Ch. 470                                    2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(iii) in the Judicial Branch.

(2) "Employee" does not include:

(i) a public official; or

(ii) a State official.

(m) (1) "Executive unit" means a department, agency, commission, board,
council, or other body of State government that:

(i) is established by law; and

(ii) is not in the Legislative Branch or the Judicial Branch of State
government.

(2) "Executive unit" includes:

(I)      a county health department unless the officials and employees
of the department are expressly designated as "local officials" in § 15-807 of this title;

(II)  THE OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF IN EACH COUNTY; AND

(III) THE OFFICE OF THE STATE'S ATTORNEY IN EACH COUNTY.
15-601.

(a)     Except as provided in [subsection (b)] SUBSECTIONS (B) AND (C) of this
section, and subject to subsections [(c) and (d)] (D) AND (E) of this section, each official
and candidate for office as a State official shall file a statement as specified in §§
15-602 through 15-608 of this subtitle.

(b)     Financial disclosure by a judge of a court under Article IV, § 1 of the
Constitution, a candidate for elective office as a judge, or a judicial appointee as
defined in Maryland Rule 16-814 is governed by § 15-610 of this subtitle.

(C) THE REQUIREMENT TO FILE A FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO:

(1)      A DEPUTY SHERIFF AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES IN THE OFFICE OF
THE SHERIFF IN A COUNTY; AND

(2)      A DEPUTY OR ASSISTANT STATE'S ATTORNEY AND ALL OTHER
EMPLOYEES IN THE OFFICE OF THE STATE'S ATTORNEY IN A COUNTY.

[(c)] (D) (1) An individual who is a public official only as a member of a
board or who is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Maryland Health Care
Foundation established under § 20-501 of the Health - General Article and who
receives annual compensation that is less than 25% of the lowest annual
compensation at State grade level 16 shall file the statement required by subsection
(a) of this section in accordance with § 15-609 of this subtitle.

(2) A member of the Harford County Liquor Control Board shall file the
statement required by subsection (a) of this section in accordance with § 15-609 of
this subtitle.

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