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Title 5 - Maryland Public Ethics Law

Section 5-509 - Retaliation Prohibited for Reporting or Participating in Investigations - An official or employee may not retaliate against an individual...

Part II - Special Legislative Provisions

Section 5-511 - Application of Part - This part applies only to members of the General Assembly.

Section 5-512 - Disqualification -- Presumption of Conflict - (a) (1) In this section, “close economic association” means the...

Section 5-513 - Suspension of Disqualification - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...

Section 5-514 - Outside Income Relating to State or Local Governmental Entities - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) or (3)...

Section 5-514.1 - Social Media Links in Official Electronic Legislative Newsletter - (a) In this section, “official electronic legislative newsletter” means a...

Section 5-515 - Joint Ethics Committee -- Written Opinions - (a) (1) A legislator may request a written opinion from...

Section 5-516 - Complaints - (a) A complaint alleging that a member of the General...

Section 5-517 - Confidentiality - (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of...

Section 5-518 - Review of Complaints - (a) Except as provided in § 5–518.1 of this subtitle,...

Section 5-518.1 - Investigation of Violations of Antiharassment Policies and Procedures of General Assembly or Retaliation Against Individuals Reporting Violations - (a) Unless the alleged victim objects, the Joint Ethics Committee...

Section 5-519 - Allegation Summary - (a) (1) Except as to proceedings terminated in accordance with...

Section 5-520 - Hearing Procedures - (a) The Joint Ethics Committee shall adopt written procedures for...

Section 5-521 - Findings - (a) The Joint Ethics Committee may make a finding developed...

Section 5-522 - Referral to Prosecutorial Authorities - If the Joint Ethics Committee, at any time during its...

Part III - Public-Private Partnership Act

Section 5-525 - Institutions of Higher Education - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Subtitle 6 - Financial Disclosure

Section 5-601 - Individuals Required to File Statement - (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of...

Section 5-602 - Financial Disclosure Statement -- Filing Requirements - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a statement...

Section 5-603 - Appointee Filling Vacancy - An individual who is appointed to fill a vacancy in...

Section 5-604 - Official Leaving Office - (a) Except as provided under subsection (c) of this section,...

Section 5-605 - Candidates for Office - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 5-606 - Public Record - (a) (1) (i) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of...

Section 5-607 - Content of Statements - (a) A statement that is required under § 5–601(a) of...

Section 5-608 - Interests Attributable to Individual Filing Statement - (a) The following are deemed to be interests of the...

Section 5-609 - Certain Board Members -- Modified Requirements - (a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a...

Section 5-610 - Judicial Branch -- State Officials and Candidates - (a) In accordance with its administrative authority over the Judicial...

Section 5-611 - Disclosure by Other Personnel and Appointees - (a) An individual who is not an official shall disclose...

Subtitle 7 - Lobbying

Section 5-701 - "Compensation" Defined - In this subtitle, “compensation”, as to a person whose lobbying...

Section 5-702 - Lobbying -- Generally - (a) Unless exempted under subsection (b) of this section, an...

Section 5-703 - Authority to Lobby - (a) A regulated lobbyist engaged by an entity for the...

Section 5-704 - Registration With Ethics Commission - (a) (1) At the times specified in subsection (d) of...

Section 5-704.1 - Training Course - A regulated lobbyist, other than a regulated lobbyist described in...

Section 5-705 - Reports - (a) (1) A regulated lobbyist shall file electronically with the...

Section 5-706 - Meals or Beverages - (a) In addition to any other report required under this...

Section 5-707 - Reports of Business Transactions -- Generally - (a) (1) This section applies only to an individual regulated...

Section 5-708 - Reports of Business Transactions -- Political Contributions - (a) In addition to any other report required under this...

Section 5-709 - Legislative Unit Meals and Receptions - (a) A regulated lobbyist who invites all members of a...

Section 5-710 - Electronic Filing; Public Inspection; Oath or Affirmation - (a) The Ethics Commission shall develop procedures under which a...

Section 5-711 - Gifts to Family Members - This subtitle does not require the disclosure by a regulated...

Section 5-712 - Additional Reports - The Ethics Commission may require a regulated lobbyist to file...

Section 5-713 - Disclosure of Statistics; Notice to Official Named in Report - (a) After each reporting period, the Ethics Commission shall compute...

Section 5-714 - Prohibitions - A regulated lobbyist may not: (1) be engaged for lobbying...

Section 5-714.1 - Reports to Ethics Commission of Violations of Antiharassment Policy and Procedures by Regulated Lobbyist - (a) A regulated lobbyist may report to the Ethics Commission...

Section 5-715 - Restriction on Certain Campaign Contributions - (a) In this section, “candidate”, “contribution”, and “political committee” have...

Section 5-716 - Statement by Person Providing Lobbyist Compensation and Making Contributions - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Subtitle 8 - Local Government Provisions

Part I - General Provisions

Section 5-801 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Part II - Public Ethics Laws for Counties and Municipal Corporations

Section 5-804 - "Elected Local Official" Defined - In this part, “elected local official” includes: (1) an individual...

Section 5-805 - Scope of Part - This part does not apply to an official or employee...

Section 5-806 - Effect on Other Provisions of Law - The express powers contained in Title 5, Subtitle 2 and...

Section 5-807 - Public Ethics Laws Required; Duties - (a) Subject to § 5–209 of this title, each county...

Section 5-808 - Conflict of Interest Laws - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 5-809 - Financial Disclosure Laws - (a) In this section, “local official” includes an individual who...

