Current through Public Act 149 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 169.241 - Single contribution of $20.00 or expenditure of $50.00; written instrument, credit card, or debit card; anonymous contribution; contribution in name of another; violations; penalties(1) A person shall not make or accept a single contribution of more than $20.00 in cash or make or accept a single expenditure of more than $50.00 in cash. Contributions of more than $20.00 and expenditures of more than $50.00, other than an in-kind contribution or expenditure, must be made by written instrument, credit card, or debit card.(2) A person shall not accept or expend an anonymous contribution. An anonymous contribution received by a person must not be deposited but must be given to a tax exempt charitable organization. The charitable organization receiving the contribution shall provide the person with a receipt. The receipt must be retained by an appropriate committee pursuant to section 22.(3) A contribution must not be made, directly or indirectly, by any person in a name other than the name by which that person is identified for legal purposes.(4) A person who knowingly violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable, if the person is an individual, by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both, or, if the person is other than an individual, by a fine of not more than $10,000.00.Amended by 2019, Act 93,s 11, eff. 10/10/2019.1976, Act 388, Eff. 6/1/1977 ;--Am. 1977, Act 305, Imd. Eff. 1/4/1978 ;--Am. 1994, Act 117, Eff. 4/1/1995 ;--Am. 1999, Act 237, Eff. 3/10/2000.