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<section article="ggp" article_name="General Provisions" number="5-704.1" title_number="5" title_name="Maryland Public Ethics Law" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Lobbying">
  <text>A regulated lobbyist, other than a regulated lobbyist described in § 5–702(a)(6) of this subtitle, shall complete the training course provided under § 5–205(e)(1) of this title:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <level label="i">
      <text>within 6 months of the regulated lobbyist’s initial registration with the Ethics Commission; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>if the initial registration is terminated in accordance with § 5–704(f) of this subtitle earlier than 6 months after the date of registration, before any subsequent registration with the Ethics Commission; and</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>on completion of the initial training course under item (1) of this section, within the 2–year period following the date of the most recently completed training course.</text>
  </level>
</section>
