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Ch. 291
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2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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and to acknowledge that the responsible officers, by showing cause in
response to the notice provided by subsection (a) of this section, may avoid
the referral for prosecution.
Defined terms: "Campaign finance entity" § 1-101
"Campaign finance report" § 1-101
"Responsible officer" § 1-101
"State Board" § 1-101
13-336. PROVISIONS MANDATORY.
SUBJECT TO § 13-337 OF THIS SUBTITLE, THE PROVISIONS OF PART VI AND THIS
PART VII OF THIS SUBTITLE AND THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE GOVERNING
THE FILING OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS ARE MANDATORY AND NOT
DIRECTORY.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from the first sentence of former Art. 33, § 403(h)(1).
The introductory clause of this section, "[s]ubject to § 13-337 of this
subtitle" is added for clarity.
Defined term: "Campaign finance report" § 1-101
13-337. RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS.
(A) JUDICIAL DETERMINATION.
A SANCTION MAY NOT BE IMPOSED FOR FAILURE TO FILE A CAMPAIGN
FINANCE REPORT OR TO PAY A LATE FILING FEE IF A COURT OF COMPETENT
JURISDICTION FINDS JUST CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE.
(B) ADMINISTRATIVE WAIVER OF LATE FILING FEE.
(1) ON REQUEST OF A RESPONSIBLE OFFICER SUBJECT TO THE
ASSESSMENT OF A LATE FILING FEE AND WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE STATE
BOARD, THE STATE ADMINISTRATOR MAY WAIVE THE LATE FILING FEE FOR JUST
CAUSE.
(2) THE DECISION OF THE STATE ADMINISTRATOR ON A WAIVER
REQUEST SHALL BE IN WRITING AND STATE THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING
THE LATE FILING AND THE REASONS FOR THE DECISION.
(3) THE STATE ADMINISTRATOR MAY MAKE A DECISION ON A WAIVER
REQUEST WITHOUT NOTICE OR HEARING.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 33, § 13-403(h)(2) and (3) and the second sentence
of (1).
In subsection (a) of this section, the defined term "campaign finance
report" is substituted for the former reference to a "report or statement" for
clarity. See General Revisor's Note to this title and § 1-101 of this article.
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