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§ 5-606. Public records

West's Annotated Code of MarylandGeneral ProvisionsEffective: October 1, 2021

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Title 5. Maryland Public Ethics Law (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 6. Financial Disclosure (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2021
MD Code, General Provisions, § 5-606
Formerly cited as MD CODE, SG, § 15-606
§ 5-606. Public records
Currentness
Access to statements
(a)(1)(i) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Ethics Commission and the Joint Ethics Committee shall maintain the statements submitted under this subtitle and, during normal office hours, make the statements available to the public for examination and copying.
(ii) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Ethics Commission and the Joint Ethics Committee may charge a reasonable fee and adopt administrative procedures for the examination and copying of a statement.
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, for statements submitted on or after January 1, 2019, the Ethics Commission shall make freely available to the public on the Internet, through an online registration program, a financial disclosure statement required under § 5-601(a) of this subtitle and a preliminary disclosure required under § 5-602(c) of this subtitle that is filed by:
(i) a State official;
(ii) a candidate for office as a State official; or
(iii) a secretary of a principal department in the Executive Branch.
(3) The Ethics Commission and the Joint Ethics Committee may not:
(i) provide public access to a portion of a statement that is filed after January 1, 2019, and that includes an individual's home address that the individual has identified as the individual's home address; or
(ii) post on the Internet information related to consideration received that is reported under § 5-607(j) of this subtitle.
Requirements and notice
(b)(1) The Ethics Commission and the Joint Ethics Committee shall maintain a record of:
(i) the name and home address of each individual who examines or copies a statement under this section; and
(ii) the name of the individual whose statement was examined or copied.
(2) On the request of the individual whose statement was examined or copied, the Ethics Commission or the Joint Ethics Committee shall forward to that individual a copy of the record specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection.

Credits

Added by Acts 2014, c. 94, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2014. Amended by Acts 2017, c. 31, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2021, c. 425, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2021.
MD Code, General Provisions, § 5-606, MD GEN PROVIS § 5-606
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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