§ 14-101. Definitions
West's Annotated Code of MarylandElection LawEffective: October 1, 2019
Effective: October 1, 2019
MD Code, Election Law, § 14-101
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 33, § 14-101
§ 14-101. Definitions
(b) “Applicable contribution” means a contribution or donation by a person or attributed to a person to or for the benefit of a candidate for an office of a governmental entity with which the person is doing public business.
(c) “Business entity” includes a firm, corporation, trust, unincorporated association, or other organization, whether or not conducted for profit.
(e)(1) “Contract” means an agreement in any form entered into by a governmental entity for a procurement as defined in § 11-101(n)(1) of the State Finance and Procurement Article.
(f)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, “contribution” has the meaning stated in § 1-101 of this article.
(h)(1) “Doing public business” means making or having a single contract with a single governmental entity involving cumulative consideration of at least $200,000.
(i) “Governmental entity” means:
(k) “Officer” means an individual who serves as a business entity's chief executive officer, president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, chief financial officer, managing partner, managing member, or principal, or in any other formal or informal role in which the individual exercises substantial independent responsibility for managing the affairs of a business entity.
(l)(1) “Subsidiary” means a business entity that is 30% or more owned or controlled by another business entity.
Credits
Added by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 303, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2003; Acts 2013, c. 419, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Acts 2015, c. 454, § 1, eff. June 1, 2015; Acts 2016, c. 252, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2017, c. 61, § 1, eff. April 11, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 62, §§ 1 and 6, eff. April 11, 2017.
MD Code, Election Law, § 14-101, MD ELEC LAW § 14-101
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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