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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 16.03.07.04" title_num="16" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="07" heading="Disruptive Conduct Prohibited.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In General. A person attending an open session of a board may not engage in any conduct, including visual demonstrations such as the waving of placards, signs, or banners, that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Disrupts the session; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Interferes with the public's right to attend and observe the session.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Enforcement. If any person persists in conduct prohibited by §A of this regulation or violates any other regulation concerning the conduct of the open session, the presiding officer may:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Order the person to be removed from the session;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Request police assistance to restore order; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Recess the session until order is restored.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>