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§ 5-508. Harassment and discrimination prohibited

West's Annotated Code of MarylandGeneral ProvisionsEffective: October 1, 2019

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, 2019
MD Code, General Provisions, § 5-508
§ 5-508. Harassment and discrimination prohibited
Currentness
Applicability
(a) This section does not apply to a State official of the Legislative Branch or a State official of the Judicial Branch.
Prohibited behavior
(b) A State official may not, based on any characteristic protected by law, unlawfully harass or discriminate against:
(1) an official or employee;
(2) an intern, a page, or a fellow in any branch of State government;
(3) an individual regulated lobbyist; or
(4) a credentialed member of the press.
Special access to State legislative complex; prohibited behavior
(c)(1) In this subsection, “State legislative complex” means the following State-occupied buildings:
(i) the State House;
(ii) the Department of Legislative Services building;
(iii) the House of Delegates office building; and
(iv) the Senate office buildings.
(2) If an individual who is exempt from registration under § 5-702(b)(1) of this title is granted special access to the State legislative complex, the individual may not, based on any characteristic protected by law, unlawfully harass or discriminate against:
(i) an official or employee;
(ii) an intern, a page, or a fellow in any branch of State government;
(iii) another individual regulated lobbyist; or
(iv) a credentialed member of the press.
(3) The Department of General Services shall revoke the special access to the State legislative complex granted to a person who violates this subsection or a regulated lobbyist who violates § 5-714 of this subtitle if the revocation is requested by:
(i) the Speaker of the House or the Speaker's designee;
(ii) the President of the Senate or the President's designee; or
(iii) the Executive Director of the Department of Legislative Services or the Executive Director's designee.

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Added by Acts 2018, c. 525, § 1, eff. May 8, 2018. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 222, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.
MD Code, General Provisions, § 5-508, MD GEN PROVIS § 5-508
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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