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<section article="ggp" article_name="General Provisions" number="5-812" title_number="5" title_name="Maryland Public Ethics Law" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Local Government Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>If the Ethics Commission determines that a county or municipal corporation has not complied with and has not made good–faith efforts toward compliance with the requirements of this part, the Ethics Commission:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>may issue a public notice concerning the failure of compliance with this part, including a listing of specific areas of noncompliance; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>may petition a circuit court with venue over the proceeding for appropriate relief to compel compliance.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The circuit court may grant any available equitable relief.</text>
  </level>
</section>
