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§ 2-1605. Officers of investigating committee

West's Annotated Code of MarylandState Government

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
State Government (Refs & Annos)
Title 2. General Assembly (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 16. Investigations (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, State Government, § 2-1605
§ 2-1605. Officers of investigating committee
Currentness
Chairman and vice chairman
(a) An investigating committee shall have the chairman and vice chairman who:
(1) are appointed by the resolution that establishes the investigating committee; or
(2) if the resolution does not appoint these officers, are elected by affirmative vote of a majority of all of the members of the investigating committee.
Other officer
(b) The rules of an investigating committee shall provide for the selection of a presiding officer to act if the chairman and the vice chairman are absent or unable to act.
Presiding officer
(c)(1) At a hearing of an investigating committee, the presiding officer shall be:
(i) the chairman of the investigating committee;
(ii) if the chairman is absent or otherwise unable to preside, the vice chairman; or
(iii) if the chairman and vice chairman are absent or otherwise unable to preside, the individual who is selected under the rules of the investigating committee.
(2) At a hearing, the presiding officer:
(i) shall examine the witnesses or supervise the examination by any other member of the investigating committee or by staff who are authorized to examine witnesses; and
(ii) may direct a witness to answer a relevant question or to provide a relevant book, document, or paper.

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Added by Acts 1984, c. 284, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1984.
Formerly Art. 40, §§ 81, 83.
MD Code, State Government, § 2-1605, MD STATE GOVT § 2-1605
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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