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Ch. 291
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2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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Defined terms: "Campaign finance entity" § 1-101
"Campaign finance report" § 1-101
"Contribution" § 1-101
"Expenditure" § 1-101
13-313. TERMINATION OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE ENTITY BY THE STATE BOARD.
(A) IN GENERAL.
THE STATE BOARD MAY TERMINATE A CAMPAIGN FINANCE ENTITY IF THE
STATE BOARD DETERMINES THAT GOOD CAUSE EXISTS AND THAT:
(1) THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE ENTITY COULD BE TERMINATED UNDER §
13-309(B)(4) OF THIS SUBTITLE EXCEPT FOR THE EXISTENCE OF ONE OR MORE
OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS AND EACH OF THOSE OBLIGATIONS IS MORE THAN 5
YEARS OLD;
(2) NO RESPONSIBLE OFFICER CURRENTLY IS APPOINTED AND
SERVING; OR
(3) OTHER EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST TO JUSTIFY
TERMINATING THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE ENTITY.
(B) ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS UNAFFECTED.
THE TERMINATION OF A CAMPAIGN FINANCE ENTITY UNDER THIS SECTION
DOES NOT LIMIT THE RIGHT OF:
(1) THE STATE BOARD, OR THE STATE PROSECUTOR OR THE STATE'S
ATTORNEY, TO PURSUE AN ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST THE FORMER
RESPONSIBLE OFFICERS OF, OR ANY CANDIDATE FORMERLY AFFILIATED WITH, THE
CAMPAIGN FINANCE ENTITY; OR
(2) A CREDITOR TO BRING AN ACTION AGAINST THE FORMER
RESPONSIBLE OFFICERS OF, OR ANY CANDIDATE AFFILIATED WITH, THE CAMPAIGN
FINANCE ENTITY.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 33, § 13-401(a-2).
Throughout this section, the defined term "campaign finance entity" is
substituted for the former reference to "campaign account" for clarity. See
General Revisor's Note to this title and § 1-101 of this article.
In subsections (a)(2) and (b)(1) and (2) of this section, the defined term
"responsible officer[s]" is substituted for the former reference to an
"officer" for clarity. See § 1-101 of this article.
In the introductory language of subsection (a) of this section, the former
phrase "[n]otwithstanding subsection (a-1) of this section," is deleted as
surplusage.
In subsection (a)(1) of this section, the reference to "the existence of one or
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