended effective April 1, 2014 (41:6 Md. R. 377)

Regulation .03D amended effective August 13, 2018 (45:16 Md. R. 774)

Regulation .03E amended effective January 2, 2006 (32:26 Md. R. 1995)

Regulation .04 amended effective March 1, 2003 (29:26 Md. R. 2027); August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 952)

Chapter revised effective October 5, 2020 (47:20 Md. R. 874)

Regulation .01B amended effective November 14, 2022 (49:23 Md. R 995)

Regulation .02 amended effective November 14, 2022 (49:23 Md. R 995)

Regulation .02A, B amended effective January 22, 2024 (51:1 Md. R 15)

Regulation .03 amended effective January 22, 2024 (51:1 Md. R 15)

Regulation .07 amended effective November 14, 2022 (49:23 Md. R 995)

Regulation .09E, F, G, H amended effective January 22, 2024 (51:1 Md. R 15)

Regulation .09I adopted effective January 22, 2024 (51:1 Md. R 15)

Regulation .10 amended effective January 22, 2024 (51:1 Md. R 15)

Regulation .11C amended effective November 14, 2022 (49:23 Md. R 995)

Regulations .13—17 adopted effective October 1, 2021 (48:19 Md. R. 802)