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<section article="ggp" article_name="General Provisions" number="5-811" title_number="5" title_name="Maryland Public Ethics Law" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Local Government Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This section applies only to Prince George’s County.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The conflict of interest provisions required under § 5–807(a)(1) of this subtitle shall prohibit:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the county government from issuing a credit card to an elected county official or a member of the county school board; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>an elected county official from directly or indirectly soliciting a person to enter into a business relationship with or provide anything of monetary value to a specific individual or entity if the person being solicited is seeking:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>the success or defeat of county legislation;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>a county contract; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>any other county benefit.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A conflict of interest provision enacted in accordance with paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection may not be construed to affect the validity of any legally enacted requirement or condition, proposed and adopted on the public record at a public hearing, the purpose of which is to mitigate the impact of a development on the property owners in the areas surrounding the development, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>an adequate public facilities requirement;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a minority business requirement; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>a community benefit requirement.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The lobbying provisions required under § 5–807(a)(3) of this subtitle shall prohibit a person from being engaged for lobbying purposes for compensation that is dependent in any manner on the outcome of executive action or legislative action before the county government.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The county’s ethics enactments shall provide for:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a county board of ethics that meets at least two times each year and is composed of five members appointed by the county executive, with the advice and consent of the county council; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>an executive director of the board of ethics who:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>shall meet individually with each elected county official at least annually to advise the official regarding the requirements of any applicable ethics law, rule, or standard of conduct;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>shall assist each elected county official in preparing any affidavit or other document required to be filed under the county’s ethics enactments;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>shall conduct ethics–related briefings for the benefit of elected officials of the county; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>may provide information to any person regarding laws, rules, and other standards of ethical conduct applicable to elected county officials.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
