D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 3, r. 3-3803

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 43, October 25, 2024

Rule 3-3803 - LEGAL DEFENSE COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTION LIMITATIONS

3803.1

Contributions in support of a legal defense committee shall be received or made in accordance with § 3011 of Chapter 30 of this title, except that no person, including a business contributor, shall make any contribution to or for a legal defense committee which, when aggregated with all other contributions received from such person, exceeds two thousand dollars ($2,000) in an aggregate amount.

3803.2

Notwithstanding § 3803.1, the legal defense committee contribution limitations shall not apply to contributions made by the public official for the purpose of funding his or her own legal defense committee within the District of Columbia.

3803.3

A legal defense committee shall not accept a contribution from a lobbyist or a person acting on behalf of a lobbyist or registrant.

3803.4

A lobbyist or registrant or a person acting on behalf of a lobbyist or registrant shall be prohibited from making a contribution to a legal defense committee.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 3, r. 3-3803

Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 1402 (February 8, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 11864 (August 16, 2013); Amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 3025 (3/13/2015); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 15416 (11/22/2019)

Authority: D.C. Official Code § 1-1001.05(a)(14); in conformity with the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Establishment and Comprehensive Ethics Reform Amendment Act of 2011, enacted February 27, 2012 (D.C. Act 19-318; D.C. Official Code § 1-1161.01 et seq. (2012 Supp.)).