EXHIBIT 32(a)


                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

         In connection with the Form 10-QSB of Frederick County Bancorp, Inc.
for the quarter ended March 31, 2004, I, Martin S. Lapera, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Frederick County Bancorp, Inc., hereby certify pursuant to
18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that:

(1) such Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended March 31, 2004, fully complies with
the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934; and

(2) the information contained in such Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended March
31, 2004, fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and
results of operations of Frederick County Bancorp, Inc.


/s/ Martin S. Lapera
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Martin S. Lapera
President and Chief Executive Officer