Sec. 19a.01.02.01. Application

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A. The advisory opinion provisions of this chapter apply to officials and employees of State government, including:

(1) Officials and employees in the Executive Branch and all employees of the Legislative and Judicial Branches;

(2) Members of the General Assembly as to matters concerning the application to them of the financial disclosure provisions of General Provisions Article, Title 5, Subtitle 6, Annotated Code of Maryland; and

(3) Local personnel in State offices covered by the Public Ethics Law.

B. These procedures also apply to:

(1) Candidates for office as elected State officials; and

(2) Persons subject to the lobbying disclosure provisions of General Provisions Article, Title 5, Subtitle 7, Annotated Code of Maryland.

C. Advisory opinion procedures may also be applied, when appropriate at the Commission's discretion, to provide advice or interpretation regarding exemption requests or other aspects of the local government provisions of General Provisions Article, Title 5, Subtitle 8, Annotated Code of Maryland.

                    
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