§ 15-712. Disclosure of statistics by Commission; notice to official named in report

   (a) Statistics to be disclosed. -- After each reporting period, the Ethics Commission shall compute and make available:

   (1) for each of the categories of expenses required by § 15-704(b)(2) of this subtitle to be reported, a total of the expenditures reported by all regulated lobbyists in that category;

   (2) for the categories of expenses required by § 15-704(b)(2)(v) through (vii) of this subtitle to be reported, 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) Notice to official named in report. --

   (1) If a report under § 15-704 or § 15-705 of this subtitle contains the name of an official or employee in the Executive 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 of 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.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 40A, § 5-106; 1995, ch. 533, § 2; 2001, ch. 631, § 1, 2.