Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 6 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties
Section 10-603 - Court and Correctional Employees

(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.