# General Provisions (GGP)

## Title 5. Maryland Public Ethics Law

### Subtitle 1. Definitions; General Provisions

#### Section 5-104

(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section and in Sec. 5-871 of this title, this title shall be administered and implemented by the Ethics Commission.

(b) The Joint Ethics Committee, acting as an advisory body, shall administer and implement Subtitle 5 of this title as that subtitle applies to members of the General Assembly.

(c)

  (1) The Commission on Judicial Disabilities, the Judicial Ethics Committee, or another body designated by the Supreme Court of Maryland, acting as an advisory body, shall administer and implement Subtitle 5 of this title as that subtitle applies to State officials of the Judicial Branch and candidates to be a State official of the Judicial Branch.

  (2) The Administrative Office of the Courts or another body designated by the Supreme Court of Maryland, acting as an advisory body, shall administer and implement Subtitle 6 of this title as that subtitle applies to State officials of the Judicial Branch and candidates to be a State official of the Judicial Branch.

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Md. Code Ann., Gen. Prov. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)