PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                                 Ch. 533

Defined terms: "Bicounty commission" § 15-102
"County" § 1-101
"Ethics Commission" § 15-102

15-820. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE BY COMMISSIONERS.

(A)     APPLICABILITY TO WASHINGTON SUBURBAN TRANSIT COMMISSION.

IN THIS SECTION, AS TO THE WASHINGTON SUBURBAN TRANSIT COMMISSION,
"COMMISSIONER" INCLUDES ONLY THE MEMBERS APPOINTED FROM PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY OR MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

(B)     IN GENERAL.

(1)      EACH COMMISSIONER AND EACH APPLICANT FOR APPOINTMENT TO
A BICOUNTY COMMISSION SHALL FILE THE FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
REQUIRED BY § 15-601(A) OF THIS TITLE, EXCEPT THAT:

(I)       REFERENCES TO "BUSINESS WITH THE STATE" ARE DEEMED
TO REFER TO "BUSINESS WITH THE STATE, THE APPROPRIATE BICOUNTY
COMMISSION, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, OR PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY"; AND

(II)     REFERENCES TO "EMPLOYED BY THE STATE" ARE DEEMED TO
REFER TO "EMPLOYED BY THE STATE, THE APPROPRIATE BICOUNTY COMMISSION,
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, OR PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY".

(2)      EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, THE
STATEMENT SHALL BE FILED AS PRESCRIBED IN § 15-602 OF THIS TITLE.

(C)     FORMS TO BE PROVIDED.

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF A BICOUNTY COMMISSION SHALL:

(1)      PROVIDE FORMS FOR THE STATEMENTS REQUIRED BY THIS
SECTION;

(2)      MAKE THE FORMS AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR; AND

(3)      PROVIDE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF FORMS TO THE CHIEF
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF MONTGOMERY AND PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTIES
FOR USE BY APPLICANTS AND COMMISSIONERS.

(D)     PLACE OF FILING.

EACH COMMISSIONER SHALL FILE THE STATEMENT WITH THE CHIEF
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OF THE COUNTY FROM WHICH THE COMMISSIONER IS
APPOINTED.

(E)     WASHINGTON SUBURBAN TRANSIT COMMISSION — ALTERNATE
DISCLOSURE.

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