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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 14.09.15.04" title_num="14" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="15" heading="Prohibited Conduct or Activity.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An individual attending an open meeting of the Commission may not engage in conduct, including visual demonstrations such as the waving of placards, signs, or banners, that disrupts the session or interferes with the opportunity of members of the public to attend and observe.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The presiding officer may:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Order an individual who persists in conduct prohibited in §A of this regulation, or who violates another regulation concerning conduct of the open meeting, to be removed from the meeting;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Request police or other assistance to restore order; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Recess the meeting while order is restored.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>