Section 15-832 - Disclosure of ex parte communication. - Maryland Statutes

§ 15-832. Disclosure of ex parte communication.
 

(a)  In general.- Any ex parte communication, concerning a pending application, between an applicant or applicant's agent and a member of the County Council or the County Executive shall be disclosed as required in this section. 

(b)  By applicant.- Each applicant or agent who communicates ex parte during the pendency of the application with a member of the County Council or with the County Executive shall file for each such communication a separate disclosure with the clerk of the County Council within 5 working days after the communication was made or received, whichever is later. 

(c)  By County Executive or member of County Council.- The County Executive and each member of the County Council who communicates ex parte during the pendency of the application with an applicant or agent shall file for each such communication a separate disclosure with the clerk of the County Council within 5 working days after the communication was made or received, whichever is later. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 40A, § 6-603; 1993, ch. 577; 1995, ch. 533, § 2; 2002, ch. 291, § 4.]