Sec. 19A-27. Injunctive or other relief; cease and desist orders; voiding official actions.
Montgomery County, Md., Code § 19A-27 (2026)
Sec. 19A-27. Injunctive or other relief; cease and desist orders; voiding official actions.LinkCopy Citation
(a)
The Commission may ask special counsel appointed under Section 19A-5(f)(4) or the County Attorney to, or the County Attorney may on his or her own initiative, seek injunctive or other appropriate relief to require compliance with this Chapter or Sections 2-109, 11B-51 or 11B-52(a) in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(b)
The court may:
(1)
order a person to stop violating this Chapter or Sections 2-109, 11B-51 or 11B-52(a); or
(2)
void an official action if:
(A)
the action arises from or involves the subject matter of a conflict of interest for which no waiver was granted;
(B)
the outcome of the official action was substantially affected by the conflict of interest; and
(C)
legal action is filed within 90 days after the official action.
(c)
The court, after hearing and considering all the circumstances, may grant all or part of the relief sought. However, an official action is not voidable if that action:
(1)
appropriates funds;
(2)
levies a tax; or
(3)
provides for the issuance of bonds, notes, or other evidence of public obligation.
(d)
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any remedy specified in this Article may be invoked regardless of whether the Commission has found, after holding a hearing under Section 19A-10(c), that a public employee violated this Chapter.