Section 5-403 - Disposition of filing fees. - Maryland Statutes

§ 5-403. Disposition of filing fees.
 

(a)  In general.- Filing fees paid by candidates under § 5-401 of this subtitle shall be distributed as specified in this section. 

(b)  Fees received by local board.- Filing fees received by a local board shall be transferred to the governing body of the county. 

(c)  Fees received by State Board.- Filing fees received by the State Board shall be divided and distributed: 

(1) with respect to candidates for statewide office: 

(i) $60 to the Baltimore City Board of Elections; and 

(ii) $10 each to each other local board; 

(2) with respect to candidates for any other public or party office in a multicounty district, in equal amounts to the local board of each county that contains part of the district to which the candidacy relates; and 

(3) with respect to a candidate for a public or party office in a district wholly contained within one county, to the local board of that county. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 33, § 5-403; 2002, ch. 291, §§ 2, 4; ch. 303, § 2.]