Section 16-310 – Termination of Debarment or Suspension
(a) (1) If the conviction that is the basis for a debarment or suspension is reversed or otherwise rendered void, the debarment or suspension terminates automatically. (2) If the federal debarment that is the basis for a State debarment is reversed or otherwise rendered void, the debarment terminates automatically if the person debarred provides to the Board sufficient […]
Section 16-311 – Affidavits
(a) Every person, upon submitting a bid proposal or other application for a contract with a public body, shall submit an affidavit stating to its best knowledge whether it or any of its officers, directors, or partners, or any of its employees who are directly involved in obtaining or performing contracts with any public bodies has: […]
Section 16-312 – Limitations of Actions
(a) Debarment proceedings under this subtitle against a person or business subject to debarment under this title may be instituted within 5 years after: (1) a final judgment in a civil or criminal action that constitutes a cause for debarment; (2) an admission, in writing or under oath, of an act or omission that constitutes grounds for a […]
Section 16-307 – Debarment of Businesses
(a) A business is debarred from entering into a contract with a public body if the Board debars: (1) an officer, director, controlling shareholder, or partner; or (2) an employee directly involved in the process of obtaining contracts with public bodies. (b) The business is debarred under subsection (a) of this section to the same extent as the person […]
Section 16-308 – Roster of Debarred Persons and Businesses
(a) The Board shall keep a roster of all persons and businesses suspended or debarred under this title. (b) The roster is a public record.
Section 16-309 – Effect of Debarment or Suspension
(a) If a person or business is debarred or suspended based on an offense listed in § 16-202 of this title, the person or business may not be considered for the award of, be awarded, or perform, directly or indirectly, a contract with a public body during the time period of debarment or suspension. (b) If a […]
Section 16-102 – Probation Before Judgment
For purposes of this title, the Board may treat the imposition of probation before judgment for an offense in the same manner as a conviction for the same offense.
Section 16-201 – Scope of Subtitle
This subtitle is broadly applicable to all contracts with public bodies, except where a section refers only to the State.
Section 16-202 – Bribery
(a) A person is debarred by operation of law from entering into a contract with a public body if the person has been convicted under the laws of the State for bribery, attempted bribery, or conspiracy to bribe, committed in furtherance of obtaining a contract with a public body. (b) A person may be debarred from entering […]
Section 16-203 – Other Causes for Debarment
(a) A person may be debarred from entering into a contract with the State if the person, an officer, partner, controlling stockholder or principal of that person, or any other person substantially involved in that person’s contracting activities has: (1) been convicted under the laws of the State, another state or the United States of: (i) a criminal […]