# General Provisions (GGP)

## Title 5. Maryland Public Ethics Law

### Subtitle 5. Conflicts of Interest

#### Section 5-507

Except in the discharge of an official duty, an official or employee or a former official or employee may not disclose or use confidential information acquired by reason of the individual's public position or former public position and not available to the public:

(1) for personal economic benefit; or

(2) for the economic benefit of another.

---

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