§ 10A-110. Conflict of interest; ethics.

(a)

No officer or employee of the County, whether elected or appointed, shall in any manner whatsoever be interested in, or receive any benefit from, the profits or emoluments of any contract, job, work, or service for the County. No such officer or employee shall accept any service or thing of value, directly or indirectly, upon more favorable terms than those granted to the public generally from any person, firm, or corporation having dealings with the County; nor shall he receive, directly or indirectly, any part of any fee, commission, or other compensation paid or payable by the County unless exempted by the provisions of the Charter of Prince George's County. Any contract made in violation of this provision may be declared void by the County Executive or by Resolution of the Council. The Purchasing Agent may issue policies in furtherance of the intent of this Section.

(b)

In furtherance of this provision, all invitations to bid and written quotation requests, formal or otherwise, shall include the following provisions:

"Upon the request of the Purchasing Agent, as a prerequisite for the payment pursuant to the terms of this contract, there shall be furnished to the County a statement, under oath, that no member of the elected governing body of Prince George's County, or members of his or her immediate family, including spouse, parents or children, or any person representing or purporting to represent any member or members of the elected governing body has received or has been promised, directly or indirectly, any financial benefit, by way of fee, commission, finder's fee, political contribution, or any other similar form of remuneration and/or on account of the acts of awarding and/or executing the contract and that upon request by the County, as a prerequisite to payment pursuant to the terms of this contract, there will be furnished to the requester, under oath, answers to any interrogatories related to a possible conflict of interest as herein embodied. Any contract made or entered into where it is discovered that violation of the intent of this provision exists shall be declared null and void and all monies received by the contractor shall be returned to the County."

"Whenever any person shall be convicted of falsely executing a statement under oath, as required above, such person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months, or both such fine and imprisonment."

(CB-1-1992)

Editor's note

Title 14, Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, requires disclosure of certain gifts, donations, or payments of money to candidates for elective office by persons and business entities who conduct business in the amount of $100,000 during a reporting period.