Section 5-810 - Lobbying - The lobbying provisions enacted by a county or municipal corporation...

Section 5-811 - Special Provisions for Prince George's County - (a) This section applies only to Prince George’s County. (b)...

Section 5-812 - Enforcement of This Part - (a) If the Ethics Commission determines that a county or...

Part III - Local Boards of Education

Section 5-815 - Scope of Part - This part governs the conflict of interest standards, financial disclosure...

Section 5-816 - Conflicts of Interest - (a) In accordance with this section, a school board: (1)...

Section 5-817 - Financial Disclosure - (a) (1) In accordance with this section, a school board:...

Section 5-818 - Lobbying - (a) In accordance with this section, a school board may...

Section 5-819 - Approval of Regulations - (a) A school board shall submit regulations adopted under this...

Section 5-820 - Enforcement of This Part - (a) If the Ethics Commission determines that a school board,...

Part IV - Public Ethics for Bicounty Commissions

Section 5-822 - "Commissioner" Defined - In this part, “commissioner” means a commissioner of a bicounty...

Section 5-823 - Adoption of Conflict of Interest Regulations - (a) Each bicounty commission shall adopt regulations relating to conflicts...

Section 5-824 - Financial Disclosure by Commissioners - (a) In this section, as to the Washington Suburban Transit...

Section 5-825 - Financial Disclosure by Commissioners -- Applicants - (a) An applicant for appointment as commissioner shall file the...

Section 5-826 - Transmittal and Retention of Financial Disclosure Statements - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...

Section 5-827 - Examination and Copying of Financial Disclosure Statements - (a) The Ethics Commission, the executive director of each bicounty...

Section 5-828 - Suspension of Compensation - If a mandatory injunction is issued against a commissioner under...

Section 5-829 - Financial Disclosure by Employees - (a) Each bicounty commission shall adopt regulations relating to financial...

Section 5-830 - Lobbying Regulations for Bicounty Commissions - (a) Each bicounty commission shall adopt regulations relating to lobbying...

Part V - Regional District -- Special Provisions for Prince George's County

Section 5-833 - Definitions - (a) In this part the following words have the meanings...

Section 5-834 - Powers Enumerated in Land Use Article - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provisions of Division...

Section 5-835 - Applications - (a) An applicant or agent of the applicant may not...

Section 5-836 - Disclosure of Ex Parte Communication - (a) An ex parte communication concerning a pending application between...

Section 5-837 - Evidence of Payments or Ex Parte Communication - At any time before final action on an application, a...

Section 5-838 - Enforcement of Part - (a) In the enforcement of this part, the clerk of...

Section 5-839 - Injunctive or Other Relief; Penalties; Preservation of Documents - (a) (1) The Ethics Commission or any other aggrieved person...

Part VI - Regional District -- Special Provisions for Montgomery County

Section 5-842 - Definitions - (a) In this part the following words have the meanings...

Section 5-843 - Disclosure Statements - (a) An applicant or party of record who makes a...

Section 5-844 - Violations; Penalty; Enforcement - (a) A person who knowingly and willfully violates this part...

Section 5-845 - Accuracy of Disclosure Statements - (a) The County Council has no legal duty to verify...

Part VII - Lobbying Disclosure -- Special Provisions for Montgomery and Prince George's Counties

Section 5-848 - Definitions - (a) In this part the following words have the meanings...

Section 5-849 - Restrictions on Lobbying Activity - (a) Beginning with the effective date of a lobbying registration...

Part VIII - Special Provisions for Howard County

Section 5-852 - Definitions - (a) In this part the following words have the meanings...

Section 5-853 - Contributions Made by Applicants - (a) (1) When an application is filed, the applicant shall...

Section 5-854 - Violations - (a) (1) A person who knowingly and willfully violates this...

Part IX - Special Provisions for Frederick County -- Planning and Zoning

Section 5-857 - Definitions - (a) In this part the following words have the meanings...

Section 5-858 - Prohibited Actions - (a) An applicant or agent may not make a contribution...

Section 5-859 - Ex Parte Communications - (a) This section does not apply to a communication between...

Section 5-860 - Affidavit - At any time before final action on an application, a...

Section 5-861 - Enforcement - (a) In the enforcement of this part, the Chief Administrative...

Section 5-862 - Violations; Penalties - (a) (1) The Frederick County Ethics Commission or another aggrieved...

Part X - Special Provisions for Frederick County -- Campaign Activity Concerning County Board and Commission Members and the Board of License Commissioners

Section 5-865 - Applicability of Part - This part applies only to an appointed member of the...

Section 5-866 - General Consideration - (a) In this part, “campaign finance entity” has the meaning...

Part XI - Special Provisions for Anne Arundel County

Section 5-869 - Definitions - (a) In this part the following words have the meanings...

Section 5-870 - Regulation of Participation in Certain Legislative Actions if Campaign Contribution Accepted - (a) The County Council may enact a local law to...

Section 5-871 - Administration and Implementation of Local Law - If the County Council enacts a local law under §...

Subtitle 9 - Enforcement

Section 5-901 - Petition by Ethics Commission - To compel compliance with an order, or to seek other...

Section 5-902 - Judicial Relief - (a) The court may compel compliance with the Ethics Commission’s...

Section 5-903 - Criminal Penalties - (a) Except as provided in § 5–716 of this title,...

Section 5-904 - Disciplinary Action - In addition to any other penalty under this title, a...

Subtitle 10 - Short Title

Section 5-1001 - Short Title - This title may be cited as the Maryland Public Ethics...

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