Maryland Code, STATE GOVERNMENT 2-1225
Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE GOVERNMENT 2-1225
- County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(2) A report under this subsection shall be submitted to:
(i) the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee;
(ii) the Executive Director;
(iii) the unit or body that is the subject of the report; and
(iv) the Office of the Attorney General.
(b) (1) If the Legislative Auditor discovers any alleged criminal violation by a person during the course of an examination, the Legislative Auditor shall report the alleged violation to the Attorney General and an appropriate State’s Attorney.
(2) A report under this subsection shall ask the Attorney General and State’s Attorney to take appropriate action.
(3) Unless the Attorney General or State’s Attorney decides to prosecute an alleged criminal violation reported under this subsection, the Attorney General and State’s Attorney shall keep the report of the Legislative Auditor under this subsection confidential.
(4) The Attorney General may investigate and prosecute any alleged criminal violation reported under this subsection and has all the powers and duties of a State’s Attorney, including the use of a grand jury in any county or Baltimore City, to investigate and prosecute the alleged violation.
(c) (1) The Office of the Attorney General shall respond, in writing, to a report received from the Legislative Auditor under this section.
(2) The response of the Attorney General shall include what actions, if any, were taken as a result of the findings of the Legislative Auditor.
(3) The response of the Attorney General shall be submitted to:
(i) the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee;
(ii) the Executive Director;
(iii) the unit or body that is the subject of the report; and
(iv) the Legislative Auditor.