# State Finance and Procurement (GSF)

## Title 16. Suspension and Debarment of Contractors

### Subtitle 3

#### Section 16-302

(a) The clerk of each circuit court shall send to the Board a certified copy of:

  (1) each judgment of conviction of bribery, attempted bribery, or conspiracy to bribe; and

  (2) each docket entry showing an acceptance of a plea of nolo contendere for bribery, attempted bribery, or conspiracy to bribe, or imposition of probation before judgment for any such offense.

(b) During an investigation or other proceeding, if a person admits an act or omission that would subject that person to debarment under Sec. 16-202(b)(3) or Sec. 16-203(b) of this title, the prosecuting officer of the public body who has responsibility for the proceeding shall send to the Board a copy or summary of the written statement or transcript reflecting the admission as soon as the officer determines that the transmission will not prejudice a pending or anticipated investigation or other proceeding.

(c) Each unit shall report to the Board information showing a cause for debarment under Sec. 16-203(d) of this title.

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Md. Code Ann., State Fin. & Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)