Sec. 33.20.02.02. Registration

A. In General. A person doing public business shall file the registration statement required under §B of this regulation with the State Board within 15 business days after the award of a contract by a governmental entity.

B. Statement Requirements. Except as provided in §D of this regulation, the registration statement shall include the following information:

(1) The identity of the person doing public business;

(2) The business address of the person doing public business;

(3) The name, mailing address, and email address of:

(a) The chief executive officer of the business entity or any person exercising direction or control over the activities of the person doing public business; and

(b) An individual designated as the treasurer or responsible officer authorized to act on behalf of the person doing public business and to file statements of contributions pursuant to Election Law Article, §14-104, Annotated Code of Maryland;

(4) The level of government that awarded the contract, whether municipal, county, or state;

(5) The name of the governmental entity that awarded the contract;

(6) The name and relationship of any business entity or person attributed to or affiliated with the person filing the registration notice that was awarded a contract by a governmental entity; and

(7) The base amount of the consideration to be received by the person doing public business from the governmental entity for the contract.

C. Electronic Filing. The registration notice shall be filed electronically by means of the browser-based software provided by the State Administrator.

D. Omission of Contract. The registration statement may omit:

(1) Contract information if the State Board has approved the person’s request to waive the requirement to disclose the contract; or

(2) The base amount of the consideration to be received for the performance of the contract if the person doing public business files, for the entire period of performance of the contract, an affidavit of limited applicable contributions under COMAR 33.20.04.

E. Initial Report. A person doing public business shall file the initial statement of contributions within 15 business days of filing the registration statement.