Texas Statutes
§ 571.098 — CONVERSION OF CONTRIBUTION TO PERSONAL USE.
Texas § 571.098
JurisdictionTexas
Code GVGovernment Code
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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 571.098 (2026).
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Sec. 571.098. CONVERSION OF CONTRIBUTION TO PERSONAL USE. A person involved in a transaction or activity that the commission concludes in an advisory opinion to be a conversion of a contribution to personal use in violation of Section 253.035 , Election Code, is not civilly liable to the state if:
(1)before receiving the opinion, the person reasonably believed the transaction or activity did not constitute a conversion, taking into account prior opinions and rules of the commission; and
(2)on or before the 30th day after the date the opinion is published, the person:
(A)returns to the political fund from which it was removed an amount equal to the amount converted; and
(B)notifies the commission by certified mail that the person has returned the converted contribution as required by th
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Nearby Sections
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§ 571.001
PURPOSE.§ 571.002
DEFINITIONS.§ 571.021
TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION.§ 571.022
SUNSET PROVISION.§ 571.0221
DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED.§ 571.023
PRESIDING OFFICER.§ 571.0231
RESTRICTION ON COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP.§ 571.0232
GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.§ 571.024
EXPENSES.§ 571.025
MEETINGS.§ 571.026
QUORUM; VOTE REQUIRED.§ 571.027
PROHIBITED PARTICIPATION.§ 571.0271
COMMISSION MEMBER TRAINING.§ 571.028
PROHIBITED CANDIDACY.§ 571.029
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