Section 13-227 - Transfers - Limits. - Maryland Statutes

§ 13-227. Transfers - Limits.
 

(a)  Scope.- In this section, a "campaign finance entity" includes a nonfederal out-of-state political committee. 

(b)  Applicability.- The limit on transfers set forth in subsection (c) of this section does not apply to a transfer: 

(1) by a campaign finance entity to a ballot issue committee; 

(2) between or among: 

(i) political committees that are State or local central committees of the same political party; 

(ii) a slate and the campaign finance entities of its members; and 

(iii) the campaign finance entities of a candidate. 

(c)  In general.- During an election cycle, a campaign finance entity may not directly or indirectly make transfers in a cumulative amount of more than $6,000 to any one other campaign finance entity. 

(d)  Affiliated transferors or transferees.-  

(1) All affiliated campaign finance entities are treated as a single entity in determining: 

(i) the amount of transfers made by a campaign finance entity; and 

(ii) the amount of transfers received by a campaign finance entity. 

(2) Campaign finance entities are deemed to be affiliated if they: 

(i) are organized and operated in coordination and cooperation with each other; or 

(ii) otherwise conduct their operations and make their decisions relating to transfers and other contributions under the control of the same individual or entity. 

(e)  Multiple candidacies.- The limit on transfers to the campaign finance entities of a candidate prescribed in subsection (c) of this section applies regardless of the number of offices sought by the candidate. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 33, §§ 13-212(a)(3)(i), 13-213(a)-(e), 13-214; 2002, ch. 291, § 4.]