(5) A PERSON MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT IF THE PERSON
UNJUSTIFIABLY:

(I) FAILS OR. REFUSES TO COMPLY WITH A SUBPOENA FOR

APPEARANCE;

(II) APPEARS BUT FAILS OR REFUSES TO TESTIFY UNDER OATH; OR

(III) UNLESS THE DIRECTIVE IS OVERRULED BY A MAJORITY VOTE
OF THE MEMBERS OF THE JOINT ETHICS COMMITTEE WHO ARE PRESENT AT THE
HEARING, DISOBEYS A DIRECTIVE OF THE PRESIDING CHAIRMAN AT THE HEARING
TO ANSWER A RELEVANT QUESTION OR TO PRODUCE A RECORD, INCLUDING
ELECTRONIC RECORD THAT HAS BEEN SUBPOENAED.

(6) BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE JOINT
ETHICS COMMITTEE, THE JOINT ETHICS COMMITTEE MAY APPLY FOR A CONTEMPT
CITATION TO A CIRCUIT COURT.

15-520. FINDING AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

(A) THE JOINT ETHICS COMMITTEE MAY MAKE A FINDING DEVELOPED FROM:

(1) INFORMATION PRESENTED DURING THE HEARING;

(2) THE ALLEGATION SUMMARY AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO;

(3) THE WRITTEN ANSWER OF THE LEGISLATOR TO THE ALLEGATION
SUMMARY, IF ANY; AND

(4) ANY OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE JOINT ETHICS
COMMITTEE AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE LEGISLATOR

(B) CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSES OF THIS TITLE, THE JOINT ETHICS
COMMITTEE MAY ESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR MAKING A FINDING IN ITS WRITTEN
PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED UNDER § 15-519(A) OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(C) IF THE JOINT ETHICS COMMITTEE MAKES A FINDING UNDER THIS
SECTION, THE JOINT ETHICS COMMITTEE SHALL:

(1) TERMINATE THE PROCEEDING AGAINST A LEGISLATOR; OR

(2) ISSUE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF
THE HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATOR OR TO THE FULL HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATOR,
INCLUDING ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPROPRIATE SANCTIONS.

15-521. REFERRAL TO PROSECUTING AUTHORITIES.

IF THE JOINT ETHICS COMMITTEE, AT ANY TIME DURING ITS CONSIDERATION
OF ANY COMPLAINT OR ALLEGATION SUMMARY OR DURING ANY PROCEEDING,
FINDS THAT THERE ARE REASONABLE GROUNDS TO BELIEVE THAT A LEGISLATOR
MAY HAVE COMMITTED A CRIMINAL OFFENSE, THE JOINT ETHICS COMMITTEE
SHALL: