Ch. 594 LAWS OF MARYLAND

IN THE AREA FROM WHICH THE MEMBER IS APPOINTED FOR AT LEAST 5
YEARS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE APPOINTMENT; OR

(2) IF AN AT LARGE AT LARGE MEMBER, SHALL HAVE BEEN A
RESIDENT OF THE STATE FOR AT LEAST 5 YEARS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE
APPOINTMENT.

(D) (1) EACH CONSUMER MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION:

(I) SHALL BE A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC;

(II) MAY NOT BE A LICENSEE, HOLDER OF A CERTIFICATE,
OR OTHERWISE BE SUBJECT TO REGULATION BY THE COMMISSION;

(III) MAY NOT BE REQUIRED TO MEET THE
QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS OF THE
COMMISSION; AND

(IV) MAY NOT, WITHIN 1 YEAR BEFORE APPOINTMENT,
HAVE HAD A FINANCIAL INTEREST IN OR HAVE RECEIVED
COMPENSATION FROM A PERSON REGULATED BY THE COMMISSION.

(2) WHILE A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION, A CONSUMER
MEMBER MAY NOT:

(I) HAVE A FINANCIAL INTEREST IN OR RECEIVE
COMPENSATION FROM A PERSON REGULATED BY THE COMMISSION; OR

(II) GRADE ANY EXAMINATION GIVEN BY OR FOR THE
COMMISSION.

(E) BEFORE TAKING OFFICE, EACH APPOINTEE TO THE
COMMISSION SHALL TAKE THE OATH REQUIRED BY ARTICLE I, § 9 OF
THE MARYLAND CONSTITUTION.

(F) (1) THE TERM OF A MEMBER IS 3 YEARS.

(2) THE TERMS OF MEMBERS ARE STAGGERED AS REQUIRED
BY THE TERMS PROVIDED FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD COMMISSION
ON JANUARY 1, 1991.

(3) AT THE END OF A TERM, A MEMBER CONTINUES TO SERVE
UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED AND QUALIFIES.

(4) A MEMBER WHO IS APPOINTED AFTER A TERM HAS BEGUN
SERVES ONLY FOR THE REST OF THE TERM AND UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS
APPOINTED AND QUALIFIES.

(5) A MEMBER MAY NOT SERVE AS A MEMBER FOR MORE
THAN 2 CONSECUTIVE 3-YEAR TERMS.

(G) THE GOVERNOR MAY REMOVE A MEMBER FOR
INCOMPETENCE OR MISCONDUCT.

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