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§ 5-506. Use of prestige of office

West's Annotated Code of MarylandGeneral ProvisionsEffective: October 1, 2017

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 I. General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2017
MD Code, General Provisions, § 5-506
Formerly cited as MD CODE, SG, § 15-506
§ 5-506. Use of prestige of office
Currentness
In general
(a)(1) An official or employee may not intentionally use the prestige of office or public position:
(i) for that official's or employee's private gain or that of another; or
(ii) to influence, except as part of the official duties of the official or employee or as a usual and customary constituent service without additional compensation, the award of a State or local contract to a specific person.
(2) An official may not directly or indirectly initiate a solicitation for a person to retain the compensated services of a particular regulated lobbyist or lobbying firm.
Exemption
(b) The performance of usual and customary constituent services, without additional compensation, is not prohibited under subsection (a) of this section.
Use of public resources or title for solicitation of political contributions
(c)(1) A public official or employee may not use public resources or the title of the public official or employee to solicit a political contribution that is regulated in accordance with the Election Law Article.
(2) A State official may not use public resources to solicit a political contribution that is regulated in accordance with the Election Law Article.

Credits

Added by Acts 2014, c. 94, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2014. Amended by Acts 2017, c. 31, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
MD Code, General Provisions, § 5-506, MD GEN PROVIS § 5-506
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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