Section 5-843 – Disclosure Statements
(a) An applicant or party of record who makes a contribution during the 4–year election cycle before the filing of the application or during the pendency of the application shall disclose the contribution in accordance with this section. (b) (1) (i) On filing an application, an applicant shall submit a disclosure statement that: 1. names each candidate or elected official […]
Section 5-844 – Violations; Penalty; Enforcement
(a) A person who knowingly and willfully violates this part is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000. (b) If the person is a business entity and not a natural person, each officer and partner of the business entity who knowingly authorized or participated in the violation is guilty […]
Section 5-825 – Financial Disclosure by Commissioners — Applicants
(a) An applicant for appointment as commissioner shall file the financial disclosure statement required by this part electronically with the Ethics Commission. (b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, an applicant shall also print a paper copy of the electronically filed statement and submit it to the chief administrative officer of the county from […]
Section 5-845 – Accuracy of Disclosure Statements
(a) The County Council has no legal duty to verify the accuracy of any disclosure statement filed under this part. (b) Failure by any person, including the Chief Hearing Examiner of the Office of Zoning and Administrative Hearings, to comply with this part is not grounds for invalidation of any decision by the County Council, sitting as […]
Section 5-826 – Transmittal and Retention of Financial Disclosure Statements
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the chief administrative officer of a county shall transmit each financial disclosure statement of a commissioner or appointed applicant to the executive director of the appropriate bicounty commission. (2) In Montgomery County, the county council shall transmit each financial disclosure statement of a commissioner or appointed applicant […]
Section 5-848 – Definitions
(a) In this part the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Candidate” has the meaning stated in § 1–101 of the Election Law Article, but only as it applies to a candidate seeking election as a local official. (c) “Contribution” has the meaning stated in § 1–101 of the Election Law Article. (d) “Lobbyist” means a person required […]
Section 5-827 – Examination and Copying of Financial Disclosure Statements
(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 […]
Section 5-849 – Restrictions on Lobbying Activity
(a) Beginning with the effective date of a lobbying registration and extending through the ending date of the registration period, a lobbyist who lobbies a local official, or a person acting on behalf of the lobbyist, may not: (1) solicit or transmit directly or indirectly a contribution from any person, including a political committee, for the benefit […]
Section 5-809 – Financial Disclosure Laws
(a) In this section, “local official” includes an individual who is designated as a local official and whose position is funded wholly or partly by the State. (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 […]
Section 5-810 – Lobbying
The lobbying provisions enacted by a county or municipal corporation under § 5–807 of this subtitle: (1) shall be substantially similar to the provisions of Subtitle 7 of this title; but (2) (i) shall be modified to the extent necessary to make the provisions relevant to that jurisdiction; and (ii) may be further modified to the extent considered necessary […]