# COMAR Title 19A — State Ethics Commission

## Subtitle 01 — Procedures

### Chapter 02 — Advisory Opinions

#### Regulation .03 Relationship to Investigatory Process.

*COMAR 19A.01.02.03*

It shall be the general practice of the Commission to consider advisory opinion requests dealing with nonspeculative fact situations and to render opinions having prospective application. If an opinion request requires consideration of past behavior or events, the Commission may consider the request in the context of a preliminary inquiry pursuant to COMAR 19A.01.03.03.