§ 7-1-507. NOTIFICATION OF PUBLIC OFFICIAL NAMED IN ANNUAL REPORT.

(a)

Notification of public official. If an annual report filed under § 7-1-506 of this subtitle contains the name of a public official or the public official's spouse or dependent child, the Commission shall:

(1)

Notify the public official within 30 days after the receipt of the report; and

(2)

Keep the annual report confidential for 60 days after the receipt of the report.

(b)

Written exception. Within 30 days after receiving the notification provided under subsection (a) of this section, a public official may file a written exception to the inclusion of the public official's name, or the name of the public official's spouse or dependent child in the annual report.

(1988 Code, § 28-157) (Bill No. 91-99, § 2, 7-1-2004)