{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-public-utilities-19-105","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Public Utilities § 19–105","heading":"","body":"(a) A commissioner or employee of the Commission who receives an ex parte communication that concerns a case where a determination or decision is required by law to be made only after a public hearing for interested parties shall make the ex parte communication public and part of the record of the proceeding.\n(b) A commissioner or employee of the Commission who receives an ex parte communication that concerns the merits of a case where the commissioner’s or employee’s determination or decision is required by law to be made only after a public hearing for interested parties shall:\n(1) note the substance of an oral ex parte communication for the record; and\n(2) place the substance of a written ex parte communication on the record.","path":["Article - Public Utilities"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gpu\u0026section=19-105","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:28Z","sha256":"0942dec25d6ced5aee0ff3f8f130c56805c75ea6f4b48dfc7a749e8a1aa74ae2","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-public-utilities-19-104","next":"us-md/md.-code-public-utilities-19-106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}