Ch. 533                                      1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Defined terms: "Board" § 15-102
"Ethics Commission" § 15-102
"Gift" § 15-102
"Interest" § 15-102

15-610. JUDICIAL BRANCH — STATE OFFICIALS AND CANDIDATES.

(A), IN GENERAL.

PURSUANT TO ITS ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY OVER THE JUDICIAL BRANCH
UNDER THE MARYLAND CONSTITUTION, THE COURT OF APPEALS IS DIRECTED TO
ADOPT AND ADMINISTER RULES THAT REQUIRE EACH INDIVIDUAL SPECIFIED IN §
15-601(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE TO FILE A STATEMENT PERIODICALLY THAT DISCLOSES;
AS A PUBLIC RECORD, THE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE INDIVIDUAL'S
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS THAT THE COURT CONSIDERS NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE
TO PROMOTE CONTINUED TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN THE INTEGRITY OF THE
JUDICIAL BRANCH.

(B)      CANDIDATES FOR JUDICIAL OFFICE.

(1)      (I) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS
PARAGRAPH, EACH CANDIDATE FOR NOMINATION FOR OR ELECTION TO A
JUDGESHIP SHALL FILE THE STATEMENT SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS
SECTION NO LATER THAN THE TIME THE CANDIDATE FILES A CERTIFICATE OF
CANDIDACY.

(II) THIS PARAGRAPH DOES NOT REQUIRE THE FILING OF A
STATEMENT FOR ANY YEAR COVERED IN FULL BY A STATEMENT FILED BY THE
INDIVIDUAL UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION.

(2)      THE STATEMENT SHALL:

(I)       COVER THE CALENDAR YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE
YEAR IN WHICH THE CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY IS FILED; AND

(II)     BE FILED WITH THE ELECTION BOARD WITH WHICH THE
CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY IS FILED.

(3)      AN ELECTION BOARD MAY NOT ACCEPT A CERTIFICATE OF
CANDIDACY OR CERTIFICATE OF NOMINATION OF A CANDIDATE COVERED BY THIS
SUBSECTION UNLESS THE CANDIDATE HAS FILED ANY STATEMENT REQUIRED BY
THIS SECTION.

(4)      AN ELECTION BOARD, WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER RECEIVING A
STATEMENT UNDER THIS SUBSECTION, SHALL FORWARD THE STATEMENT TO THE
ENTITY DESIGNATED BY THE COURT OF APPEALS TO RECEIVE THE STATEMENTS
FILED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION.

(C)     TRANSMISSION OF STATEMENTS TO ETHICS COMMISSION.

WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER RECEIVING A STATEMENT UNDER THIS SECTION, THE
COURT OF APPEALS OR ITS DESIGNEE SHALL TRANSMIT A COPY OF THE STATEMENT
TO THE ETHICS COMMISSION.

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