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<section article="ggp" article_name="General Provisions" number="5-801" title_number="5" title_name="Maryland Public Ethics Law" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Local Government Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Lobbying” means performing acts, of a nature comparable to acts requiring registration under Subtitle 7 of this title, before the local government involved.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In Baltimore City, “local official” includes:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>city employees and officials of the Baltimore City Health Department;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the Police Commissioner of Baltimore City and the civilian employees and police officers of the Police Department of Baltimore City; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>members and employees of the Civilian Review Board.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>In Baltimore County, “local official” includes:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>board members and the chief executive of the Baltimore County Revenue Authority; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>for the purpose of the financial disclosure provisions enacted by the governing body of Baltimore County, except for a member of the Baltimore County Board of Education, members of a board of a State agency that is wholly or partly funded by Baltimore County, regardless of whether a member is compensated.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>In Montgomery County, “local official” includes:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>members and employees of the Montgomery County Revenue Authority;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>commissioners and employees of the Montgomery County Housing Opportunities Commission; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>county employees of the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>In St. Mary’s County, “local official” includes commissioners and employees of the St. Mary’s County Metropolitan Commission.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
