12-27-8. Limits on contributions to legislative or county candidate or candidate's campaign committee--Violation as misdemeanor .A 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. Source: SL 2007, ch 80, §8; SL 2017, ch 222 (Initiated Measure 22), §6, eff. Nov. 16, 2016; SL 2017, ch 72, §5, eff. Feb. meanor. A subsequent offense within a calendar year is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: 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.
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