Article I. General Provisions.
§ 19A-1. Short title.
§ 19A-2. Legislative findings and statement of policy.
§ 19A-3. Conflicts of law.
§ 19A-4. Definitions.
Article II. Administration.
§ 19A-5. Ethics Commission.
§ 19A-6. Authority and duties of Commission; appeal of Commission decisions.
§ 19A-7. Advisory Opinions.
§ 19A-8. Waivers.
§ 19A-9. Investigations.
§ 19A-10. Complaint; Adjudicatory Hearing.
Article III. Conflicts Of Interest.
§ 19A-11. Participation of public employees.
§ 19A-12. Restrictions on other employment and business ownership.
§ 19A-13. Employment of former public employees.
§ 19A-13A. Contractor Conduct.
§ 19A-14. Misuse of prestige of office; harassment; improper influence.
§ 19A-15. Disclosure of confidential information; ex parte communications.
§ 19A-16. Soliciting or accepting gifts.
§ 19A-16A. Political activities of quasi-judicial officials.
Article IV. Financial Disclosure.
§ 19A-17. Who must file a financial disclosure statement.
§ 19A-18. Financial disclosure statement; procedures.
§ 19A-19. Content of financial disclosure statement.
§ 19A-20. Reserved.
Article V. Lobbying Disclosure.
§ 19A-21. Who must register as a lobbyist; exceptions.
§ 19A-22. Certification of authority.
§ 19A-23. How and when to register as a lobbyist.
§ 19A-24. Compensation must not be contingent.
§ 19A-25. Reports by lobbyist to the commission.
§ 19A-26. Public inspection of lobbyist registration documents.
Article VI. Enforcement.
§ 19A-27. Injunctive or other relief; cease and desist orders; voiding official actions.
§ 19A-28. Penalties.
§ 19A-29. Civil recovery.
§ 19A-30. Termination or other disciplinary action; suspension of compensation.
§ 19A-31. Retaining papers and documents.
§ 19A-32. Removal for failure to file financial disclosure statement.
Notes
| 1 | Editor's note—Section 3 of 1999 L.M.C., ch. 30, reads as follows: "Regulations. All personnel regulations in effect when this Act becomes law [March 3, 2000] continue in effect, except that any reference in the regulations to an employee's "spouse" (or equivalent term, such as "widow") or a "spouse's dependent" means "spouse or domestic partner" and "spouse's or domestic partner's dependent", respectively, when that meaning is consistent with this Act. Within 120 days after this Act becomes law [March 3, 2000], the County Executive must submit to the Council, for approval under method (1), amendments to the personnel regulations to implement this Act. In this Section, "employee" includes both active and retired employees." Section 1 of 1990 L.M.C., ch. 21 amended ch. 19A to read as set out in §§ 19A-1—19A-32. The chapter formerly consisted of §§ 19A-1—19A-27 and was derived from 1983 L.M.C., ch. 1, § 1; 1983 L.M.C., ch. 22, § 23; 1983 L.M.C., ch. 29, § 1; 1983 L.M.C., ch. 33, §§ 1—7, 9; 1984 L.M.C., ch. 24, § 21; 1985 L.M.C., ch. 7, § 1; 1985 L.M.C., ch. 57, § 1. Editor's note—Chapter 19A and individual sections are cited in Sugarloaf Citizens Assn. v. Gudis, 319 Md. 558, 573 A.2d 1325 (1990). Chapter 19A applied in Sugarloaf Citizens Association v. Gudis, 78 Md.App. 550, 554 A.2d 434 (1989). Charter references—Ethics generally, § 405 et seq.; code of ethics required, § 410. |