HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                    1491

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 40A - Maryland Public Ethics Law

Section 2-105(d)(8)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1982 Replacement Volume and 1985 Supplement)

BY repealing

Article 40A - Maryland Public Ethics Law

Section 7-101

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1982 Replacement Volume and 1985 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article 40A - Maryland Public Ethics Law

Section 7-101

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1982 Replacement Volume and 1985 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF

MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 40A - Maryland Public Ethics Law

2-105.

(d) If the complaint concerns any other person, the

Commission promptly shall refer the complaint to its staff
counsel for further action. With respect to such complaints.

(8) (I) If the Commission decides that the respondent

has violated any of the provisions of this article, the

Commission may:

1. issue an order of compliance to cease
and desist from the violation[, may];

2. issue a reprimand[, or may];

3. recommend to the appropriate

authority, if provided by law, for the censure, the removal, or
other appropriate disciplining of the respondent; OR

4. IMPOSE A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED
$5,000 IF THE COMMISSION DETERMINES THAT THE RESPONDENT HAS
VIOLATED ANY PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE.

(II) IN ASSESSING ANY CIVIL PENALTY UNDER THIS
PARAGRAPH, THE COMMISSION SHALL CONSIDER: