A. Records Retained. The person doing public business who has filed a registration statement shall maintain detailed and accurate records of:
- (1) All contracts awarded by governmental entities to the person or attributed to the person that caused the person to be doing public business;
- (2) Applicable contributions made by or attributed to the person, including related notifications and policy documents; and
- (3) All statements of contributions filed by the person doing public business.
B. Length of Retention. The records shall be retained until the earlier of:
- (1) 10 years after the creation of the record; or
- (2) 4 years after the performance is completed on the last contract that causes the person to be doing public business.
- C. Audit. The State Board, at its discretion, may audit the records retained by the person doing public business.
Authority: Election Law Article, §§2-102(b)(4), 14-105, and 14-109, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: September 12, 2016 (43:18 Md. R. 1018)