Maryland § 5-713

§ 5-713.

    (a)    After each reporting period, the Ethics Commission shall compute and make available:

        (1)    for each of the categories of expenses required to be reported under § 5–705(b)(2) of this subtitle, a total of the expenditures reported by all regulated lobbyists in that category;

        (2)    for the categories of expenses required to be reported under § 5–705(b)(2)(v) through (vii) of this subtitle, a combined total of the expenditures reported by all regulated lobbyists; and

        (3)    the total of the reported expenditures by all regulated lobbyists for lobbying activities during the reporting period.

    (b)    (1)    If a report under § 5–705 or § 5–706 of this subtitle contains the name of an official or employee in the Executive Branch or Legislative Branch or the name of a member of the official’s or employee’s immediate family, the Ethics Commission shall:

            (i)    notify the official or employee within 30 days after receipt of the report by the Ethics Commission; and

            (ii)    keep the report confidential for 60 days after its receipt.

        (2)    Within 30 days after receiving the notice, the official or employee may submit a written exception to the inclusion in the report of the name of the official, employee, or member of the official’s or employee’s immediate family.