Montana § 13-35-227 Prohibited Contributions From Corporations And Unions

Montana Statutes

§ 13-35-227 — Prohibited Contributions From Corporations And Unions

Montana § 13-35-227

Title 13ELECTIONS

Ch. 35ELECTION AND CAMPAIGN PRACTICES AND CRIMINAL PROVISIONS

Part 2Specific Provisions

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 13-35-227 (2026).

Text

13-35-227 . Prohibited contributions from corporations and unions.

(1)A corporation or union may not make a contribution to a candidate directly or through an intermediary.

(2)A candidate may not accept or receive a corporate or union contribution described in subsection (1).

(3)A political committee that is not a corporation or union may establish a fund to be used for making political contributions to candidates if the fund consists only of funds solicited from noncorporate and nonunion sources.

(4)A corporation or union may establish a separate, segregated fund to be used for making political contributions to candidates if the fund consists only of voluntary contributions solicited from an individual who is a shareholder, employee, or member of the corporation or union.

(5)A person

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13-35-227 . Prohibited contributions from corporations and unions. (1) A corporation or union may not make a contribution to a candidate directly or through an intermediary.
(2) A candidate may not accept or receive a corporate or union contribution described in subsection (1).
(3) A political committee that is not a corporation or union may establish a fund to be used for making political contributions to candidates if the fund consists only of funds solicited from noncorporate and nonunion sources.
(4) A corporation or union may establish a separate, segregated fund to be used for making political contributions to candidates if the fund consists only of voluntary contributions solicited from an individual who is a shareholder, employee, or member of the corporation or union.
(5) A person who violates this section is subject to the civil penalty provisions of 13-37-128 .

Legislative History

En. Sec. 25, Init. Act, Nov. 1912; re-en. Sec. 10790, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 10790, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 94-1444, R.C.M. 1947; redes. 23-4744 by Sec. 29, Ch. 513, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 296, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 23-4744; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 404, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, I.M. No. 125, Nov. 5, 1996; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 294, L. 1997 (voided by I.R. No. 114, Nov. 3, 1998); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 59, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 259, L. 2015.