Maryland Code, GENERAL PROVISIONS 5-204
Terms Used In Maryland Code, GENERAL PROVISIONS 5-204
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(2) The Ethics Commission may act only on the affirmative vote of at least a majority of its authorized membership.
(b) The Ethics Commission shall meet at the call of the chair or a majority of the members then serving.
(c) Each member of the Ethics Commission is entitled to:
(1) compensation in accordance with the State budget; and
(2) reimbursement for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of official duties.
(d) (1) The Ethics Commission shall:
(i) appoint to serve at its pleasure:
1. an executive director;
2. a general counsel; and
3. a staff counsel; and
(ii) have other staff, including such counsel as may be required to advise persons who are subject to the jurisdiction of the Ethics Commission, in accordance with the State budget.
(2) The general counsel and the staff counsel of the Ethics Commission shall be individuals admitted to practice law in the State.
(e) The Ethics Commission may ask the Attorney General or Comptroller for professional assistance to assist in the performance of the Commission’s functions.