Section 5-201 – Established

    There is a State Ethics Commission.

Section 5-202 – Membership

    (a)    (1)    The Ethics Commission consists of five members.         (2)    The Governor shall appoint:             (i)    with the advice and consent of the Senate, three members, at least one of whom shall be a member of the principal political party of which the Governor is not a member;             (ii)    one member nominated by the President of the Senate; and             (iii)    one member […]

Section 5-203 – Officers

    (a)    The Ethics Commission shall elect a chair from among its members.     (b)    (1)    The term of the chair is 1 year.         (2)    The chair may be reelected.

Section 5-204 – Quorum; Meetings; Compensation; Staff

    (a)    (1)    A majority of the authorized membership of the Ethics Commission is a quorum.         (2)    The Ethics Commission may act only on the affirmative vote of at least a majority of its authorized membership.     (b)    The Ethics Commission shall meet at the call of the chair or a majority of the members then serving.     (c)    Each member of the […]

Section 5-205 – Duties

    (a)    The Ethics Commission shall:         (1)    administer the provisions of this title, except as otherwise expressly provided in this title;         (2)    create and provide forms for each document required by this title;         (3)    retain as a public record each document filed with the Commission for at least 4 years after receipt;         (4)    review periodically the adequacy of public ethics laws; […]

Section 5-206 – Regulations

    The Ethics Commission may adopt regulations to implement this title.

Section 5-207 – Oaths and Subpoenas

    (a)    The Ethics Commission and its staff counsel each may:         (1)    administer oaths; and         (2)    issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses to testify or to produce other evidence.     (b)    A subpoena issued under subsection (a) of this section may be enforced judicially.

Section 5-208 – Determination of Public Official in Executive Agency

    (a)    With advice from the Secretary of Budget and Management and in accordance with § 5–103 of this title, the Ethics Commission shall determine whether an individual in an executive unit is a public official for the purposes of this title.     (b)    The Secretary of Budget and Management shall provide advice under subsection (a) of this section […]

Section 5-209 – Exemptions From Title

    (a)    The Ethics Commission may exempt from this title or modify the requirements of this title for a board, a member of a board, or a municipal corporation if the Ethics Commission finds that, because of the nature of the board or the size of the municipal corporation, the application of this title to that board, […]

Section 5-210 – Lobbyist Registration Fund

    (a)    (1)    There is a Lobbyist Registration Fund.         (2)    The Fund consists of all fees collected under Subtitle 7 of this title.     (b)    (1)    The Fund is a continuing, nonlapsing fund.         (2)    Any balance remaining in the Fund at the end of any fiscal year shall revert to the General Fund of the State.     (c)    (1)    (i)    The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund […]