Regulation .03 Enactment of Local Laws.
Regulation .03 Enactment of Local Laws.LinkCopy Citation
A.
Except as provided in COMAR 19A.04.03 of this subtitle, each county and municipality shall enact a local ethics law that includes:
(1)
Conflict of interest and financial disclosure provisions for elected local officials that are at least equivalent to the requirements for State officials contained in General Provisions Article, Title 5, Subtitles 5 and 6, Annotated Code of Maryland;
(2)
Conflicts of interest and financial disclosure provisions for individuals other than elected local officials that are similar to the provisions of the Public Ethics Law; and
(3)
Lobbying provisions substantially similar to the provisions of the Public Ethics Law.
B.
A county or municipality that has an ethics law approved by the Commission shall maintain and implement the law consistent with this subtitle.