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§ 2-1605. Officers

MD State Govt Code § 2-1605 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    An investigating committee shall have the chairman and vice chairman who:

(1)    are appointed by the resolution that establishes the investigating committee; or

(2)    if the resolution does not appoint these officers, are elected by affirmative vote of a majority of all of the members of the investigating committee.

(b)    The rules of an investigating committee shall provide for the selection of a presiding officer to act if the chairman and the vice chairman are absent or unable to act.

(c)    (1)    At a hearing of an investigating committee, the presiding officer shall be:

(i)    the chairman of the investigating committee;

(ii)    if the chairman is absent or otherwise unable to preside, the vice chairman; or

(iii)    if the chairman and vice chairman are absent or otherwise unable to preside, the individual who is selected under the rules of the investigating committee.

(2)    At a hearing, the presiding officer:

(i)    shall examine the witnesses or supervise the examination by any other member of the investigating committee or by staff who are authorized to examine witnesses; and

(ii)    may direct a witness to answer a relevant question or to provide a relevant book, document, or paper.

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