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Title 52 — Voting and ElectionsRelease 119-73

§30124 Fraudulent misrepresentation of campaign authority

Title 52 › Subtitle Subtitle III— - Federal Campaign Finance › Chapter CHAPTER 301— - FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - DISCLOSURE OF FEDERAL CAMPAIGN FUNDS › § 30124

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Stops candidates for federal office and their employees or agents from pretending to speak, write, or act for another candidate, political party, or their staff in a way that would hurt that other person. It also makes it illegal for them to knowingly take part in or plan a scheme to do this. Also bans anyone from pretending to represent a candidate or party when asking for money or donations, and bans knowingly taking part in or planning such a scheme.

Full Legal Text

Title 52, §30124

Voting and Elections — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)No person who is a candidate for Federal office or an employee or agent of such a candidate shall—
(1)fraudulently misrepresent himself or any committee or organization under his control as speaking or writing or otherwise acting for or on behalf of any other candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof on a matter which is damaging to such other candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof; or
(2)willfully and knowingly participate in or conspire to participate in any plan, scheme, or design to violate paragraph (1).
(b)No person shall—
(1)fraudulently misrepresent the person as speaking, writing, or otherwise acting for or on behalf of any candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof for the purpose of soliciting contributions or donations; or
(2)willfully and knowingly participate in or conspire to participate in any plan, scheme, or design to violate paragraph (1).

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 441h of Title 2, The Congress, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 322 of Pub. L. 92–225 was renumbered section 317, and is classified to section 30119 of this title.

Amendments

2002—Pub. L. 107–155 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2002 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 107–155 effective Nov. 6, 2002, see section 402 of Pub. L. 107–155, set out as an

Effective Date

of 2002 Amendment;

Regulations

note under section 30101 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

52 U.S.C. § 30124

Title 52 — Voting and Elections

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73