§ 2-202. Governor and Lieutenant Governor

MD Gen Provisions Code § 2-202 (2019) (N/A)
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(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.