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Title 12 - Elections
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Chapter 27 - Campaign Finance Requirements
Chapter 27 - Campaign Finance Requirements
§ 12-27-1 Definitions.
§ 12-27-2 Political committee chair and treasurer required--Violation as misdemeanor.
§ 12-27-3 Statements of organization to be filed for political action committee, candidate campaign committee, and ballot question committee--Violation as misdemeanor.
§ 12-27-4 , 12-27-5. Repealed .
§ 12-27-6 Contents of statement of organization.
§ 12-27-7 Limits on contributions to statewide candidate or candidate's campaign committee--Violation as misdemeanor.
§ 12-27-8 Limits on contributions to legislative or county candidate or candidate's campaign committee--Violation as misdemeanor.
§ 12-27-9 Limits on contributions to political action committee--Violation as misdemeanor.
§ 12-27-10 Limits on contributions to political party--Violation as misdemeanor.
§ 12-27-10.1 to 12-27-10.3. Repealed.
§ 12-27-10.4 Affiliated entities sharing single contribution limit.
§ 12-27-11 Required information about contributors--Contributions from unknown source to be donated to charitable entity--Violation as misdemeanor.
§ 12-27-12 Disguised contributions prohibited--Misdemeanor.
§ 12-27-13 Property purchased with contributions to be property of political committee.
§ 12-27-14 Report of property sale by political committee--Violation as misdemeanor.
§ 12-27-15 Political communications to contain certain language--Exceptions--Violation as misdemeanor.
§ 12-27-16 Statements and disclaimers regarding independent communication expenditures--No control by candidate or political committee--Violation as misdemeanor.
§ 12-27-16.1 Statements and disclaimers regarding independent communication expenditures--Control by candidate or political committee--Violation as misdemeanor.
§ 12-27-17 Repealed
§ 12-27-18 Independent communication expenditures--Violation as misdemeanor.
§ 12-27-18.1 Acceptance of contributions by ballot question committee.
§ 12-27-18.2 Contributions to ballot question committee from nonresidents and certain entities prohibited_Civil penalty.
§ 12-27-19 Statements required for entity to make contribution to ballot question committee--Disclosure of information by committee--Violation as misdemeanor.
§ 12-27-20 Expenditure of public funds to influence election outcome prohibited.
§ 12-27-21 Acceptance of contributions from public entities prohibited--Misdemeanor.
§ 12-27-21.1 Time for submission of statements--Violation as misdemeanor.
§ 12-27-22 Persons and entities required to submit campaign finance disclosure statements--Violation as misdemeanor.
§ 12-27-22.1 Circumstances under which campaign finance disclosure statement not required.
§ 12-27-22.2 Reports only include contributions and expenditures related to this state.
§ 12-27-23 Repealed.
§ 12-27-24 Contents of campaign finance disclosure report.
§ 12-27-24.1 Repealed.
§ 12-27-25 Termination report.
§ 12-27-26 Requirements for dissolution of political committee.
§ 12-27-27 Conditions requiring filing of amended statement or report--Time for filing--Violation as misdemeanor--Civil penalty.
§ 12-27-28 Conditions requiring filing of supplemental report--Time for filing--Violation as misdemeanor.
§ 12-27-29 Records required to be kept by treasurer of political committee--Violation as misdemeanor.
§ 12-27-29.1 Civil penalty for failure to timely file statement, amendment, or correction.
§ 12-27-29.2 Order assessing penalty--Appeal--Termination of committee. .
§ 12-27-29.3 Prohibition of certification as candidate for failure to pay penalties or file required documents.
§ 12-27-29.4 Repeated failure to perform duty--Additional penalty--Referral for prosecution.
§ 12-27-29.5 Candidate jointly and severally responsible with treasurer for penalty--Decertification.
§ 12-27-30 Civil penalty for failure to timely file statement, amendment, or correction with county, township, municipality, school district, or special purpose district.
§ 12-27-31 Forms to be adopted by secretary of state--Oath or affirmation.
§ 12-27-32 Preservation and destruction of statements in public records.
§ 12-27-33 Sale and certain uses of information in statements or reports prohibited--Misdemeanor.
§ 12-27-34 Intentionally false or misleading statements prohibited--Felony.
§ 12-27-35 Investigation and prosecution of violations by attorney general--Civil actions.
§ 12-27-36 Access to records by attorney general--Violation as misdemeanor.
§ 12-27-37 Confidentiality of records.
§ 12-27-38 Candidate may not be certified or to forfeit office for felony violation.
§ 12-27-39 Application of campaign finance requirements.
§ 12-27-40 Investigation and prosecution of violations by state's attorney--Civil actions.
§ 12-27-41 Filing by electronic transmission.
§ 12-27-41.1 Repealed.
§ 12-27-42 Place of filing.
§ 12-27-42.1 Repealed.
§ 12-27-43 Action for civil penalty for certain violations.
§ 12-27-44 Repealed .
§ 12-27-45 Additional standards adopted by political subdivision .
§ 12-27-46 Repealed.
§ 12-27-47 Affidavit alleging violation of campaign finance requirements--Contested case--Referral for investigation.
§ 12-27-47.1 Report of certain campaign finance violations to secretary of state_Investigation_Civil penalty.
§ 12-27-48 False allegation of misconduct as misdemeanor.
§ 12-27-49 Effect of secretary of state's filing or refusing to file document.
§ 12-27-50 Limitation on uses for contributions received by candidate campaign committee.
§ 12-27-51 Period to cure campaign finance violation.