Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 21-209
This is the official text of Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 21-209, part of Maryland’s Code, State Personnel and Pensions — governs state employees and public pensions.
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§21–209.
Official statutory text
(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, a person may not serve as a fiduciary if the person has been convicted of:
(i) a felony;
(ii) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;
(iii) a violation of this subtitle;
(iv) a conspiracy or attempt to commit a crime described under item (i), (ii), or (iii) of this paragraph; or
(v) a crime in which a crime described under item (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of this paragraph is an element.
(2) A person may not knowingly allow another person to serve as a fiduciary in violation of paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(b) Any person who intentionally violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.
(c) For the purposes of this section, a person is deemed to be convicted on the later of:
(1) the date of judgment of the trial court; or
(2) the date of the final sustaining of judgment on appeal.
(d) A fiduciary may be removed for a violation of subsection (a) of this section.
(i) a felony;
(ii) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;
(iii) a violation of this subtitle;
(iv) a conspiracy or attempt to commit a crime described under item (i), (ii), or (iii) of this paragraph; or
(v) a crime in which a crime described under item (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of this paragraph is an element.
(2) A person may not knowingly allow another person to serve as a fiduciary in violation of paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(b) Any person who intentionally violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.
(c) For the purposes of this section, a person is deemed to be convicted on the later of:
(1) the date of judgment of the trial court; or
(2) the date of the final sustaining of judgment on appeal.
(d) A fiduciary may be removed for a violation of subsection (a) of this section.
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