Md. Code, Public Utilities § 2-306
This is the official text of Md. Code, Public Utilities § 2-306, part of Maryland’s Code, Public Utilities — regulates utility companies.
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§2–306.
Official statutory text
(a) Until at least 2 years have passed after leaving service as a commissioner or the People’s Counsel, an individual may not:
(1) represent a public service company before the Commission;
(2) appear before the Commission on behalf of a party to a Commission proceeding; or
(3) appear before the Commission on a matter within the jurisdiction of the Commission.
(b) Until at least 1 year has passed after leaving service with the Commission as the General Counsel or a public utility law judge, an individual may not:
(1) represent a public service company before the Commission;
(2) appear before the Commission on behalf of a party to a Commission proceeding; or
(3) appear before the Commission on a matter within the jurisdiction of the Commission.
(c) Until at least 1 year has passed after leaving service with the Commission as a commissioner, an individual may not receive financial benefit that is not otherwise generally available to the public as a customer of a public service company from:
(1) a public service company that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission; or
(2) a person that directly or indirectly, or through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a public service company that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission.
(1) represent a public service company before the Commission;
(2) appear before the Commission on behalf of a party to a Commission proceeding; or
(3) appear before the Commission on a matter within the jurisdiction of the Commission.
(b) Until at least 1 year has passed after leaving service with the Commission as the General Counsel or a public utility law judge, an individual may not:
(1) represent a public service company before the Commission;
(2) appear before the Commission on behalf of a party to a Commission proceeding; or
(3) appear before the Commission on a matter within the jurisdiction of the Commission.
(c) Until at least 1 year has passed after leaving service with the Commission as a commissioner, an individual may not receive financial benefit that is not otherwise generally available to the public as a customer of a public service company from:
(1) a public service company that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission; or
(2) a person that directly or indirectly, or through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a public service company that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission.
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