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§ 19-105. Ex parte communications

West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic UtilitiesEffective: October 1, 2010

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Public Utilities (Refs & Annos)
Division II. Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission [Titles 16-29] (Refs & Annos)
Title 19. Ethics (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2010
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 19-105
§ 19-105. Ex parte communications
Currentness
Communications to be public
(a) A commissioner or employee of the Commission who receives an ex parte communication that concerns a case where a determination or decision is required by law to be made only after a public hearing for interested parties shall make the ex parte communication public and part of the record of the proceeding.
Communications to be part of record
(b) A commissioner or employee of the Commission who receives an ex parte communication that concerns the merits of a case where the commissioner's or employee's determination or decision is required by law to be made only after a public hearing for interested parties shall:
(1) note the substance of an oral ex parte communication for the record; and
(2) place the substance of a written ex parte communication on the record.

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Added by Acts 2010, c. 37, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2010.
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 19-105, MD PUBLIC UTIL § 19-105
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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