SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Crawford David (Last) (First) (Middle) 11419 SUNSET HILLS ROAD (Street) RESTON VA 20190-5207 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/08/2004	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MAXIMUS INC [ MMS ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Group President - System Produ	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	615	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Options (Right to Buy)	(1)	03/20/2010	Common Stock	35,000	$36.25	D
Options (Right to Buy)	(2)	03/01/2014	Common Stock	50,000	$34.9	D
Restruicted Stock Units (RSU)	(4)	02/28/2014	Common Stock	3,000	(3)	D
Options (Right to Buy)	(5)	11/19/2010	Common Stock	10,000	$28.5	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. NQ Options are fully vested, and are restricted to authorized periods for exercise. Exercisable Full Vest Expires 5,000 03/20/2002 03/20/2010 15,000 03/20/2003 03/20/2010 15,000 03/20/2004 03/20/2010

2. NQ Options are exercised based on the following schedule: Granted Full Vest Expires 12,500 02/28/2005 03/01/2014 12,500 02/28/2006 03/01/2014 12,500 02/28/2007 03/01/2014 12,500 02/28/2008 03/01/2014

3. RSU - No Conversion or Exercise Price

4. Restricted Stock Units vest based on the following schedule: Issued Lapse Date Expires 500 03/31/2005 02/28/2014 500 03/31/2006 02/28/2014 500 03/31/2007 02/28/2014 500 03/31/2008 02/28/2014 500 03/31/2009 02/28/2014 500 03/31/2010 02/28/2014

5. NQ Options are exercised based on the following schedule: Granted Full Vest Expires 2,500 11/19/2005 11/19/2010 2,500 11/19/2006 11/19/2010 2,500 11/19/2007 11/19/2010 2,500 11/19/2008 11/19/2010

	David R. Francis, Attorney-In-Fact for: David Crawford	12/08/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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