Section 6-212 - Conflicts of interest prohibited. - Maryland Statutes

§ 6-212. Conflicts of interest prohibited.
 

(a)  Prohibitions - Agent or employee of Administration or member of the Commission.- An agent or employee of the Administration or member of the Commission may not: 

(1) Contract with the Administration; 

(2) Have any direct or indirect interest in a contract with the Administration; or 

(3) Have any direct or indirect interest in the sale or purchase by the Administration of any property. 

(b)  Prohibitions - Agent, employee, etc., of local port authority or port commission.- An agent, employee, member, or officer of a local port authority or local port commission may not: 

(1) Contract with the authority or commission; 

(2) Have any direct or indirect interest in a contract with the authority or commission; 

(3) Have any direct or indirect interest in a company that does business with the authority or commission; or 

(4) Have any direct or indirect interest in the sale or purchase by the authority or commission of any property. 

(c)  Penalties.- Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 62B, § 21; 1977, ch. 13, § 2; ch. 214; 1988, ch. 541, § 1.]