§ 10-603. Court and correctional employees

MD Bus Occ & Prof Code § 10-603 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    This section does not apply to:

(1)    a lawyer while employed as a part–time magistrate for juvenile cases; or

(2)    an individual while:

(i)    performing an affirmative duty required by law; or

(ii)    engaging in an activity related to a case in which the individual is a party or has a property interest.

(b)    Even if an individual has been admitted to the Bar, the individual may not practice law while employed:

(1)    except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, as a sheriff or deputy sheriff;

(2)    in a jail or penitentiary, as:

(i)    a warden or deputy warden; or

(ii)    a superintendent or deputy superintendent;

(3)    as a bailiff;

(4)    as a clerk or deputy clerk of any court or an employee of a clerk;

(5)    as a register or deputy register of wills or an employee of a register of wills; or

(6)    as an officer or employee in a juvenile court.

(c)    An individual employed as a sheriff or deputy sheriff in Washington County who has been admitted to the Bar may practice law in a county other than Washington County.

(d)    (1)    This subsection does not apply to the settlement of small estates as set forth in Title 5, Subtitle 6 of the Estates and Trusts Article.

(2)    In Prince George’s County, a sheriff, deputy sheriff, warden, deputy warden, clerk, or employee of any court may not prepare or help in the preparation of any form or document that is filed in a court in that county or that affects a case that is or may be filed in a court in that county.