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Indiana Statutes § 3-5-2-15 "Contribution"

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Statute Text

(a) "Contribution" means a donation (whether characterized as an advance, a deposit, a gift, a loan, a subscription, or a contract or promise to make a donation) of property (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-253 ) that satisfies both of the following:
(1) The donation is made for the purpose of influencing any of the following:
(A) The nomination or election to office of a candidate.
(B) The election of delegates to a state constitutional convention.
(C) The outcome of a public question.
(2) The donation is accepted by any of the following:
(A) A candidate.
(B) A candidate's committee.
(C) A regular party committee.
(D) A political action committee.
(E) A legislative caucus committee.
(b) Whenever funds are transferred from one (1) committee to another, the accepting committee is considered to be receiving a contribution in the amount of the funds transferred.
(c) Whenever a candidate or a committee accepts the personal services of a person whose compensation is being paid by a third person, the candidate or committee is considered to be receiving a contribution from the third person in the amount of the compensation paid.
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a), whenever a candidate or a committee accepts the personal services of a volunteer who is not being compensated, the candidate or committee is not considered to be receiving a contribution.
(e) Notwithstanding subsection (a), whenever a political action committee accepts a donation of:
(1) rent;
(2) office expenses;
(3) management fees;
(4) costs of solicitations of contributions; or
(5) other administrative costs;
the committee is not considered to be receiving a contribution.

Source

Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-4-1-6; 3-4-1-22 part.

History

Amended by P.L. 114 - 2012 , SEC. 2 , eff. 7/1/2012 .

As added by P.L. 5-1986 , SEC. 1 . Amended by P.L. 3-1987 , SEC. 4 ; P.L. 5-1989 , SEC. 2 ; P.L. 3-1997 , SEC. 6 .

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