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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 9-5 Lobbying violations.">
  <section prefix="§" num="9-5" heading="Lobbying violations.">
    <text>If, after considering a complaint brought under Subtitle 5 {“Complaints”} of &lt;cite data-path="|8"&gt;this article&lt;/cite&gt;, the Ethics Board determines that the respondent has violated any provision of Subtitle 8 {“Lobbying”} of &lt;cite data-path="|8"&gt;this article&lt;/cite&gt;, the Board may take any 1 or more of the following actions:</text>
    <para num="(1)">require a respondent who is a lobbyist to file any additional reports or information that reasonably relates to the information required by Subtitle 8;</para>
    <para num="(2)">impose a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation;</para>
    <para num="(3)">prohibit a respondent from engaging in any lobbying activities intended to influence any City public servant on any matter for a period of not more than 3 years; or</para>
    <para num="(4)">take any other action authorized by &lt;cite data-path="|8|§9-4"&gt;§ 9-4 {“In general”} of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 04-795</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 18-198</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Ethics Board	§2-10</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Lobbyist	§2-20</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Public servant	§2-23</annotation>
    <annotation type="Editor's Notes">
            Ordinance 18-198 (Bill 18-230) amended this section, effective March 3, 2019, to add
            the sanction described in item (3).
          </annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
