36-11-305 - Campaign contribution during session prohibited.
36-11-305. Campaign contribution during session prohibited.
(1) It is unlawful for a person, lobbyist, principal, or political committee to make acampaign contribution or contract, promise, or agree to make a campaign contribution to alegislator or a legislator's personal campaign committee, or a political action committeecontrolled by a legislator during the time the Legislature is convened in annual general or vetooverride session, or in a special session convened before July 1 of a general election year.
(2) It is unlawful for a person, lobbyist, principal, or political committee to make acampaign contribution, or contract, promise, or agree to make a campaign contribution, to thegovernor, the governor's personal campaign committee, or a political action committee controlledby the governor during the time the Legislature is convened in annual general or veto overridesession, during a special session convened before July 1 of a general election year, or during thetime period established by the Utah Constitution, Article VII, Section 8, for the governor toapprove or veto bills passed by the Legislature in the annual general session.
(3) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
Amended by Chapter 286, 2003 General Session