Section 17-5-15 Making or accepting contributions by one person in name of another prohibited; exception.

Section 17-5-15

Making or accepting contributions by one person in name of another prohibited; exception.

It shall be unlawful for any person to make a contribution in the name of another person, or knowingly permit his or her name to be used to effect such a contribution made by one person in the name of another person, or for any candidate, principal campaign committee, or political action committee to knowingly accept a contribution made by one person in the name of another person; provided, however, that nothing in this chapter would prohibit any person from soliciting and receiving contributions from other persons for the purpose of making expenditures to a candidate, political campaign committee, political action committee, or elected state or local official required to file reports pursuant to Section 17-5-8.

(Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-873, p. 397, §18; §17-22A-18; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §24.)