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Request for Opinion
A request for the opinion of the Committee may be made only by a State
official in the Judicial Branch, as to the proper interpretation of
an ethics provision as applied to that State official, or the Chief
Judge of the Court of Appeals, as to the proper interpretation of
an ethics provision.
Each request must:
(1) be in writing;
(2) describe the act or activity about which the opinion is requested;
(3) include all documentation or other information necessary for the
Committee to perform its function, which may include citation to rules,
statutes, and published opinions of the Committee that the requester
believes to be relevant to the request; and
(4) include an address to which the Committee shall direct correspondence.
A State official in the Judicial Branch who requests an opinion as
to application of an ethics provision and is in compliance with an
opinion of, or letter of advice issued for, the Committee is protected
from a charge of violation of that ethics provision. A sample form
is attached in PDF or Word
Perfect.
Requests should be sent to the Chair
of the Committee, with a copy to Committee staff, Veronica Jones, Esq., at Judicial Ethics Committee, Maryland Judicial Center, 580 Taylor Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21401.
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