{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-election-law-13-402","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Election Law § 13–402","heading":"","body":"(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a person publishing a newspaper or periodical in the State may not charge a candidate for State or local public office a rate for political advertising that exceeds the local rate regularly charged for commercial advertising by the person publishing that newspaper or periodical.\n(b) If a candidate uses an advertising or press agency to place a political advertisement, the person publishing the newspaper or periodical may charge the national rate regularly charged by that newspaper or periodical for commercial advertising.","path":["Article - Election Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gel\u0026section=13-402","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:47Z","sha256":"b53346606b6e6b90a90fad18caeef6a5b63ba7d4c5cc9a0f93592892caf1c9df","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-election-law-13-401.1","next":"us-md/md.-code-election-law-13-403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}