§ 163-278.83. Penalties.
§ 163‑278.83. Penalties.
Except as otherwise providedin this Article, a violation of this Article is a Class 2 misdemeanor. TheState Board of Elections has the same authority to compel from any individual,committee, association, or any other organization or group of individualscovered by this Article the disclosures required by this Article that the Boardhas to compel the disclosures required by Article 22A of this Chapter. Thecivil penalties and remedies in G.S. 163‑278.34 shall apply to violationsof this Article, and where those provisions apply to violations involvingcontributions and expenditures they shall apply in the same manner to paymentsand disbursements in violation of G.S. 163‑278.82. (2004‑125, s. 1; 2006‑259,s. 29(a).)