# COMAR Title 33 — State Board of Elections

## Subtitle 13 — Campaign Financing

### Chapter 17 — Participating Organizations

#### Regulation .05 Penalties.

*COMAR 33.13.17.05*

A. Criminal. A participating organization that knowingly and willfully fails to file the registration notice or a report is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $25,000, or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year, or both.

B. Civil. A participating organization that fails to file the registration notice or a report without knowing that such conduct is illegal shall pay a civil penalty not greater than $5,000 in accordance with Election Law Article, §13-604, Annotated Code of Maryland.