Limits on contributions to statewide candidate or candidate's campaign committee--Violation as misdemeanor

A statewide candidate or the candidate's campaign committee may accept contributions during any calendar year as follows: (1) Not to exceed four thousand dollars from a person, unless the person is the candidate or a member of the candidate's immediate family, in which case contributions may be made without limit; (2) Not to exceed four thousand dollars from an entity; (3) Without limit from a political action committee; (4) Without limit from a political party; and (5) Without limit from a candidate campaign committee. Any contribution from a ballot question committee is prohibited. Any contribution from a person who is an unemancipated minor shall be deducted from the total contribution permitted under this section by the unemancipated minor's custodial parent or parents. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. A subsequent offense within a calendar year is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SL 2007, ch 80 , § 7; SL 2017, ch 222 (Initiated Measure 22), § 5, eff. Nov. 16, 2016; SL 2017, ch 72 , § 4, eff. Feb. 2, 2017; SL 2017, ch 71 , § 7; SL 2018, ch 85 , § 1; SL 2019, ch 77 , § 1.