1. A. The provisions of this chapter reflect the minimum elements that shall be addressed by a county or municipal ethics law in order for the law to be viewed as:

   1. (1) Similar or substantially similar to the Public Ethics Law; and
   2. (2) For elected local officials and candidates to be elected local officials, at least equivalent to the requirements of General Provisions Article, Title 5, Subtitles 5 and 6, Annotated Code of Maryland.
2. B. A county or municipality may adopt laws more stringent than the requirements of General Provisions Article, Title 5, Subtitles 5 and 6, Annotated Code of Maryland, based on local circumstances and where more stringent provisions are necessary to prevent conflicts of interest in the locality.

Authority: General Provisions Article, §§5-206 and 5-209 and Title 5, Subtitle 8, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: September 14, 1981 (8:18 Md. R. 1481)

Regulation .02A and B amended effective January 20, 1992 (19:1 Md. R. 34)

Regulation .03A amended effective January 20, 1992 (19:1 Md. R. 34)

Regulation .04B amended effective January 20, 1992 (19:1 Md. R. 34)

Regulation .05C amended effective January 20, 1992 (19:1 Md. R. 34)

Regulations .01—.07 repealed and new Regulations .01—.07 adopted effective April 18, 2011 (38:8 Md. R. 508)

Regulation .04A amended effective January 16, 2017 (44:1 Md. R. 12)

Regulation .04G amended effective February 7, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 138)

Regulation .04H amended effective July 17, 2017 (44:14 Md. R. 656)

Regulation .04I repealed effective January 16, 2017 (44:1 Md. R. 12)

Regulation .04I adopted effective February 7, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 138)

Regulation .05A amended effective January 16, 2017 (44:1 Md. R. 12)