# § 6-27 Acceptance prohibited.

Current through 2026-07-17. Source: City of Balt., Md., Ord. 26-129. Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.

## § 6-27 Acceptance prohibited.

Balt., Md., Code art. 8, § 6-27 (2026)

Except as otherwise provided in this Part IV, a public servant may not knowingly accept any gift, directly or indirectly, from any person that the public servant knows or has reason to know:

(1) does or seeks to do business of any kind, regardless of amount:

  (i) with the public servant’s agency; or

  (ii) with another person in connection with or in furtherance of a contract that is being negotiated or has been entered into by the other person with the public servant’s agency;

(2) engages or seeks to engage in an activity that is regulated or controlled by the public servant’s agency;

(3) is or, within the preceding 12 months, has been a lobbyist with respect to matters within the jurisdiction of the public servant;

(4) has a financial interest that might be substantially and materially affected, in a manner distinguishable from the public generally, by the performance or nonperformance of the public servant’s official duties;

(5) is an association, or any entity acting on behalf of an association, that is engaged only in representing counties or municipal corporations; or

(6) is an owner, partner, officer, director, trustee, employee, or agent of any person described in items (1) through (4) of this section.

*History: Ord. 04-795*

*History: Ord. 10-267*

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