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<section article="ggp" article_name="General Provisions" number="5-824" title_number="5" title_name="Maryland Public Ethics Law" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Local Government Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, as to the Washington Suburban Transit Commission, “commissioner” includes the members appointed from Montgomery County or Prince George’s County and the members appointed by the Governor.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Each commissioner and each applicant for appointment to a bicounty commission shall file the financial disclosure statement required by § 5–601(a) of this title, except that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>references to “business with the State” are deemed to refer to “business with the State, the appropriate bicounty commission, Montgomery County, or Prince George’s County”; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>references to “employed by the State” are deemed to refer to “employed by the State, the appropriate bicounty commission, Montgomery County, or Prince George’s County”.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, the statement shall be filed as required in § 5–602 of this title.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Each commissioner shall file a financial disclosure statement electronically with the Ethics Commission.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, each commissioner shall also print a paper copy of the electronically filed financial disclosure statement and submit it to the chief administrative officer of the county from which the commissioner is appointed.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>In Montgomery County, each commissioner shall also:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>print a paper copy of the electronically filed financial disclosure statement and submit it to the county council; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>electronically submit a copy of the financial disclosure to the county council.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
