33.18.01.02
| 1st Offense |
2nd Offense |
3rd and Subsequent Offenses |
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| A. Disbursement made by unauthorized individual | |||
| (1) If made by a person other than the responsible officers or candidate | $250 | $500 | $500 |
| (2) If made by a candidate | $500 | $500 | $500 |
| (3) If made by the chairman and not in accordance with Election Law Article, §13-218(d), Annotated Code of Maryland | $250 | $500 | $500 |
| B. Failure to maintain a campaign bank account | |||
| (1) No bank account | $50 | $250 | $500 |
| (2) Used personal or other account controlled by the responsible officers or candidate | $500 | $500 | $500 |
| C. Disbursement by unauthorized methods | |||
| (1) Credit card disbursement | $100 | $500 | $500 |
| (2) Cash disbursement greater than $25 | $100 | $500 | $500 |
| (3) Non-check disbursement for walk-around services | $100 | $250 | $500 |
| D. Failure to maintain account books and records | |||
| (1) Loan documents | $250 | $500 | $500 |
| (2) Bank records | $500 | $500 | $500 |
| (3) Expenditure records | $100 | $250 | $500 |
| (4) Campaign contribution records or receipts | $100 | $250 | $500 |
| (5) Records for lump sum entries | $100 | $250 | $500 |
| E. Failure to report contribution(s) on a campaign finance report | |||
| (1) Less than 10 contributions | $50 | $250 | $500 |
| (2) Between 10 and 20 contributions | $150 | $300 | $500 |
| (3) More than 20 contributions | $300 | $500 | $500 |
| (4) Knowingly and willfully failed to disclose a contribution | $500 | $500 | $500 |
| F. Failure to report expenditure(s) on a campaign finance report | |||
| (1) Less than 10 expenditures | $50 | $250 | $500 |
| (2) Between 10 and 20 expenditures | $150 | $300 | $500 |
| (3) More than 20 expenditures | $300 | $500 | $500 |
| (4) Knowingly and willfully failed to disclose a expenditure | $500 | $500 | $500 |
| G. Failure to include authority line or authority line is insufficient | |||
| (1) No Authority Line | $250 | $500 | $500 |
| (2) Present but missing one or more requirements | $50 | $150 | $350 |
| H. Failure to retain a copy of campaign material | $250 | $500 | $500 |