WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 3

SUBTITLE 4. INVESTIGATION OF UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE;
INJUNCTIVE ACTION.

10-401. INVESTIGATION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL -- AUTHORIZED.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY INVESTIGATE, AS PROVIDED IN THIS
SUBTITLE, A COMPLAINT OF AN UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from the first clause of
former Art. 10, § 26B(a).

Defined term: "Practice law" § 10-101

10-402. SAME -- CONFIDENTIAL.

(A)   IN GENERAL.

(1)  EACH INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE
IS CONFIDENTIAL.

(2)  EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, A
PERSON WHO PARTICIPATES IN AN INVESTIGATION MAY NOT DISCLOSE THE
NAME OF A PERSON UNDER INVESTIGATION, THE NAME OF A WITNESS, OR
ANY OTHER INFORMATION OBTAINED IN THE INVESTIGATION.

(B)  EXCEPTION.

A PERSON WHO PARTICIPATES IN AN INVESTIGATION MAY DISCLOSE
INFORMATION TO:

(1)  THE PERSON UNDER INVESTIGATION; AND

(2)  A PERSON TO WHOM DISCLOSURE IS REQUIRED IN THE
DISCHARGE OF AN OFFICIAL DUTY.

(C)  VIOLATION CONSTITUTES MISDEMEANOR.

A PERSON WHO VIOLATES SUBSECTION (A)(2) OF THIS SECTION IS
GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Art. 10, §
26B(e).

The Business Occupations Article Review Committee
notes, for consideration by the General Assembly, that
while subsection (c) of this section makes
unauthorized disclosures "a misdemeanor", no penalties
are provided.

Defined term: "Person" § 1-101

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