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Md. Code, General Provisions § 5-836

This is the official text of Md. Code, General Provisions § 5-836, part of Maryland’s Code, General Provisions — contains definitions and provisions of general application across Maryland law.

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§5–836.

Official statutory text

(a) An ex parte communication concerning a pending application between an applicant or applicant’s agent and a member or the County Executive shall be disclosed as required in this section.

(b) An applicant or agent who communicates ex parte during the pendency of the application with a member or with the County Executive shall file, for each ex parte communication, a separate disclosure with the clerk of the County Council within 5 working days after the communication was made or received, whichever is later.

(c) The County Executive or a member who communicates ex parte during the pendency of the application with an applicant or agent shall file, for each ex parte communication, a separate disclosure with the clerk of the County Council within 5 working days after the communication was made or received, whichever is later.

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