Md. Code, General Provisions § 5-713
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§5–713.
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(a) After each reporting period, the Ethics Commission shall compute and make available:
(1) for each of the categories of expenses required to be reported under § 5–705(b)(2) of this subtitle, a total of the expenditures reported by all regulated lobbyists in that category;
(2) for the categories of expenses required to be reported under § 5–705(b)(2)(v) through (vii) of this subtitle, a combined total of the expenditures reported by all regulated lobbyists; and
(3) the total of the reported expenditures by all regulated lobbyists for lobbying activities during the reporting period.
(b) (1) If a report under § 5–705 or § 5–706 of this subtitle contains the name of an official or employee in the Executive Branch or Legislative Branch or the name of a member of the official’s or employee’s immediate family, the Ethics Commission shall:
(i) notify the official or employee within 30 days after receipt of the report by the Ethics Commission; and
(ii) keep the report confidential for 60 days after its receipt.
(2) Within 30 days after receiving the notice, the official or employee may submit a written exception to the inclusion in the report of the name of the official, employee, or member of the official’s or employee’s immediate family.
(1) for each of the categories of expenses required to be reported under § 5–705(b)(2) of this subtitle, a total of the expenditures reported by all regulated lobbyists in that category;
(2) for the categories of expenses required to be reported under § 5–705(b)(2)(v) through (vii) of this subtitle, a combined total of the expenditures reported by all regulated lobbyists; and
(3) the total of the reported expenditures by all regulated lobbyists for lobbying activities during the reporting period.
(b) (1) If a report under § 5–705 or § 5–706 of this subtitle contains the name of an official or employee in the Executive Branch or Legislative Branch or the name of a member of the official’s or employee’s immediate family, the Ethics Commission shall:
(i) notify the official or employee within 30 days after receipt of the report by the Ethics Commission; and
(ii) keep the report confidential for 60 days after its receipt.
(2) Within 30 days after receiving the notice, the official or employee may submit a written exception to the inclusion in the report of the name of the official, employee, or member of the official’s or employee’s immediate family.
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