{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-state-government-2-1605","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, State Government § 2–1605","heading":"","body":"(a) An investigating committee shall have the chair and vice chair who:\n(1) are appointed by the resolution that establishes the investigating committee; or\n(2) if the resolution does not appoint these officers, are elected by affirmative vote of a majority of all of the members of the investigating committee.\n(b) The rules of an investigating committee shall provide for the selection of a presiding officer to act if the chair and vice chair are absent or unable to act.\n(c) (1) At a hearing of an investigating committee, the presiding officer shall be:\n(i) the chair of the investigating committee;\n(ii) if the chair is absent or otherwise unable to preside, the vice chair; or\n(iii) if the chair and vice chair are absent or otherwise unable to preside, the individual who is selected under the rules of the investigating committee.\n(2) At a hearing, the presiding officer:\n(i) shall examine the witnesses or supervise the examination by any other member of the investigating committee or by staff who are authorized to examine witnesses; and\n(ii) may direct a witness to answer a relevant question or to provide a relevant book, document, or paper.","path":["Article - State Government"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gsg\u0026section=2-1605","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:58Z","sha256":"7f4215f8b5a6cc9e49c713c7d7ac96e5abd4f808a153307b7cc99f637ee0e6a4","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-state-government-2-1604","next":"us-md/md.-code-state-government-2-1606"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}