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Title 52 — Voting and ElectionsRelease 119-73not60

§30124 Fraudulent Misrepresentation of Campaign Authority

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

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

A candidate for federal office, or their employee or agent, must not pretend to speak, write, or act for another candidate or political party in a way that hurts that other person or party. They also must not knowingly join or plan any scheme to do that. Anyone must not pretend to represent a candidate or party when asking for money or donations, and must not knowingly take part in planning such a scheme.

Full Legal Text

Title 52, §30124

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(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 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60