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§ 5-807. Public ethics laws required

West's Annotated Code of MarylandGeneral ProvisionsEffective: October 1, 2018

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Title 5. Maryland Public Ethics Law (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 8. Local Government Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Part II. Public Ethics Laws for Counties and Municipal Corporations (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2018
MD Code, General Provisions, § 5-807
Formerly cited as MD CODE, SG, § 15-803
§ 5-807. Public ethics laws required
Currentness
In general
(a) Subject to § 5-209 of this title, each county and each municipal corporation shall enact provisions to govern the public ethics of local officials relating to:
(1) conflicts of interest;
(2) financial disclosure; and
(3) lobbying.
Meeting
(b) Each local ethics commission or appropriate entity shall meet at least one time each year.
Certification of compliance; report
(c) On or before October 1 of each year, each local ethics commission or appropriate entity shall:
(1) certify to the Ethics Commission that the county or municipal corporation is in compliance with the requirements of this part for elected local officials; and
(2) submit to the local governing body a report on the administration of the local public ethics laws by the local ethics commission or appropriate entity that includes:
(i) the number of meetings held during the past year;
(ii) written copies of meeting agendas and minutes from each meeting held;
(iii) a copy of the signed and dated attendance sheet from each meeting held; and
(iv) any other documents or information determined by the local ethics commission or appropriate entity to show the work performed during the previous year.

Credits

Added by Acts 2014, c. 94, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2014. Amended by Acts 2016, c. 201, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2018, c. 457, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018.
MD Code, General Provisions, § 5-807, MD GEN PROVIS § 5-807
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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