Section 5-313 - Disclosure of protected information to Attorney General. - Maryland Statutes

§ 5-313. Disclosure of protected information to Attorney General.
 

For purposes of this subtitle, the Attorney General shall: 

(1) designate an assistant Attorney General to receive from applicants and employees any information the disclosure of which is otherwise protected by law; 

(2) investigate each allegation of illegality or impropriety; 

(3) take appropriate legal action; and 

(4) if the investigation concerns an allegation of illegality or impropriety in the Executive Branch, submit a confidential report to the Governor that describes the content of the disclosure. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 64A, § 12J; 1993, ch. 10, § 2; 1996, ch. 347, § 1.]