{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-business-occupations-and-professions-10-212","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 10–212","heading":"","body":"On admission to the Bar, a lawyer shall take the following oath or affirmation in open court:\n“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.”","path":["Article - Business Occupations and Professions"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gbo\u0026section=10-212","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:13Z","sha256":"9b46a316fd9a24fd965fd19217b6b3ec589973eec183c13e069015b4d4a37067","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-business-occupations-and-professions-10-211","next":"us-md/md.-code-business-occupations-and-professions-10-213"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}