Md. Code, Gen. Provisions § 5-836 : GENERAL PROVISIONS — MARYLAND PUBLIC ETHICS LAW — LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVISIONS — GENERAL PROVISIONS —836 - Disclosure of ex parte communication TEXT PDF (a) An ex parte communication concerning a pending application between an applicant or applicant's agent and a member or the County Executive shall be disclosed as required in this section. (b) An applicant or agent who communicates ex parte during the pendency of the application with a member or with the County Executive shall file, for each ex parte communication, a separate disclosure with the clerk of the County Council within 5 working days after the communication was made or received, whichever is later. (c) The County Executive or a member who communicates ex parte during the pendency of the application with an applicant or agent shall file, for each ex parte communication, a separate disclosure with the clerk of the County Council within 5 working days after the communication was made or received, whichever is later. Md. Code, GP § 5-836 Added by 2014 Md. Laws, Ch. 94,Sec. 2, eff. 10/1/2014.