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<section article="ggp" article_name="General Provisions" number="5-827" title_number="5" title_name="Maryland Public Ethics Law" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Local Government Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Ethics Commission, the executive director of each bicounty commission, the chief administrative officer for Montgomery County, and the Prince George’s County Office of Ethics and Accountability:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>shall maintain financial disclosure statements of commissioners and appointed applicants received under this part;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>shall make the statements available to the public for examination and copying during normal office hours; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>may charge a reasonable fee and adopt reasonable administrative procedures for the examination and copying of a statement.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Ethics Commission, the executive director of each bicounty commission, the chief administrative officer for Montgomery County, and the Prince George’s County Office of Ethics and Accountability shall require that any person examining or copying a statement shall record:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the person’s name and home address; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the name of the individual whose statement was examined or copied.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
