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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 1 MRSA §1016-A, first ¶, as amended by PL 1989, c. 734, is
further amended to read:

 
Each Legislator shall file a statement of specific sources of
income received in the preceding calendar year with the
commission by 5:00 p.m. on February 15th of each year on forms
provided by the Secretary of State commission. Prior to the end
of the first week in January of each year, the Secretary of State
commission shall deliver a form to each Senator and member of the
House of Representatives. The statement of specific sources of
income filed under this subchapter must be on a form prescribed
by the commission and prepared by the Secretary of State and is a
public record.

 
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §19, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1989, c. 608, §3, is
further amended by amending the first paragraph to read:

 
2. Statement of sources of income. Each executive employee
shall annually file with the Secretary of State Commission on
Governmental Ethics and Election Practices a sworn and notarized
statement of finances for the preceding calendar year. The
statement shall must indicate:

 
Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §19, sub-§3, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 734, §2, is
amended to read:

 
B. Each executive employee shall file the annual report
prior to the close of the 2nd week in April, inless he
unless that employee has filed an initial or updating report
during the preceding 30 days; except that, if an elected or
appointed executive employee has already filed a report for
the preceding calendar year pursuant to paragraph A, a
report does not need to be filed.

 
Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §19, sub-§§4 and 5, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 734, §2,
are amended to read:

 
4. Penalties. Failing to file the statement, within 15 days
of having been notified by the Secretary of State Commission on
Governmental Ethics and Election Practices of failing to meet the
requirements of subsection 2, is a civil violation for which a
forfeiture of not more than $100 may be adjudged.

 
5. Rules. The Secretary of State Commission on Governmental
Ethics and Election Practices may adopt or amend rules to specify
the reportable categories or types and the procedures and forms
for reporting and to administer this section. Rules adopted
pursuant to this section are routine technical rules in
accordance with chapter 375, subchapter II-A.


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