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Terms Used In Maryland Code, GENERAL PROVISIONS 2-101

  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
Unless a State or local law requires a different form of oath, an individual appointed to a public position that requires the individual to take an oath, but not subject to the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution, shall take an oath to perform faithfully the duties of the office to which the individual is appointed.