3802 FILING AND RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS

3802.1 The treasurer of each legal defense committee must file R&E Reports, on forms prescribed by the Director, within thirty (30) days after the committee's organization and every thirty (30) days thereafter until dissolution.

3802.2 R&E Reports must disclose:

1. (a) The amount of cash on hand at the beginning of the reporting period;
2. (b) The full name and mailing address, including occupation and principal place of business, if any, of each person who has made one or more contributions to or for the committee within the calendar year in an aggregate amount or value in excess of fifty dollars ($50) or more, together with the amount and date of the contributions;
3. (c) The total sum of individual contributions made to or for the committee during the reporting period that is not reported under § 3802.2(b);
4. (d) Each loan to or from any person within the calendar year in an aggregate amount or value of fifty ($50) or more, together with the full names and mailing addresses (including the occupation and the principal place of business, if any) of the lender and endorsers, if any, and the date and amount of the loans;
5. (e) The total sum of all receipts by or for the committee during the reporting period;
6. (f) The full name and mailing address, including the occupation and the principal place of business, if any, of each person to whom expenditures have been made by or on behalf of the committee within the calendar year in an aggregate amount or value of ten dollars ($10) or more;
7. (g) The total sum of expenditures made by the committee during the calendar year;
8. (h) The amount and nature of debts and obligations owed by or to the committee, in a form as the Director of Campaign Finance may prescribe; and
9. (i) Other information as may be required by the Director of Campaign Finance.

3802.3 R&E Reports must be complete no later than five (5) days before the prescribed

filing deadline.

3802.4 The treasurer of a legal defense fund, and each beneficiary of such a fund, shall keep a detailed and exact account of:

(a) Each contribution made to or for the legal defense committee;

(b) The full name and address (including the occupation and principal place of business, if any) of each person that made a contribution of at least fifty dollars ($50) or more, and the date and amount of such contribution;

(c) Each expenditure made by or on behalf of the legal defense committee; and

(d) The full name and address (including the occupation and principal place of business, if any) of each person to whom an expenditure was made, and the name, address, and the office held or sought, or the position held, by the public official, whichever is applicable.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 1402 (February 8, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 11864 (August 16, 2013).