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2020 Maryland Statutes
General Provisions
Title 2 - Official Oaths
Subtitle 2 - Administration of Oath
Section 2-202 - Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Universal Citation: MD. General Provisions Code Ann. § 2-202 (2020)
(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 the Senate of Maryland; and
(2) (i) before the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals; or
(ii) if the Chief Judge is unable to attend, before one of the associate judges of the Court of Appeals.
(b) The clerk of the Court of Appeals shall maintain a book that records the oaths taken and subscribed under this section.
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