Contributions In Certain Public Buildings Prohibited

Sec. 253.039. CONTRIBUTIONS IN CERTAIN PUBLIC BUILDINGS PROHIBITED. (a) A person may not knowingly make or authorize a political contribution while in the Capitol or a courthouse to: (1) a candidate or officeholder; (2) a political committee; or (3) a person acting on behalf of a candidate, officeholder, or political committee. (b) A candidate, officeholder, or political committee or a person acting on behalf of a candidate, officeholder, or political committee may not knowingly accept a political contribution, and shall refuse a political contribution that is received, in the Capitol or a courthouse. (c) This section does not prohibit contributions made in the Capitol or a courthouse through the United States postal service or a common or contract carrier. (d) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. (h) In this section, "courthouse" means any building owned by the state, a county, or a municipality, or an office or part of a building leased to the state, a county, or a municipality, in which a justice or judge sits to conduct court proceedings. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 304, Sec. 5.07, eff. Jan. 1, 1992. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 1152), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.