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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="26-209" title_number="26" title_name="Prince George's County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners">
  <level label="a">
    <text>All members, employees, and inspectors of the Board are subject to the county’s public ethics laws enacted under § 5–807 of the General Provisions Article to the same extent as a local official of the county.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A person may file a complaint with the county’s Office of Ethics and Accountability if the person believes that a member, an employee, or an inspector of the Board has violated:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>any provision of civil or criminal law, including laws against bribery, in connection with the performance of the duties of the member, employee, or inspector; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>any provision of the county’s public ethics laws.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If a complaint is filed under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the county’s Office of Ethics and Accountability shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>investigate the complaint; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>if appropriate, refer the complaint to the State’s Attorney of the county for criminal prosecution.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
