Maryland Statutes
§ 10-212
Maryland § 10-212
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Bluebook
Md. Code Ann., Business Occupations and Professions § 10-212 (2026).
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On admission to the Bar, a lawyer shall take the following oath or affirmation in open court:
“I do solemnly (swear) (affirm) that I will at all times demean myself fairly and honorably as an attorney and practitioner at law; that I will bear true allegiance to the State of Maryland, and support the laws and Constitution thereof, and that I will bear true allegiance to the United States, and that I will support, protect and defend the Constitution, laws and government thereof as the supreme law of the land; any law, or ordinance of this or any state to the contrary notwithstanding.”
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Maryland § 10-212, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/md/gbo/10-212.