- A. 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.
B. The presiding officer may:
- (1) 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;
- (2) Request police or other assistance to restore order; and
- (3) Recess the meeting while order is restored.
Authority: General Provisions Article, §§3-101—3-501; Labor and Employment Article, §9-309(a); Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: August 18, 2003 (30:16 Md. R. 1075)
Chapter recodified from COMAR 14.09.08, Open Meetings, to COMAR 14.09.15, Open Meetings, effective March 3, 2014 (41:4 Md. R. 304)
Regulation .01 amended effective October 18, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 890)
Regulation .02B amended effective March 16, 2015 (42:5 Md. R. 487)