Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 9-118
This is the official text of Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 9-118, part of Maryland’s Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings — governs court structure and civil procedure.
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§9–118.
Official statutory text
(a) The oath for a person testifying before the grand jury shall be administered in one of the ways specified in this section.
(b) It may be administered in the presence of the grand jury by its foreperson or another member appointed by the foreperson.
(c) It may be administered by the clerk or deputy clerk of court in the presence of the presiding judge or judges in open court.
(d) It may be administered by the clerk or deputy clerk of court in the presence of the presiding judge or judges, in the court house, but not in open court.
(b) It may be administered in the presence of the grand jury by its foreperson or another member appointed by the foreperson.
(c) It may be administered by the clerk or deputy clerk of court in the presence of the presiding judge or judges in open court.
(d) It may be administered by the clerk or deputy clerk of court in the presence of the presiding judge or judges, in the court house, but not in open court.
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