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Terms Used In Maryland Code, GENERAL PROVISIONS 5-807

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
(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.

(b) Each local ethics commission or appropriate entity shall meet at least one time each year.

(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.