§ 19-105. Ex parte communications

MD Pub Util Code § 19-105 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    A commissioner or employee of the Commission who receives an ex parte communication that concerns a case where a determination or decision is required by law to be made only after a public hearing for interested parties shall make the ex parte communication public and part of the record of the proceeding.

(b)    A commissioner or employee of the Commission who receives an ex parte communication that concerns the merits of a case where the commissioner’s or employee’s determination or decision is required by law to be made only after a public hearing for interested parties shall:

(1)    note the substance of an oral ex parte communication for the record; and

(2)    place the substance of a written ex parte communication on the record.