§ 2-306. Activities restricted after service

West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic UtilitiesEffective: October 1, 2015

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Public Utilities (Refs & Annos)
Division I. Public Services and Utilities [Titles 1-15] (Refs & Annos)
Title 2. Public Service Commission and People's Counsel (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Ethics (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2015
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 2-306
Formerly cited as MD PUBLIC UTIL COMP § 2-306
§ 2-306. Activities restricted after service
Currentness
Service as commissioner or People’s Counsel
(a) Until at least 2 years have passed after leaving service as a commissioner or the People's Counsel, an individual may not:
(1) represent a public service company before the Commission;
(2) appear before the Commission on behalf of a party to a Commission proceeding; or
(3) appear before the Commission on a matter within the jurisdiction of the Commission.
Service as general counsel or hearing examiner
(b) Until at least 1 year has passed after leaving service with the Commission as the General Counsel or a public utility law judge, an individual may not:
(1) represent a public service company before the Commission;
(2) appear before the Commission on behalf of a party to a Commission proceeding; or
(3) appear before the Commission on a matter within the jurisdiction of the Commission.
Service with the Commission as commissioner
(c) Until at least 1 year has passed after leaving service with the Commission as a commissioner, an individual may not receive financial benefit that is not otherwise generally available to the public as a customer of a public service company from:
(1) a public service company that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission; or
(2) a person that directly or indirectly, or through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a public service company that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission.

Credits

Added by Acts 1998, c. 8, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1998. Amended by Acts 2015, c. 217, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Acts 2015, c. 223, § 1, eff. June 1, 2015.
Formerly Art. 78, § 16A.
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 2-306, MD PUBLIC UTIL § 2-306
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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