Until an individual accounts for and pays into the Treasury of the State all money that is charged to and due by the individual on the books of the State, the individual is ineligible to become a member of the Senate of Maryland or the House of Delegates, or to hold any State office of […]
An ineligibility established under § 17-101 of this title: (1) may not be removed by an accounting with or payment into the Treasury of the State to validate an election or appointment that has already occurred; but (2) shall be removed only for a future election or appointment.
(a) If a commission has been issued to an individual who is ineligible under § 17-101 of this title, the Governor shall instruct the State’s Attorney for the county in which the individual resides to obtain in the circuit court of that county a writ of mandamus directed to the individual who professes to hold the […]
(a) Whenever a State’s Attorney for a county is informed that an individual has been commissioned in that county and that at the time of the election or appointment of the individual to office the individual was in default to the Treasury of the State for not accounting for and paying over to the Treasury of […]
Nothing in this title invalidates an act done by an officer within the scope of the officer’s authority as long as the commission is unannulled.
(a) A postmaster, a deputy of a postmaster, a United States marshal, or a deputy of a United States marshal may not hold any State office or exercise any function of any officer of the State. (b) An individual who violates subsection (a) of this section is subject to a fine of $50 for each offense, to […]
(a) A sheriff, constable, or collector of taxes may not, while in office, purchase any debt or claim held by or due from any individual who resides in the county where the sheriff, constable, or collector of taxes holds office. (b) An individual who violates subsection (a) of this section is subject to a fine of $50 […]
(a) This section does not affect an appointment: (1) of an officer who requires special knowledge or training; or (2) to an office that requires expert knowledge or training. (b) An individual may not be appointed to any office in the State unless the individual has been a bona fide resident of the State for at least 12 months […]
(a) This section applies: (1) only to an office for which an appointment to fill a vacancy is required to be made with the advice and consent of the Senate; and (2) regardless of whether a salary or any other compensation is provided to the holder of the office. (b) An individual who was appointed to fill a vacancy […]
