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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 6-39 Employment of relatives by elected officials.">
  <section prefix="§" num="6-39" heading="Employment of relatives by elected officials.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="“Relative” defined.">In this section, “relative” means:<para num="(1)">spouse;</para>
      <para num="(2)">parent or stepparent;</para>
      <para num="(3)">sibling or step sibling;</para>
      <para num="(4)">child, stepchild, foster child, or ward;</para>
      <para num="(5)">mother-in-law or father-in-law;</para>
      <para num="(6)">son-in-law or daughter-in-law;</para>
      <para num="(7)">grandparent; or</para>
      <para num="(8)">grandchild.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Prohibited employment.">No elected official may use public funds to employ a relative of that elected official or of any other elected official.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 04-795</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Child	§2-6</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Elected official	§2-8</annotation>
    <annotation type="Editor's Notes">
            Section 8 of Ordinance 04-795 provides that the preceding § 6-39 “do[es] not prohibit the continued employment of a relative of a public servant if
            
              (1)
              the employment was entered into prior to the enactment of this Ordinance; and
            
            
              (2)
              immediately prior to the enactment of this Ordinance, the employment and the public servant’s participation in the employment conformed to all then-applicable laws, rules, and other standards of conduct.”
            
            The Ordinance was enacted on July 8, 2004.
          </annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
