Maryland Election Law Section 13-331

      (a)      In accordance with subsection (b) of this section, a board shall assess a late filing fee for a failure to file a campaign finance report, as specified in § 13-327 of this subtitle.

      (b)      (1)      The fee is $10 for each day or part of a day, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, that a campaign finance report is overdue.

            (2)      An additional fee of $10 is due for each of the first 6 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, that a preelection campaign finance report under § 13-309 of this subtitle is overdue.

            (3)      The maximum fee payable for any single campaign finance report is $250.

      (c)      (1)      A board shall accept an overdue campaign finance report that is submitted without payment of the late filing fee, but the campaign finance report is not considered filed until the fee has been paid.

            (2)      After an overdue campaign finance report is received under paragraph (1) of this subsection no further late filing fee shall be incurred.

      (d)      A late filing fee is the joint and several liability of the responsible officers and:

            (1)      may not be paid, directly or indirectly, by the campaign finance entity; and

            (2)      is neither a contribution to nor an expenditure of the entity.