Section 5-403 - Disposition of filing fees.
§ 5-403. Disposition of filing fees.
(a) In general.- Filing fees paid by candidates under § 5-401 of this subtitle shall be distributed as specified in this section.
(b) Fees received by local board.- Filing fees received by a local board shall be transferred to the governing body of the county.
(c) Fees received by State Board.- Filing fees received by the State Board shall be divided and distributed:
(1) with respect to candidates for statewide office:
(i) $60 to the Baltimore City Board of Elections; and
(ii) $10 each to each other local board;
(2) with respect to candidates for any other public or party office in a multicounty district, in equal amounts to the local board of each county that contains part of the district to which the candidacy relates; and
(3) with respect to a candidate for a public or party office in a district wholly contained within one county, to the local board of that county.
[An. Code 1957, art. 33, § 5-403; 2002, ch. 291, §§ 2, 4; ch. 303, § 2.]