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New and Renewing Applicants and Course of Study

New Notary Application Information

Renewal Application Information for currently commissioned notaries public​ ​

List of Authorized Course​ of Study and Examination Providers-effective 10/1/2021

​Find the legislative district number & the name of your Senator ! Use the look-up link provided by the Maryland General Assembly​

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General Notary Info​rma​​tion​​​

Change of Name and/or Address Form​

Search for a Notary

Report a possible violation/infraction of a notary

Frequently Asked Questions​

Click here to look up the Annotated Code of Maryland statutes

Click here to look up the Notary Public: General Regulations​
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​​​TO ORDE​​R THE MARYLAND NOTARY HANDBOOK

​​​Effective May, 2022 the following SOS Handbooks are available for purchase​: Maryland Notaries Handbook Maryland Condominium Act Maryland Solicitations Act​​ ​ ​​These handbooks may be purchased by credit card ​ online, or, an order form may be downloaded to mail in payment with the order.​ ​ C​lick here​ for ​order form information, pricing and payment options​​.​​ If you have any questions, p​lease call 410-260-3876.

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Remote Notary Information

• Want to be a Remote Notary? click here ​
  
• ListAuthorizedRONVendors.pdf​
  
• Remote Notary Notification form​ for notaries public who intend to perform remote notarial acts requiring RON Vendors (electronic records)​
  
• ​Remote Notary Notification form​ for notaries public who intend to perform remote notarial acts that do not require RON Vendors (tangible records-when the notary public can identify the signer by personal knowledge or credible witness) ​
  
• List of Authorized Remote Notaries​ that perform remote notarial acts requiring a RON Vendor
• ​List of Authorized Remote Notaries​ that perform remote notarial acts that do not require a RON Vendor​

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​Notary Public Town Halls​

​ Recor​ding of 6/13/22 Notary Town Hall​ Recording of 3/28/22 Notary Town Hall​ ​ Recording of 2/2/22 Notary Town Hall​ ​​

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​​Effective Immediately:* The regulation regarding the mileage fee that a Notary Public may charge when traveling to perform a notarization has been changed. Now, a Notary Public may demand and receive reimbursement at the prevailing rate for mileage established by the Internal Revenue Service for business travel and a fee not to exceed $5 for travel if required for the performance of a notarial act.  The IRS mileage rate for 2022 is 58.50​ cents per mile.

​​Notary Public Online Application and​
Renewal Service Now Available

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Statutory Authority: State Government Article, §18-101 et seq. of the Annotated Code of Maryland.​​

• Charities and Legal Services Division Annual Report for fiscal year ending 6/30/2021​​​
• Charities and Legal Services Division Annual Report for fiscal year ending 6/30/2020
  
• Charities and Legal Services Division Annual Report for fiscal year ending 6/30/2019​​​​​​​​​​

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Effective January 1, 2021 the Notary division is going paperless ALL applications, communications, etc. will be electronic. Every notary is responsible to ensure that SOS has a current e-mail, street address, and business phone number on file at all times.

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