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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CAMPAIGN FINANCE COMPLIANCE | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Messier, Casey, Morin, Fellela, and McLaughlin | |
Date Introduced: January 13, 2016 | |
Referred To: House Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 17-25-13 of the General Laws in Chapter 17-25 entitled "Rhode |
2 | Island Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting" is hereby amended to read as |
3 | follows: |
4 | 17-25-13. Penalties. -- (a) Any person who willfully and knowingly violates the |
5 | provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined |
6 | not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation. |
7 | (b) The state board may fine any person or entity who violates the provisions of this |
8 | chapter in an amount not more than one hundred dollars ($100) per violation. |
9 | (c) Fines, fees and penalties imposed by the state board for violations of this chapter |
10 | shall be paid for by the candidate, officeholder or entity against whose campaign the fines, fees or |
11 | penalties have been levied. Fines, fees and penalties levied by the state board pursuant to this |
12 | chapter shall not be paid for from contributions or funds available in a campaign account. |
13 | (d) Any person who owes fines, fees, or penalties of two thousand dollars ($2,000) or |
14 | more to the state board for violations of this chapter may not be a candidate for public office, |
15 | unless that person is currently compliant with a state board-approved repayment agreement. |
16 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CAMPAIGN FINANCE COMPLIANCE | |
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1 | This act would prevent a person from being a candidate for public office who owes fines, |
2 | fees, or penalties of two thousand dollars ($2,000) or more for campaign finance violations, |
3 | unless that person is currently compliant with a state board-approved repayment agreement. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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