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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 5-1 Commencement of action.">
  <section prefix="§" num="5-1" heading="Commencement of action.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="On complaint of other.">
      <para num="(1)">Any person may file a complaint with the Ethics Board alleging a violation of &lt;cite data-path="|8"&gt;this article&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
      <para num="(2)">A complaint filed under this subsection must be:<para num="(i)">in writing;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">under oath; and</para>
        <para num="(iii)">signed by the complainant.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="On Board’s motion.">On its own motion, the Ethics Board may issue a written complaint alleging a violation of &lt;cite data-path="|8"&gt;this article&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 04-795</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Ethics Board	§2-10</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Person	§2-22</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
