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<section article="ggp" article_name="General Provisions" number="5-522" title_number="5" title_name="Maryland Public Ethics Law" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Conflicts of Interest">
  <text>If the Joint Ethics Committee, at any time during its consideration of any complaint or allegation summary or during any proceeding, finds that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a legislator may have committed a crime, the Joint Ethics Committee shall:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>refer the matter to an appropriate prosecuting authority; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>provide any information or evidence to the prosecuting authority that the Joint Ethics Committee determines is appropriate.</text>
  </level>
</section>
