Any violation of this chapter not classified as an offense shall constitute an administrative fault and shall entail an administrative fine to be imposed by the Office of the Election Comptroller. Fines shall be established through regulations promulgated by the Office of the Election Comptroller. In the case of natural persons, aspirants, candidates, and their campaign committees, and authorized committees, such fines shall range between two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for the first violation, and up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) for subsequent violations. In the case of juridical persons and political action committees, the fines shall range from a maximum of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) for the first violation, and up to thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) for subsequent violations.
In both cases, each day that the violations persist shall be deemed to be an independent violation. The grounds for the imposition of fines shall be stated. The total amount of the fines shall be remitted to the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall use it to finance expenditures related to the Election Fund for Administrative Expenses or the Special Fund for Political Campaign Expenditures.
Any person who knowingly makes contributions in excess of the amounts provided in this chapter shall be subject to an administrative fine of three times the amount contributed in excess.
History —Nov. 18, 2011, No. 222, § 14.006; renumbered as § 13.006 and amended on Dec. 19, 2014, No. 233, § 96.