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6.767 Prohibition against acceptance of campaign contributions from legislative agents -- Penalty.

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6.767 Prohibition against acceptance of campaign contributions from legislative agents -- Penalty. A member of the General Assembly, candidate for the General Assembly, or his <br>campaign committee shall not accept a campaign contribution from a legislative agent. <br>Violation of this provision is ethical misconduct. It shall be a complete defense if the <br>legislator or candidate receives a campaign contribution from a legislative agent, which <br>fact is unknown to the legislator or candidate at the time of receipt, if the legislator or <br>candidate either returns the contribution within fourteen (14) days of receipt and within <br>fourteen (14) additional days makes that fact, together with the name of the contributor, <br>amount of the contribution, and the date of return or payment known, in writing to the <br>commission. It shall also be a defense if a legislator or candidate receives a campaign <br>contribution from a legislative agent whose name does not yet appear on the list of <br>legislative agents furnished to the Legislative Research Commission if the legislator or <br>candidate returns the campaign contribution within fourteen (14) days of the Legislative <br>Research Commission's receipt of the list bearing the name of the legislative agent and <br>makes the written disclosure to the commission required in this subsection. The fourteen <br>(14) day time periods shall be tolled upon the filing with the commission of a request for <br>an advisory opinion regarding the campaign contribution. Upon the issuance of the <br>opinion or decision not to render an opinion, the fourteen (14) day period shall resume. Effective: September 16, 1993 <br>History: Created 1993 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 4, sec. 17, effective September 16, 1993.