Rule 18-308. Protection from Charge of Violation

(a) A State official in the Judicial Branch who requests an opinion as to application of an ethics provision and is in compliance with an opinion of, or letter of advice issued for, the Committee is protected from a charge of violation of that ethics provision. (b) A State official of the Judicial Branch who is in compliance with a published opinion of the Committee as to application of an ethics provision is protected from a charge of violation of that ethics provision.