Rhode Island § 17-25-5.2 § 17-25-5.2. Segregation of campaign funds.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 17-25-5.2 — § 17-25-5.2. Segregation of campaign funds.

Rhode Island § 17-25-5.2

Title 17Elections

Ch. 17-25Rhode Island Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-25-5.2 (2026).

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§ 17-25-5.2. Segregation of campaign funds.
(a) All campaign funds received and expended by a candidate, office holder, treasurer,
            or deputy treasurer, subject to the provisions of this chapter, shall be segregated
            from all other accounts. The candidate or office holder must maintain a separate campaign
            account, which shall not contain any non-campaign funds, at a financial institution
            that has a physical branch within this state. The comingling of a candidate's personal
            or business funds with campaign funds is expressly prohibited. As used herein, the
            term "financial institutionâ€� includes a bank or a credit union.
         
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§ 17-25-5.2. Segregation of campaign funds.

(a) All campaign funds received and expended by a candidate, office holder, treasurer, or deputy treasurer, subject to the provisions of this chapter, shall be segregated from all other accounts. The candidate or office holder must maintain a separate campaign account, which shall not contain any non-campaign funds, at a financial institution that has a physical branch within this state. The comingling of a candidate's personal or business funds with campaign funds is expressly prohibited. As used herein, the term "financial institutionâ€� includes a bank or a credit union.

(b) Applicability to political action committees. The provisions of this section shall apply to political action committees, as well as to individual candidates and office holders.