§ 5-513. Suspension of disqualification
West's Annotated Code of MarylandGeneral ProvisionsEffective: October 1, 2017
Effective: October 1, 2017
MD Code, General Provisions, § 5-513
Formerly cited as MD CODE, SG, § 15-512
§ 5-513. Suspension of disqualification
(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the disqualification arising under § 5-512 of this subtitle is suspended if a legislator with an apparent or presumed conflict files with the Joint Ethics Committee a sworn statement that:
(b)(1) Whenever a legislator files a statement described in subsection (a)(1) of this section, the Joint Ethics Committee on its own motion may issue a statement concerning the propriety of the legislator's participation in the particular legislative action, with reference to the applicable ethical standards.
(c) A member who is disqualified from participating in legislative action under subsection (a)(2)(i) of this section, or who chooses to be excused from participating in legislative action on a bill or class of bills because of the appearance or presumption of a conflict, shall file in a timely manner a statement with the Joint Ethics Committee that describes the circumstances of the apparent or presumed conflict.
(d) All statements filed under this section shall be:
(e)(1) The Department of Legislative Services shall:
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, § 5-513, MD GEN PROVIS § 5-513
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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