Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 320 – Disposition of fees
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 320
- Commission: means the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices as defined in Title 1, chapter 25. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A
- Lobbying: includes the time spent to prepare and submit to the Governor, an official in the legislative branch, an official in the executive branch, a constitutional officer or a legislative committee oral and written proposals for, or testimony or analyses concerning, a legislative action. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A
- Year: means a 12-month period starting December 1st and ending the following November 30th. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 3 Sec. 312-A
Fees collected pursuant to this chapter must be deposited into a special revenue account of the commission to be used for the purposes of administering and enforcing the provisions of this chapter, including the costs of obtaining, maintaining and upgrading technology to facilitate disclosure of lobbying and campaign finance information to the public. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the commission may deposit penalties assessed under Title 21?A, sections 1014, 1060?A and 1062?A into the account to be spent exclusively on technology costs consistent with this section. [PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. SSS, §1 (AMD).]
The commission shall, no later than November 15th of the year prior to any proposed change, establish the amount of the registration fee required to be paid pursuant to section 313 for the subsequent year. [PL 1993, c. 691, §23 (RPR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 576 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 621, §2 (RP). PL 1975, c. 724 (REEN). PL 1981, c. 82, §2 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 410, §M1 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 446, §§A16,B14 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 691, §23 (RPR). IB 1995, c. 1, §8 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 267, Pt. F, §3 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. SSS, §1 (AMD).