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<section article="ggp" article_name="General Provisions" number="5-408" title_number="5" title_name="Maryland Public Ethics Law" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Procedures for Complaint of Violation of Title">
  <level label="a">
    <text>If the Ethics Commission, while considering a complaint, finds that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the respondent may have committed a criminal offense, the Ethics Commission promptly shall refer the matter to an appropriate prosecuting authority.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Ethics Commission shall make available to the prosecuting authority all pertinent evidence under the Ethics Commission’s control.</text>
  </level>
</section>
