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<chapter num="02" heading="Statement of Contributions Requirements" title_num="33" subtitle_num="20">
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" heading="Scope.">
    <text>This chapter applies to all statements of contributions required by Election Law Article, §14-104, Annotated Code of Maryland, to be filed with the State Board.</text>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" heading="Registration.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>In General. A person doing public business shall file the registration statement required under §B of this regulation with the State Board within 15 business days after the award of a contract by a governmental entity.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Statement Requirements. Except as provided in §D of this regulation, the registration statement shall include the following information:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>The identity of the person doing public business;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>The business address of the person doing public business;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>The name, mailing address, and email address of:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>The chief executive officer of the business entity or any person exercising direction or control over the activities of the person doing public business; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>An individual designated as the treasurer or responsible officer authorized to act on behalf of the person doing public business and to file statements of contributions pursuant to Election Law Article, §14-104, Annotated Code of Maryland;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>The level of government that awarded the contract, whether municipal, county, or state;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>The name of the governmental entity that awarded the contract;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(6)">
        <text>The name and relationship of any business entity or person attributed to or affiliated with the person filing the registration notice that was awarded a contract by a governmental entity; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(7)">
        <text>The base amount of the consideration to be received by the person doing public business from the governmental entity for the contract.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>Electronic Filing. The registration notice shall be filed electronically by means of the browser-based software provided by the State Administrator.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>Omission of Contract. The registration statement may omit:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Contract information if the State Board has approved the person’s request to waive the requirement to disclose the contract; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>The base amount of the consideration to be received for the performance of the contract if the person doing public business files, for the entire period of performance of the contract, an affidavit of limited applicable contributions under COMAR 33.20.04.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="E.">
      <text>Initial Report. A person doing public business shall file the initial statement of contributions within 15 business days of filing the registration statement.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" heading="Required Contents for a Statement of Contributions.">
    <text>The statement of contributions filed by the person doing public business shall include:</text>
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>The name of the candidate to whom the applicable contribution was made or who benefited from the applicable contribution;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>The name of the political committee affiliated with the candidate or the independent expenditure entity that received the applicable contribution;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>If known, the elective office sought by the candidate, or if not known, the elective office held by the candidate;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>The aggregate applicable contributions attributed to the filer during the reporting period;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="E.">
      <text>The aggregate applicable contributions to date attributed to the filer during the election cycle in which the applicable contribution was made;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="F.">
      <text>If the applicable contribution was made by a person other than the filer but attributed to the filer, the filer must provide:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>The name and address of:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>The individual who made the applicable contribution; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>The organization, business entity, union, or other legal entity that made the applicable contribution;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>The amount of the applicable contribution;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>The date the applicable contribution was made; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>The relationship between the contributor and the filer:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>If a business entity, whether the contributor is a subsidiary; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>If an individual, the name of the contributor’s employer, position, and title;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="G.">
      <text>The transaction method of the applicable contribution and any other information on the transaction method required by the State Administrator;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="H.">
      <text>The aggregate amount or value, to date, of applicable contributions made to or for the benefit of each candidate from the contributor for the election cycle in which the statement of contributions is filed;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="I.">
      <text>Unless already provided on the registration statement or exempt under COMAR 33.20.07:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>The nature and amount of the contract awarded;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>The name of the governmental entity that awarded the contract; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>The name of the business entity or person awarded the contract, if different from the filer; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="J.">
      <text>If an in-kind applicable contribution, the fair market value of the applicable contribution.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" heading="Filing Requirements.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Filing Method. A statement of contribution shall be filed electronically by means of the browser-based software provided by the State Administrator.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Additional Filing Requirements.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Statements of contributions shall include, in a format approved by the State Administrator, an attestation by the filer, under penalties of perjury, that the contents of the electronic filing are a complete and accurate statement of contributions made and contracts awarded by governmental entities.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>If applicable, statements of contributions shall identify the chief executive officer of the business entity.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Statements of contributions filed electronically shall include all other information or materials required by the State Administrator.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <annotations>
    <annotation type="Authority">Election Law Article, §§2-102(b)(4), 14-104, and 14-109, Annotated Code of Maryland</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Effective date: August 4, 2014 (41:15 Md. R. 894)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .02 amended effective September 12, 2016 (43:18 Md. R. 1018)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .03 amended effective September 12, 2016 (43:18 Md. R. 1018)</annotation>
  </annotations>
</chapter>