Maryland Code, GENERAL PROVISIONS 5-809
Terms Used In Maryland Code, GENERAL PROVISIONS 5-809
- 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
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection and subsection (c) of this section, the financial disclosure provisions enacted by a county or municipal corporation under § 5-807 of this subtitle:
(i) shall be similar to the provisions of Subtitle 6 of this title; but
(ii) in accordance with regulations adopted by the Ethics Commission and consistent with the intent of this title, may be modified to the extent necessary to make the provisions relevant to the prevention of conflicts of interest in that jurisdiction.
(2) The financial disclosure provisions for elected local officials enacted by a county or municipal corporation under § 5-807 of this subtitle:
(i) shall be equivalent to or exceed the requirements of Subtitle 6 of this title; but
(ii) in accordance with regulations adopted by the Ethics Commission and consistent with the intent of this title, may be modified to the extent necessary to make the provisions relevant to the prevention of conflicts of interest in that jurisdiction.
(3) The financial disclosure provisions for members of the Board of License Commissioners for Prince George’s County enacted by Prince George’s County under § 5-807 of this subtitle shall be equivalent to or exceed the requirements of Subtitle 6 of this title.
(c) (1) This subtitle does not compel the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to require a local official to file a financial disclosure statement except when the personal interest of the local official will present a potential conflict with the public interest in connection with an anticipated public action of the local official.
(2) The governing body of a county or municipal corporation shall require a local official to file a financial disclosure statement at least annually to report on gifts received by the local official.
(3) The financial disclosure provisions shall require that a statement be filed:
(i) under paragraph (1) of this subsection sufficiently in advance of the action to provide adequate disclosure to the public; and
(ii) by an elected local official under subsection (b)(2) of this section on or before April 30 of each year.
(d) Financial disclosure provisions applicable to a candidate shall be consistent with the provisions applicable to an incumbent holding the office involved.