Maryland Code, PUBLIC UTILITIES 2-306
Terms Used In Maryland Code, PUBLIC UTILITIES 2-306
- 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.
- Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
(1) represent a public service company before the Commission;
(2) appear before the Commission on behalf of a party to a Commission proceeding; or
(3) appear before the Commission on a matter within the jurisdiction of the Commission.
(b) Until at least 1 year has passed after leaving service with the Commission as the General Counsel or a public utility law judge, an individual may not:
(1) represent a public service company before the Commission;
(2) appear before the Commission on behalf of a party to a Commission proceeding; or
(3) appear before the Commission on a matter within the jurisdiction of the Commission.
(c) Until at least 1 year has passed after leaving service with the Commission as a commissioner, an individual may not receive financial benefit that is not otherwise generally available to the public as a customer of a public service company from:
(1) a public service company that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission; or
(2) a person that directly or indirectly, or through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a public service company that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission.