Before assuming the duties of office, each deputy and clerk of a register shall take and subscribe the following oath:
I, (name), do swear that I will not for money, profit, or malice delay any person who applies to me for any business of the office of the register, or directly or indirectly ask, take, exact, demand, or receive from or charge to that person to my own use any fee or reward for any service I may do as a deputy or clerk of the register, and that in charging the fees of the office of the register I will not willingly charge other or higher fees than the law allows.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 2 - Register of Wills
Section 2-201 - "Register" Defined
Section 2-202 - Full-Time Position
Section 2-202.1 - Oath of Deputies and Clerks of Register
Section 2-203 - Fees and Gifts Prohibited
Section 2-206 - Enumeration of Fees
Section 2-207 - Report of Fees and Expenses; Excess of Fees; Deposit of Fees
Section 2-208 - Powers and Duties of Registers
Section 2-209 - Custody of Original Wills and Other Papers
Section 2-210 - Personal Notice to Heirs and Legatees
Section 2-211 - Maintenance of Permanent Records
Section 2-212 - Instructional Materials; Duties of Registers
Section 2-213 - Information for Registering With State Donor Registry