ETHICS COMMISSION v. EVANS

No. 125, Sept. Term, 2003.

855 A.2d 364 (2004)

382 Md. 370

STATE ETHICS COMMISSION v. Gerard E. EVANS.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

July 30, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen H. Sachs (Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Avery Aisenstark, Avery Aisenstark, LLC, Robert A. Hahn, Jill B. Martin, State Ethics Commission of Annapolis, Donna Hill Staton, Deputy Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellant.

Daniel M. Clements (Rochel Z. Schnur, Salsbury, Clements, Bekman, Marder & Adkins, LLC, Baltimore, on brief), for appellee.

Argued before BELL, C.J., RAKER, WILNER, CATHELL, HARRELL, GREENE and JOHN C. ELDRIDGE (Retired, Specially Assigned), JJ.


WILNER, J.

Maryland Code, §§ 15-701(a) and 15-703(a) of the State Government Article (SG) (2003 Supp.) require a lobbyist to file with the State Ethics Commission a registration statement for each client that has employed the lobbyist. Failure to file a required registration statement subjects the lobbyist to criminal sanctions. SG § 15-903.

SG § 15-405(e) permits the Commission to revoke a registration if the Commission determines that...

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