# General Provisions (GGP)

## Title 5. Maryland Public Ethics Law

### Subtitle 2. State Ethics Commission

#### Section 5-208

(a) With advice from the Secretary of Budget and Management and in accordance with Sec. 5-103 of this title, the Ethics Commission shall determine whether an individual in an executive unit is a public official for the purposes of this title.

(b) The Secretary of Budget and Management shall provide advice under subsection (a) of this section to the Ethics Commission:

  (1) annually; and

  (2) at any other time on request of the Ethics Commission.

(c) On request of the Ethics Commission, the following entities shall provide to the Ethics Commission in a timely manner any information necessary for the Ethics Commission to make a determination under subsection (a) of this section:

  (1) the secretary of a principal department in the Executive Branch;

  (2) the president of a public senior higher education institution, as defined in Sec. 10-101 of the Education Article; and

  (3) a unit of State government.

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