Maryland Code, Land Use § 15-504

(1) assist the Commission by providing independent evaluation and recommendations regarding opportunities to:

(2) ensure public accountability by preventing, investigating, and reporting instances of fraud, waste, and abuse of Commission property or funds;

(3) examine, evaluate, and report on the adequacy and effectiveness of the systems of internal controls and their related accounting, financial, technology, and operational policies; and

(4) report noncompliance with and propose ways to improve employee compliance with applicable law, policy, and ethical standards of conduct.

(1) conduct administrative investigations, budgetary analyses, and financial, management, or performance audits and similar reviews;

(2) provide management advisories; and

(3) utilize the assistance from any other government agency or private party to complete a project initiated by the Office.

(d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Inspector General shall submit written reports to the Audit Committee and to the Commission for publication on the Commission's Web site.

(2) The Inspector General:

(3) The Commission shall publish with any report submitted by the Inspector General any official written comments or responses offered by the Commission's management.

(4) The Inspector General shall also submit to the Commission for publication on the Commission's Web site periodic reports that summarize the activities, findings, recommendations, and accomplishments of the Office.

(1) an appropriate law enforcement agency;

(2) the State Ethics Commission; or

(3) any other agency with jurisdiction to enforce the law.