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<section article="ggp" article_name="General Provisions" number="5-703" title_number="5" title_name="Maryland Public Ethics Law" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Lobbying">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A regulated lobbyist engaged by an entity for the purpose of lobbying shall certify under oath or affirmation that the regulated lobbyist is authorized to engage in lobbying for the entity.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The certification shall include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the full legal name and business address of the entity;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the name, contact information, and official title of the representative of the entity who authorized the regulated lobbyist to engage in lobbying for the entity;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the full legal name and business address of the regulated lobbyist;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>subject to subsequent modification, the period during which the regulated lobbyist is authorized to act; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>the proposal or subject on which the regulated lobbyist represents the entity.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
