Ch. 632                                    LAWS OF MARYLAND

(1)  be admitted to the Bar; and

(2)  meet any requirement that the Court of Appeals
may set by rule.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(3)  an officer of a corporation while appearing on
its behalf in a civil action in the District Court of Maryland if
the action:

(i) is based on a claim that does not exceed
[$1,000] THE AMOUNT SET UNDER § 4-405 OF THE COURTS ARTICLE FOR A
SMALL CLAIM ACTION; and

(ii) is not based on an assignment, to the
corporation, of the claim of another.

10-207.

(d) An applicant shall:

(1)  have completed [at least 90 semester hours of]
THE academic work[:

(i) at an educational institution that the
Maryland Higher Education Commission approves to give prelegal
training; and

(ii) in a curriculum that the Court of Appeals
and Maryland Higher Education Commission authorize] NECESSARY TO
MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO AN AMERICAN BAR
ASSOCIATION APPROVED LAW SCHOOL; and

(2)  have a degree of juris doctor or its equivalent
from a law school that the Board recognizes.

10-302.

(a)  Unless a lawyer or the firm of the lawyer maintains an
attorney trust account in accordance with this subtitle and the
Maryland Rules, the lawyer may not accept trust money.

(b)  Each attorney trust account shall be maintained at an
approved financial institution, as provided in the Maryland
Rules.

(c)  (1) An attorney trust account may be an interest
bearing or noninterest bearing account.

(2) An attorney trust account may be:

(i) a savings account;

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