970                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                       CH. 520

of the committee. If a shorter period of time is authorized, the
person to be served shall be given reasonable notice consistent with
the particular circumstances involved.

(b) Any person who is served with a subpoena also shall be
served with a copy of the resolution or law establishing the com-
mittee, a copy of the rules under which the committee functions, a
general statement informing him of the subject matter of the com-
mittee's investigation or inquiry and, if personal appearance is re-
quired, a notice that he may be accompanied by counsel of his own
choosing.

71.    Conduct of Hearings.

(a)    All hearings of an investigating committee shall be public
unless the committee, by majority vote of all of its members, deter-
mines that a hearing should not be open to the public.

(b)    The chairman of an investigating committee, if present and
able to act, shall preside at all hearings of the committee and
shall conduct the examination of witnesses or supervise examina-
tion by other members of the committee, and members of the com-
mittee's staff who have been authorized to examine witnesses. In
the chairman's absence or disability, the vice-chairman shall serve
as presiding officer. The committee shall provide by its rules for
the selection of a presiding officer to act in the absence or dis-
ability of both the chairman and vice-chairman. THE CHAIRMAN
AND VICE-CHAIRMAN MAY BE APPOINTED BY THE RESO-
LUTION OR LAW CREATING THE COMMITTEE OR, IF NOT
BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE.

(c)    No hearing, or part thereof, may be televised, filmed or
broadcast, except with the approval of the committee by majority
vote of all of its members.

72.    Rights to Counsel and Submission of Questions.

(a)    Every witness at a hearing of an investigating committee
may be accompanied by counsel of his own choosing who may advise
the witness as to his rights. Limitations may be prescribed by the
committee to prevent obstruction of or interference with the orderly
conduct of the hearing.

(b)    Any witness at a hearing, or his counsel, may submit to
the committee proposed questions to be asked of the witness or
any other witness relevant to the matters upon which there have
been questions or submission of evidence, and the committee shall
ask such of the questions as it may deem appropriate to the subject
matter of the hearing.

73.    Testimony.

(a) An investigating committee shall cause a record to be made
of all proceedings in which testimony or other evidence is received
or adduced, which shall include rulings of the chair, questions of
the committee and its staff, the testimony or responses of witnesses,
sworn written statements which the committee authorizes a witness
to submit and such other matters as the committee or its chairman
may direct.