<p><em><strong>Maryland Ethics Law:</strong></em><br />
<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>An official or employee may not intentionally use the prestige of his or her office for personal gain or that of another. This prohibition means an official or employee may not use any influence he/she may have to obtain a special benefit for himself/herself or another or use state resources for personal benefit or to benefit another.<br />
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 <li style="display: block; width: 100%;" class="slide-3755 ms-image " aria-roledescription="slide" data-date="2014-05-01 21:07:17"><img src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Here-comes-the-Sheriff-275x117.jpg" height="300" width="700" alt="" class="slider-3753 slide-3755 msDefaultImage" /><div class="caption-wrap"><div class="caption">An official or employee may not intentionally use the prestige of his or her office for personal gain or that of another. This prohibition means an official or employee may not use any influence he/she may have to obtain a special benefit for himself/herself or another or use state resources for personal benefit or to benefit another</div></div></li>
 <li style="display: none; width: 100%;" class="slide-3756 ms-image " aria-roledescription="slide" data-date="2014-05-01 21:07:39"><img src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Here-comes-the-Sheriff1-275x117.jpg" height="300" width="700" alt="" class="slider-3753 slide-3756 msDefaultImage" /><div class="caption-wrap"><div class="caption">An official or employee may not intentionally use the prestige of his or her office for personal gain or that of another. This prohibition means an official or employee may not use any influence he/she may have to obtain a special benefit for himself/herself or another or use state resources for personal benefit or to benefit another</div></div></li>
 <li style="display: none; width: 100%;" class="slide-3754 ms-image " aria-roledescription="slide" data-date="2014-05-01 21:03:50"><img src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/IMG_0912-1-640x274.jpg" height="300" width="700" alt="" class="slider-3753 slide-3754 msDefaultImage" /><div class="caption-wrap"><div class="caption">An official or employee may not intentionally use the prestige of his or her office for personal gain or that of another. This prohibition means an official or employee may not use any influence he/she may have to obtain a special benefit for himself/herself or another or use state resources for personal benefit or to benefit another</div></div></li>
 <li style="display: none; width: 100%;" class="slide-3757 ms-image " aria-roledescription="slide" data-date="2014-05-01 21:12:40"><img src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Rex-on-his-way-to-fix-swaying-sign-207x88.jpg" height="300" width="700" alt="" class="slider-3753 slide-3757 msDefaultImage" /><div class="caption-wrap"><div class="caption">An official or employee may not intentionally use the prestige of his or her office for personal gain or that of another. This prohibition means an official or employee may not use any influence he/she may have to obtain a special benefit for himself/herself or another or use state resources for personal benefit or to benefit another</div></div></li>
 <li style="display: none; width: 100%;" class="slide-3759 ms-image " aria-roledescription="slide" data-date="2014-05-01 21:15:45"><img src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Taking-a-bite-out-of-electoral-opponent-with-signs-everywhere-297x127.jpg" height="300" width="700" alt="" class="slider-3753 slide-3759 msDefaultImage" /><div class="caption-wrap"><div class="caption">An official or employee may not intentionally use the prestige of his or her office for personal gain or that of another. This prohibition means an official or employee may not use any influence he/she may have to obtain a special benefit for himself/herself or another or use state resources for personal benefit or to benefit another</div></div></li>
 <li style="display: none; width: 100%;" class="slide-3761 ms-image " aria-roledescription="slide" data-date="2014-05-01 21:19:53"><img src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Rex-on-the-way-take-two-cropped1-203x87.jpg" height="300" width="700" alt="" class="slider-3753 slide-3761 msDefaultImage" /><div class="caption-wrap"><div class="caption">An official or employee may not intentionally use the prestige of his or her office for personal gain or that of another. This prohibition means an official or employee may not use any influence he/she may have to obtain a special benefit for himself/herself or another or use state resources for personal benefit or to benefit another</div></div></li>
 <li style="display: none; width: 100%;" class="slide-3203 ms-image " aria-roledescription="slide" data-date="2014-03-25 13:49:31"><img src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Sheriff-Rex-Coffey-700x300.jpg" height="300" width="700" alt="" class="slider-3753 slide-3203 msDefaultImage" /><div class="caption-wrap"><div class="caption">An official or employee may not intentionally use the prestige of his or her office for personal gain or that of another. This prohibition means an official or employee may not use any influence he/she may have to obtain a special benefit for himself/herself or another or use state resources for personal benefit or to benefit another</div></div></li>
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Charles County Sheriff Rex Coffey using county owned police car to work on campaign signs
