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RULE 18-301. DEFINITIONS

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West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Maryland Rules
Title 18. Judges and Judicial Appointees
Chapter 300. Judicial Ethics Committee
MD Rules Judges, Rule 18-301
RULE 18-301. DEFINITIONS
Currentness
In this Chapter the following definitions apply, except as otherwise expressly provided or as necessary implication requires:
(a) Committee. “Committee” means the Judicial Ethics Committee.
(b) Ethics Provision. “Ethics provision” means:
(1) a provision of Code, General Provisions Article, § 5-501 et seq. or § 5-601 et seq.;
(2) as to a judge, also a provision of the Maryland Code of Judicial Conduct; and
(3) as to a judicial appointee as defined in Rule 18-200.3, also a provision of the Maryland Code of Conduct for Judicial Appointees.
(c) State Official in Judicial Branch. “State official in the Judicial Branch” means an individual who is in the Judicial Branch and is a State official, as defined in Code, General Provisions Article, § 5-101 (11).
Source: This Rule is derived from section (a) of former Rule 16-812.1 (2016).

Credits

[Adopted June 6, 2016, eff. July 1, 2016.]
MD Judges, Rule 18-301, MD R JUDGES Rule 18-301
Current with amendments received through February 1, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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