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(a) Application of section. - This section does not apply to:

(1) a lawyer while employed as a part-time master 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) Occupations barring practice of law. - Even if an individual has been admitted to the Bar, the individual may not practice law while employed:

(1) 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) Individuals employed as sheriff or deputy sheriff in Washington County. - 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) Settlement of small estates, filing of forms and documents.

(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.

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