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<section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="16-105" title_number="16" title_name="In General" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The governing body of each county shall publish annually, in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the county, a summary statement of the expenses of the county.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The summary statement shall state that an itemized statement of county expenses is available for public inspection in the office of the governing body of the county during business hours.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A clerk who fails to perform the requirements of subsection (a) of this section shall forfeit $100.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>If the charter of a charter county or Baltimore City requires the publication of financial information in a manner that differs from the requirements of this section, the provisions of the charter control.</text>
  </level>
</section>
