Md. Code, General Provisions § 5-827
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§5–827.
Official statutory text
(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 adopt reasonable administrative procedures for the examination and copying of a statement.
(b) The Ethics Commission, the executive director of each bicounty commission, and the chief administrative officer of each county shall require that any person examining or copying a statement shall record:
(1) the person’s name and home address; and
(2) the name of the individual whose statement was examined or copied.
(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 adopt reasonable administrative procedures for the examination and copying of a statement.
(b) The Ethics Commission, the executive director of each bicounty commission, and the chief administrative officer of each county shall require that any person examining or copying a statement shall record:
(1) the person’s name and home address; and
(2) the name of the individual whose statement was examined or copied.
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