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<section article="ggp" article_name="General Provisions" number="5-508" title_number="5" title_name="Maryland Public Ethics Law" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Conflicts of Interest">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This section does not apply to a State official of the Legislative Branch or a State official of the Judicial Branch.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A State official may not, based on any characteristic protected by law, unlawfully harass or discriminate against:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>an official or employee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>an intern, a page, or a fellow in any branch of State government;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>an individual regulated lobbyist; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>a credentialed member of the press.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this subsection, “State legislative complex” means the following State–occupied buildings:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the State House;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the Department of Legislative Services building;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the House of Delegates office building; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>the Senate office buildings.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If an individual who is exempt from registration under § 5–702(b)(1) of this title is granted special access to the State legislative complex, the individual may not, based on any characteristic protected by law, unlawfully harass or discriminate against:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>an official or employee;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>an intern, a page, or a fellow in any branch of State government;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>another individual regulated lobbyist; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>a credentialed member of the press.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Department of General Services shall revoke the special access to the State legislative complex granted to a person who violates this subsection or a regulated lobbyist who violates § 5–714 of this subtitle if the revocation is requested by:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the Speaker of the House or the Speaker’s designee;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the President of the Senate or the President’s designee; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the Executive Director of the Department of Legislative Services or the Executive Director’s designee.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
