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§ 5-210. Lobbyist Registration Fund

West's Annotated Code of MarylandGeneral ProvisionsEffective: October 1, 2014

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Title 5. Maryland Public Ethics Law (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. State Ethics Commission (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2014
MD Code, General Provisions, § 5-210
Formerly cited as MD CODE, SG, § 15-210
§ 5-210. Lobbyist Registration Fund
Fund established
(a)(1) There is a Lobbyist Registration Fund.
(2) The Fund consists of all fees collected under Subtitle 7 of this title.
Fund to be nonlapsing
(b)(1) The Fund is a continuing, nonlapsing fund.
(2) Any balance remaining in the Fund at the end of any fiscal year shall revert to the General Fund of the State.
Administration of Fund
(c)(1)(i) The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately.
(ii) The Comptroller shall account for the Fund.
(2) The Fund shall be invested and reinvested in the same manner as other State funds.
(3) Expenditures from the Fund shall be made in accordance with an appropriation approved by the General Assembly in the annual budget.
Uses of Fund
(d) The Fund shall be used to defray the expenses of administering Subtitle 7 of this title.

Credits

Added by Acts 2014, c. 94, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2014.
MD Code, General Provisions, § 5-210, MD GEN PROVIS § 5-210
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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