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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 767

CHAPTER 767

(House Bill 1938)

AN ACT concerning

Montgomery County - Officials
MC 258-78

FOR the purpose of removing the prohibition in Montgomery
County against certain officials and employees
assisting in the preparation of certain papers and
documents; providing that such officials and employees
in Montgomery County are not liable to any person with
respect to any advice or assistance in the preparation
of any statement of claim; and correcting a reference.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 10 - Attorneys at Law and Attorneys in Fact

Section 30

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1976 Replacement Volume and 1977 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article 10 - Attorneys at Law and Attorneys in Fact

30.

It shall be unlawful for any sheriff or deputy sheriff,
warden or keeper of any jail or any of his deputies, or any
register of wills or clerk of any court or deputy register
or clerk, or assistant clerk, appointee or employee of any
register of wills or clerk of any court or judge of the
orphans' court [of Montgomery County or] of Prince George's
County, during the term of his office or employment, and
whether duly admitted to the practice of law or not,
directly or indirectly, to provide, prepare or assist in the
preparation of any paper, form, instrument or document to be
filed in or affecting or pertaining to any cause, cause of
action, proceeding or matter pending or which may thereafter
come before any court of record of [said Montgomery County,
or of said] Prince George's County, or to give any advice
with reference thereto, whether for any fee, gratuity, gift,
or reward or not, except in any such cause, cause of action,
proceeding or matter in which he is a part or in the result
of which he has a property interest, provided that a judge
of the Orphans' Court of Prince George's County, when he is
elected to serve a term commencing after June 1, 1965, if
duly admitted to the practice of law, may act as an attorney
or solicitor and appear before any court of law or equity in
this State except an orphans' court, in matters other than