Section 7-202 - Membership.
§ 7-202. Membership.
(a) Composition; appointment of members.-
(1) The Board consists of the following 5 members:
(i) as an ex officio member, the Commissioner; and
(ii) 4 members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(2) Of the 4 appointed members:
(i) 2 shall represent collection agencies; and
(ii) 2 shall be consumer members.
(b) Qualifications of consumer members.-
(1) Each consumer member of the Board:
(i) shall be a member of the general public; and
(ii) shall be:
1. an officer or member of the board of a recognized consumer group in the State; or
2. an employee of a local consumer protection unit in the State.
(2) A consumer member of the Board may not:
(i) be a licensee or otherwise be subject to regulation by the Board; or
(ii) within 1 year before appointment, have had a financial interest in or have received compensation from a person regulated by the Board.
(c) Restrictions on consumer members.- While a member of the Board, a consumer member may not have a financial interest in or receive compensation from a person regulated by the Board.
(d) Oath.- Before taking office, each appointee to the Board shall take the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution.
(e) Tenure; vacancies.-
(1) The term of an appointed member is 4 years and begins on July 1.
(2) At the end of a term, an appointed member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(3) A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(f) Removal.- The Governor may remove an appointed member for incompetence or misconduct.
[An. Code 1957, art. 41, § 8-102; art. 56, § 325; 1992, ch. 4, § 2; 2004, ch. 25, § 6.]