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Md. Code Ann., Gen. Prov. § 5-827

Known as the Maryland Public Ethics Law

The act spans §§ 5–5 (141 sections).

(a) The Ethics Commission, the executive director of each bicounty commission, and the chief administrative officer of each county:

(1) shall maintain financial disclosure statements of commissioners and appointed applicants received under this part;

(2) shall make the statements available to the public for examination and copying during normal office hours; and

(3) may charge a reasonable fee and adopt reasonable administrative procedures for the examination and copying of a statement.

(b) The Ethics Commission, the executive director of each bicounty commission, and the chief administrative officer of each county shall require that any person examining or copying a statement shall record:

(1) the person’s name and home address; and

(2) the name of the individual whose statement was examined or copied.

Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.