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§ 5-517. Confidentiality

West's Annotated Code of MarylandGeneral ProvisionsEffective: May 8, 2018

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Title 5. Maryland Public Ethics Law (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 5. Conflicts of Interest (Refs & Annos)
Part II. Special Legislative Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: May 8, 2018
MD Code, General Provisions, § 5-517
Formerly cited as MD CODE, SG, § 15-516
§ 5-517. Confidentiality
Currentness
In general
(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, any matter before the Joint Ethics Committee, including information relating to any complaint, proceeding, or record of the Joint Ethics Committee, shall remain confidential.
Exceptions
(b) Public access and inspection of an activity or a record of the Joint Ethics Committee shall be available for:
(1) a disclosure or disclaimer of a conflict of interest form filed with the Joint Ethics Committee;
(2) a portion of a meeting in which a disclosure or disclaimer form is reviewed by the Joint Ethics Committee;
(3) information relating to a complaint, proceeding, or record of the Joint Ethics Committee involving a member of the General Assembly if consent to public access and inspection is granted by:
(i) the member involved in the matter; or
(ii) a three-fourths vote of the full membership of the Joint Ethics Committee, based on criteria established by rule;
(4) a rule or broadly applicable opinion issued by the Joint Ethics Committee; or
(5) any matter or record that is otherwise available for public access or inspection as specifically authorized under this subtitle.
Copy of complaint; confidentiality
(c)(1) The Joint Ethics Committee shall provide a copy of a complaint alleging a violation of the antiharassment policy and procedures and a notice of the Joint Ethics Committee's action to the Human Resources Manager of the Department of Legislative Services.
(2) For information received under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Human Resources Manager shall be subject to the confidentiality restrictions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section.

Credits

Added by Acts 2014, c. 94, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2014. Amended by Acts 2018, c. 525, § 1, eff. May 8, 2018.
MD Code, General Provisions, § 5-517, MD GEN PROVIS § 5-517
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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