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§ 2-202. Governor and Lieutenant Governor

West's Annotated Code of MarylandGeneral ProvisionsEffective: December 14, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Title 2. Official Oaths (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Administration of Oath (Refs & Annos)
Effective: December 14, 2022
MD Code, General Provisions, § 2-202
Formerly cited as MD CODE, SG, § 16-101
§ 2-202. Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Currentness
In general
(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 Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland; or
(ii) if the Chief Justice is unable to attend, before one of the associate judges of the Supreme Court of Maryland.
Record of oaths
(b) The clerk of the Supreme Court of Maryland shall maintain a book that records the oaths taken and subscribed under this section.

Credits

Added by Acts 2014, c. 94, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2014. Amended by Acts 2023, c. 49, § 6.
MD Code, General Provisions, § 2-202, MD GEN PROVIS § 2-202
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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