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<section article="ggp" article_name="General Provisions" number="5-409" title_number="5" title_name="Maryland Public Ethics Law" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Procedures for Complaint of Violation of Title">
  <level label="a">
    <text>An entity that is required to file a report, statement, or record under this title shall obtain each account, bill, receipt, book, paper, or other document necessary to complete and substantiate the report or statement.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The entity shall retain the document for 3 years after:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the date the report, statement, or record was filed; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>if the report, statement, or record was not filed, the date the report, statement, or record was required to be filed.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>On request of the Ethics Commission, and after reasonable notice, the documents shall be available for inspection by the Ethics Commission.</text>
  </level>
</section>
