# General Provisions (GGP)

## Title 2. Official Oaths

### Subtitle 1. Form of Oath

#### Section 2-101

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, Sec. 9 of the Maryland Constitution, shall take an oath to perform faithfully the duties of the office to which the individual is appointed.

#### Section 2-102

No precatory words, including "so help me God", may be added to an oath not required by the Maryland Constitution.

#### Section 2-103

If an oath is required by the Code, an affirmation is sufficient if made by an individual conscientiously scrupulous of taking an oath.

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Md. Code Ann., Gen. Prov. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)