Section 11-702 - Acts of the Corporation. - Maryland Statutes

§ 11-702. Acts of the Corporation.
 

The Corporation may not: 

(1) participate in litigation, unless: 

(i) the Corporation or a grantee is a party; or 

(ii) a grantee is representing an eligible client in litigation in which the interpretation of this title or a guideline established by the Corporation under this title is an issue; 

(2) interfere with a lawyer's professional responsibilities to clients under the Maryland Rules of Professional Conduct; 

(3) compete directly or indirectly with any grantee; 

(4) contribute or make available the Corporation's funds or services to a political party or association or the campaign of a candidate for public or party office; 

(5) except as provided in §§ 501(h) and 4911 of the Internal Revenue Code: 

(i) carry on propaganda or otherwise attempt to influence legislation; and 

(ii) participate or intervene in a political campaign on behalf of a candidate for public office, including publishing or distributing statements; 

(6) notwithstanding any other provision of this title, conduct or carry on activities not authorized for an organization: 

(i) qualified under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; or 

(ii) to which contributions are deductible under § 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 10, § 45H(b), (d), (e); 2007, ch. 3, § 2.]