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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 33.13.15.08" title_num="33" subtitle_num="13" chapter_num="15" heading="Establishment of the Compliance Account.">
  <text>Prior to the receipt or disbursement of compliance funds, a political action committee shall establish a compliance account by:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Opening a checking account at a financial institution that does business in the State, which checking account shall be:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Designated as the compliance account; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Segregated from the campaign accounts of the political action committee as required under Election Law Article, §13-220, Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Registering the compliance account with the State Board in a manner that identifies it as the compliance account of the political action committee.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>