{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-general-provisions-5-507","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, General Provisions § 5–507","heading":"","body":"Except in the discharge of an official duty, an official or employee or a former official or employee may not disclose or use confidential information acquired by reason of the individual’s public position or former public position and not available to the public:\n(1) for personal economic benefit; or\n(2) for the economic benefit of another.","path":["Article - General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ggp\u0026section=5-507","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:37Z","sha256":"f3fafb82bb7ea668378aae17b711082ab09cbef68ac5f39127e6c254e112d92f","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-general-provisions-5-506","next":"us-md/md.-code-general-provisions-5-508"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}