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MONTGOMERY COUNTY

20A-7 RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY.

IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
SET FORTH IN THIS CHAPTER, IT SHALL BE THE FUNCTION OF
THE COUNTY ATTORNEY FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY:

(A)    TO INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS OF ALLEGED
VIOLATIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE;

(B)    TO REPORT ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THIS CHAPTER
TO PERSONS ALLEGED TO BE IN VIOLATION THEREOF AND TO
ADVISE SUCH PERSONS AS TO STEPS NECESSARY TO BE TAKEN TO
COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER;

(C)    TO ISSUE, UPON WRITTEN REQUEST OF ANY PERSON
REQUIRED TO FILE A STATEMENT UNDER THIS CHAPTER, ADVISORY
OPINIONS WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER IN WHICH SUCH PERSON
IS INVOLVED CONCERNING THE APPLICABILITY OF THIS CHAPTER,
BUT NO SUCH REQUEST, INVESTIGATION MADE PURSUANT THERETO,
OR OPINION SHALL BE MADE PUBLIC WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF
THE PERSON REQUESTING THE OPINION;

(D)    TO ISSUE AND PUBLISH, UPON WRITTEN REQUEST OF
ANY OTHER PERSON, SUCH ADVISORY OPINIONS ON THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CHAPTER AS THE COUNTY ATTORNEY MAY
DEEM APPROPRIATE.

20A-8 ENFORCEMENT.

(A)    ANY PERSON HAVING REASON TO BELIEVE THAT A
VIOLATION OF THIS CHAPTER EXISTS IS AUTHORIZED TO REPORT
SUCH ALLEGED VIOLATION IN WRITING TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY
OR THE ETHICS COMMISSION.

(B)    UPON RECEIPT OF A REPORT OF AN ALLEGED
VIOLATION OF THIS CHAPTER BY A PERSON HOLDING AN OFFICE
OR POSITION SPECIFIED IN SECTION 20A-3(A) OR 20A-3(B)(1)
THROUGH (10), (12), (13), (15) OR (17) AND 20A-3(C)
DEEMED BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TO BE JUSTIFIED, OR, IN THE
ABSENCE OF SUCH REPORT, IN CASES INVOLVING THOSE OFFICES
OR POSITIONS IN WHICH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY HAS REASON TO
BELIEVE THAT AN ALLEGED VIOLATION EXISTS, THE COUNTY
ATTORNEY SHALL NOTIFY IN WRITING THE ALLEGED VIOLATOR OF
THE NATURE AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE VIOLATION AND SHALL
ADVISE SUCH PERSON OF THE STEPS NECESSARY TO BE TAKEN TO
COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER. IN ANY CASE
OF A REPORT OF AN ALLEGED VIOLATION RECEIVED BY THE
ETHICS COMMISSION WHICH IT DEEMS TO BE JUSTIFIED, OR IN
ANY OTHER CASE WHERE THE COMMISSION BELIEVES AN ALLEGED
VIOLATION EXISTS, IT SHALL REFER SUCH CASE TO THE COUNTY
ATTORNEY FOR ACTION AS PRESCRIBED ABOVE.

(C)    IF WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE
NOTICE OF ALLEGED VIOLATION FROM THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, THE