{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-public-safety-13-509","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Public Safety § 13–509","heading":"","body":"A commissioned officer of the Maryland Defense Force shall take the following oath of office:\n“I, ..............., do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Maryland, against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and of the Governor of the State of Maryland; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office of ................... in the Maryland Defense Force upon which I am about to enter, so help me God.”","path":["Article - Public Safety"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gps\u0026section=13-509","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:18Z","sha256":"653632f81f0ba4f868c6b490e4959b182280f61b6d123e6a6331ae4394ddcdae","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-public-safety-13-508","next":"us-md/md.-code-public-safety-13-510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}