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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 3-25 Exemptions for boards.">
  <section prefix="§" num="3-25" heading="Exemptions for boards.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">The Ethics Board may exempt from &lt;cite data-path="|8"&gt;this article&lt;/cite&gt;, or modify the applicability of &lt;cite data-path="|8"&gt;this article&lt;/cite&gt; to, a board or 1 or more members of a board if the Ethics Board determines that, because of the nature of the board, the application of &lt;cite data-path="|8"&gt;this article&lt;/cite&gt; to the board or member:<para num="(1)">would significantly reduce the availability of qualified individuals for public service; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">is not needed to preserve the purposes of &lt;cite data-path="|8"&gt;this article&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Written request required.">An exemption under this section may be granted only on the written request of the board involved.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 04-795</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Board	§2-3</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Ethics Board	§2-10</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
