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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 8-19 Contents – Expenses.">
  <section prefix="§" num="8-19" heading="Contents – Expenses.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Staff, research, and assistance.">Except as reported under &lt;cite data-path="|8|§8-18"&gt;§ 8-18 {“Contents — Compensation”} of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;, each report must include the total amount expended in connection with the lobbying activities during the period to which that report applies, as specified in &lt;cite data-path="|8|§8-16|(b)|(1)"&gt;§ 8-16(b)(1) of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;, for:<para num="(1)">office expenses of the lobbyist; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">professional and technical research and assistance.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Publications.">Each report must include the total amount expended in connection with the lobbying activities during the period to which that report applies, as specified in &lt;cite data-path="|8|§8-16|(b)|(1)"&gt;§ 8-16(b)(1) of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;, for publications that expressly encourage others to communicate with 1 or more public servants.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Witnesses.">Each report must include:<para num="(1)">the total amount expended in connection with lobbying activities for witnesses during the period to which that report applies, as specified in &lt;cite data-path="|8|§8-16|(b)|(1)"&gt;§ 8-16(b)(1) of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;;</para>
      <para num="(2)">the name of each witness; and</para>
      <para num="(3)">the fees and expenses paid to each.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Food, beverages, gifts, etc.">
      <para num="(1)">Each report must include the total amount expended for each of the following during the period to which that report applies, as specified in &lt;cite data-path="|8|§8-16|(b)|(1)"&gt;§ 8-16(b)(1) of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;, whether or not expended in connection with lobbying activities:<para num="(i)">meals and beverages for a public servant or the spouse, parent, child, or sibling of a public servant;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">special events, including parties, dinners, athletic events, entertainment, and other functions, to which a public servant or the spouse, parent, child, or sibling of a public servant is invited;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">food, lodging, or scheduled entertainment of a public servant or the spouse, parent, child, or sibling of a public servant while attending a meeting;</para>
        <para num="(iv)">tickets or free admission for a public servant or the spouse, parent, child, or sibling of a public servant to attend a professional or intercollegiate sporting event or a charitable, cultural, or political event; and</para>
        <para num="(v)">other gifts to or for a public servant or the spouse, parent, child, or sibling of a public servant.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">The lobbyist must report the name of any public servant or the spouse, parent, child, or sibling of a public servant who benefitted from:<para num="(i)">expenses reported under paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection; or</para>
        <para num="(ii)">expenses reported under paragraph (1)(iii) of this subsection, if more than $200 was expended for the benefit of the public servant, spouse, parent, child, or sibling.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(3)">Expenses reported under paragraph (1)(ii), (iii), and (iv) of this subsection must be itemized by:<para num="(i)">the date and location of each event or activity; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">the total expense of the lobbyist for the event or activity.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(e)" heading="Other expenses.">Each report must include the total amount expended for all other expenses incurred in connection with the lobbying activities during the period to which that report applies, as specified in § 8 16(b)(1) of this subtitle.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 04-795</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 18-198</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Child	§2-6</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Gift	§2-17</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Lobby	§8-1</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Lobbyist	§2-20</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Public servant	§2-23</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
