Art. 29
(1) 1 The members of the Bavarian State Parliament may refuse to give evidence concerning persons who have confided information to them in their capacity as members of the Bavarian State Parliament, or to whom they have confided information in this capacity, as well as evidence concerning this information itself 2 To the extent that this right of refusal to give evidence applies, no seizure of documents shall be permissible
(2) Any investigation or seizure at the premises of the Bavarian State Parliament shall require the permission of the President
Art. 30
Members of the Bavarian State Parliament shall not be required to take holiday from their employer in order to perform their office as member of the Bavarian State Parliament
Art. 31
The members of the Bavarian State Parliament shall be entitled to use all public transport in Bavaria free of charge and they shall also be entitled to reimbursement of their expenses
Art. 32
(1) Art 27 to Art 31 shall apply to the Presidium of the Bavarian State Parliament as well as to the members of the interim committee and their first deputies
(2) In the cases specified under Art 28, the cooperation of the Bavarian State Parliament shall be replaced by the cooperation of the interim committee
Art. 33
1 The scrutiny of electrons shall be the responsibility of the Bavarian State Parliament 2 If the validity of an election is contested, the Bavarian Constitutional Court shall decide 3 It shall also decide whether a member's seat in the Bavarian State Parliament is forfeited
Art. 33a
(1) The Bavarian State Parliament shall elect a State Data Protection Officer at the proposal of the State Government
(2) The State Data Protection Officer shall monitor the compliance with the data protection provisions of public bodies in accordance with the law
(3) 1 The State Data Protection Officer shall be independent in exercising his/her office and shall only be subject to the law 2 He/she shall be under the supervision of the President of the Bavarian State Parliament
(4) 1 The State Data Protection Officer shall be elected for a term of six years 2 A re-election shall be admissible 3 Without his/her consent, the State Data Protection Officer can only be dismissed prior to the end of his/her term of office with a majority of two thirds of the members of the Bavarian State Parliament if this is justified by correspondingly applying the provisions on the removal from office of judges appointed for life
(5) Further details shall be governed by law
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