An individual who administers an oath shall require the individual taking an oath to hold up a hand in recognition of the solemnity of the act unless: (1) holding up a hand is not practicable; or (2) it appears that another method would be more binding on the conscience of the individual taking the oath.
(a) The Governor and the Lieutenant Governor shall take and subscribe the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution: (1) on the third Wednesday of January that next follows the election of the Governor, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, between the hours of noon and 2:00 p.m. in the chamber of […]
(a) The oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution shall be taken and subscribed before the Governor by: (1) the Adjutant General; (2) the Attorney General; (3) the Comptroller; (4) the judges of the Court of Appeals; (5) the clerk of the Court of Appeals; (6) the judges of the Court of Special Appeals; (7) the clerk of the […]
(a) (1) A member of the Senate of Maryland shall administer the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution to the President of the Senate. (2) The President of the Senate shall administer the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution to the other members and officers of the Senate […]
Except for a mayor or chief executive officer of a municipal corporation, all officers of a municipal corporation shall take an oath before the mayor or chief executive officer of the municipal corporation if an oath is required by State or local law.
Except for an officer specified in §§ 2–202 through 2–205 of this subtitle, an officer elected or appointed to any office of trust or profit under the Maryland Constitution or other State law, including a mayor or other chief executive officer of a municipal corporation, shall take and subscribe the oath required by Article I, […]
