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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 7-23 Gifts.">
  <section prefix="§" num="7-23" heading="Gifts.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="“Significant gift” defined.">
      <para num="(1)">In this section, “significant gift” means, except as specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection:<para num="(i)">any gift with a value of more than $20; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">any gift in a series of gifts with a cumulative value of $100 or more given by or on behalf of the same person during the reporting period.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">“Significant gift” does not include any of the following, regardless of value:<para num="(i)">a gift from a spouse, parent, child, or sibling;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">a campaign contribution that is otherwise reported as required by law; or</para>
        <para num="(iii)">tickets or free admission given to an elected official to attend a specific charitable, cultural, or political event, if given by the person sponsoring or conducting the event as a courtesy or ceremony to the office.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="In general.">The statement must include a schedule of each significant gift that was, at any time during the reporting period:<para num="(1)">accepted by the public servant or by any other person at the direction of the public servant; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">given by or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person that the public servant knows or has reason to know was:<para num="(i)">a lobbyist;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">a person regulated by the City;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">a person doing business with the City; or</para>
        <para num="(iv)">an association or an entity acting on behalf of an association that is engaged only in representing counties or municipal corporations.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Required specifics.">For each gift subject to this section, the schedule must include:<para num="(1)">the nature and value of the gift; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">the identity of the person from whom, or on behalf of whom, directly or indirectly, the gift was received.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Section not an authorization.">Neither this section nor any disclosure made under it authorizes any gift that is not otherwise allowed by law.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 04-795</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 10-267</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 11-484</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Business with City	§2-5</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Child	§2-6</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Elected official	§2-8</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Gift	§2-17</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Lobbyist	§2-20</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Person	§2-22</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Public servant	§2-23</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" />
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
