{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-general-provisions-5-807","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, General Provisions § 5–807","heading":"","body":"(a) Subject to § 5–209 of this title, each county and each municipal corporation shall enact provisions to govern the public ethics of local officials relating to:\n(1) conflicts of interest;\n(2) financial disclosure; and\n(3) lobbying.\n(b) Each local ethics commission or appropriate entity shall meet at least one time each year.\n(c) On or before October 1 of each year, each local ethics commission or appropriate entity shall:\n(1) certify to the Ethics Commission that the county or municipal corporation is in compliance with the requirements of this part for elected local officials; and\n(2) submit to the local governing body a report on the administration of the local public ethics laws by the local ethics commission or appropriate entity that includes:\n(i) the number of meetings held during the past year;\n(ii) written copies of meeting agendas and minutes from each meeting held;\n(iii) a copy of the signed and dated attendance sheet from each meeting held; and\n(iv) any other documents or information determined by the local ethics commission or appropriate entity to show the work performed during the previous year.","path":["Article - General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ggp\u0026section=5-807","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:37Z","sha256":"bc4d32b4ed852ffad68a6a49099c108a8e9a2dfa39c1d5008ab3bfc5f18f8c32","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-general-provisions-5-806","next":"us-md/md.-code-general-provisions-5-808"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}