Section 12-27-8 - Limits on contributions to legislative or county candidate or candidate's campaign committee-Violation as misdemeanorA legislative or county candidate or the candidate's campaign committee may accept contributions during any calendar year as follows:
(1) Not to exceed one thousand dollars from a person, unless the person is the candidate or a member of the candidate's immediate family, in which case contributions may be made without limit;(2) Not to exceed one thousand dollars from an entity;(3) Without limit from a political action committee;(4) Without limit from a political party; and(5) Without limit from a candidate campaign committee.Any contribution from a ballot question committee is prohibited. Any contribution from a person who is an unemancipated minor shall be deducted from the total contribution permitted under this section by the unemancipated minor's custodial parent or parents. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. A subsequent offense within a calendar year is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
SL 2007, ch 80, §8; SL 2017, ch 222(Initiated Measure 22), § 6, eff. Nov. 16, 2016; SL 2017, ch 72, §5, eff. Feb. 2, 2017; SL 2017, ch 71, §8; SL 2018, ch 85, §2; SL 2019, ch 77, §2.Amended by S.L. 2019, ch. 77,s. 2, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by S.L. 2018, ch. 85,s. 2, eff. 7/1/2018.Amended by S.L. 2017, ch. 71,s. 8, eff. 7/1/2017.Amended by S.L. 2017, ch. 72,s. 5, eff. 2/2/2017.