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"Member of household" means a person's spouse, child, ward, financially dependent parent, or other

relative who shares the person's legal residence, or a person's spouse, child, ward, parent, or other relative

over whose financial affairs the person has legal or actual control.

"Person" includes an individual or business entity.

"Public official" means:

(1)

Any individual in an executive agency (also including an individual employed on a full-

time contractual basis if employed for more than six (6) months) who:

(i)

is a classified employee at grade level 16 or above, or, if not a classified employee, receives a

rate of compensation equal thereto, or is appointed to a board or commission; and

(ii)

is determined by the Ethics Commission as:

individually or as a member of an executive agency, having decision making authority or

acting as a principal advisor to one with such authority:

in making State policy in an executive agency; or

in exercising quasi-judicial, regulatory, licensing, inspecting, or auditing functions; and

having duties that are not essentially administrative and ministerial; and

(iii)

is not a full-time or part-time faculty member at a State institution of higher education, unless the

individual is also employed in another State position which does fall under this definition or unless the individual

also directly procures, directly influences, or otherwise directly affects the formation or execution of any State

contract, purchase or sale as established by regulations of the State Ethics Commission in COMAR

19A.03.02.

(2)

Any individual in the legislative branch (also including an individual employed on a full-time

contractual basis if employed for more than six (6) months) other than a State official, who receives a rate of

compensation equal to or above grade level 16 who is so designated by order of the presiding officers of the

General Assembly.

(3)

Any individual in the judicial branch of government, including an individual employed in the office of

the clerk of court, or paid by a political subdivision to perform services in any orphans' court, a circuit court for a

county, and any individual employed by the Attorney Grievance Commission, the State Board of Law Examiners,

or the Standing Committee on Rules who:

(i)

is classified or compensated at State grade level 16 or above; and

(ii)

is not a judge, master, commissioner, examiner, auditor, or referee; and

(iii)

has not been excluded based on the recommendation of the State Court Administrator as not

having duties relating to policy, policy advice, quasi-judicial or procurement functions.

(4)

Except for any full-time or part-time faculty member at a State institution of higher education,

any individual in an executive agency who, as determined by the Ethics Commission, is charged, individually

or as a member of the executive agency, with decision making authority or acts as a principal advisor to one

with such authority in drafting specifications for, negotiating, or executing contracts which commit the State or

any executive agency to expend in excess of $10,000 per annum.

"Regulated Lobbyist" means any entity/person or its employer required to register pursuant to the

lobbying provisions of the Public Ethics Law.

"Reporting period" means the period covered by the Statement. An annual financial disclosure

statement covers the previous calendar year and is due by April 30 th each year. A termination statement

covers the portion of the current calendar year served by the filer, beginning on January 1 st to the last day the

position is held.

"State official" means a member or member-elect of the General Assembly, a judge or judge-elect of a

court created by Article IV, §1 of the Constitution and a person defined in Maryland Rule No. 16-814, or a

constitutional officer or officer-elect in the executive agency of State government. State official also means a

person holding office as State's Attorney, Clerk of the Circuit Court for each county, Register of Wills, and

Sheriff.

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October 1, 2017

Financial Disclosure Statement Instructions (Form 1) - Maryland State Ethics Commission Page 4

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