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<chapter num="22" heading="Legal Expenses" title_num="33" subtitle_num="13">
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" heading="Scope.">
    <text>This chapter applies to legal expenses associated with maintaining or contesting.</text>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" heading="Establishment. — Repealed" />
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" heading="Management.">
    <text>The political committee shall maintain account books and records for legal expenses associated with maintaining or contesting the results of an election in accordance with the requirements of Election Law Article, §13-221, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" heading="Reporting.">
    <text>The political committee paying for reasonable legal expenses associated with maintaining or contesting the results of an election must report all contributions received and expenditures made on a campaign finance report.</text>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" heading="Applicability of Contribution Limits.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Contributions.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>All monies received from a person to the political committee to pay for the legal expenses associated with maintenance or contest of the election result are contributions.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>All services provided by a person to the political committee to offset the costs of legal expenses associated with maintenance or contest of the election result are contributions.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Contribution Limit. A contribution to the political committee to pay for or offset the legal expenses associated with maintenance or contest of the election result is subject to the contribution limits pursuant to Election Law Article, §13-226, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <annotations>
    <annotation type="Authority">Election Law Article §§1-101 and 2-102(b)(4), Annotated Code of Maryland</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Effective date: May 6, 2019 (46:9 Md. R. 445)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .01 amended effective effective May 29, 2023 (50:10 Md. R. 407)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .02 repealed effective effective May 29, 2023 (50:10 Md. R. 407)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .03 amended effective effective May 29, 2023 (50:10 Md. R. 407)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .05 amended effective effective May 29, 2023 (50:10 Md. R. 407)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .06 repealed effective effective May 29, 2023 (50:10 Md. R. 407)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .07 repealed effective effective May 29, 2023 (50:10 Md. R. 407)</annotation>
  </annotations>
</chapter>