# General Provisions (GGP)

## Title 5. Maryland Public Ethics Law

### Subtitle 5. Conflicts of Interest

#### Section 5-506

(a)

  (1) An official or employee may not intentionally use the prestige of office or public position:

    (i) for that official's or employee's private gain or that of another; or

    (ii) to influence, except as part of the official duties of the official or employee or as a usual and customary constituent service without additional compensation, the award of a State or local contract to a specific person.

  (2) An official may not directly or indirectly initiate a solicitation for a person to retain the compensated services of a particular regulated lobbyist or lobbying firm.

(b) The performance of usual and customary constituent services, without additional compensation, is not prohibited under subsection (a) of this section.

(c)

  (1) A public official or employee may not use public resources or the title of the public official or employee to solicit a political contribution that is regulated in accordance with the Election Law Article.

  (2) A State official may not use public resources to solicit a political contribution that is regulated in accordance with the Election Law Article.

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