§ 5-706. Meals or beverages
West's Annotated Code of MarylandGeneral ProvisionsEffective: July 1, 2019
Effective: July 1, 2019
MD Code, General Provisions, § 5-706
Formerly cited as MD CODE, SG, § 15-705
§ 5-706. Meals or beverages
(a) In addition to any other report required under this subtitle, a regulated lobbyist shall file a separate report disclosing the name of each State official of the Executive Branch or member of the immediate family of a State official of the Executive Branch who has benefited during the reporting period from a gift of a meal or beverages from the regulated lobbyist, whether or not in connection with lobbying activities, allowed under § 5-505(c)(2)(i)1 of this title.
(b) Gifts reported by name of recipient under § 5-705(b)(2)(ix) of this subtitle need not be allocated for the purposes of disclosure under subsection (a) of this section.
(c) The disclosure required by this section shall be under oath or affirmation, on a form issued by the Ethics Commission, and shall include:
(d) The regulated lobbyist may explain the circumstances under which the gift of a meal or beverages was given.
(e) Gifts of meals or beverages reported by a regulated lobbyist under this section need not be counted or reported by the regulated lobbyist for purposes of disclosure under § 5-705(c) of this subtitle.
Credits
Added by Acts 2014, c. 94, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2014. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 149, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019.
MD Code, General Provisions, § 5-706, MD GEN PROVIS § 5-706
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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