CHAPTER 13. PROHIBITED POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS

IC 8-15.5-13

    

Chapter 13. Prohibited Political Contributions

IC 8-15.5-13-1

Application of definitions

    

Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 3-5-2 apply to this chapter to the
extent they do not conflict with the definitions in this article.

As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.

IC 8-15.5-13-2

"Candidate"

    

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "candidate" refers to any of the
following:

        (1) A candidate for a state office.

        (2) A candidate for a legislative office.

        (3) A candidate for a local office.

As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.

IC 8-15.5-13-3

"Committee"

    

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "committee" refers to any of the
following:

        (1) A candidate's committee.

        (2) A regular party committee.

        (3) A committee organized by a legislative caucus of the house
of representatives of the general assembly.

        (4) A committee organized by a legislative caucus of the senate
of the general assembly.

As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.

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"Officer"

    

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "officer" refers only to either of
the following:

        (1) An individual listed as an officer of a corporation in the
corporation's most recent annual report.

        (2) An individual who is a successor to an individual described
in subdivision (1).

As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.

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Determination of interest in operator

    

Sec. 5. For purposes of this chapter, a person is considered to have
an interest in an operator if the person satisfies any of the following:

        (1) The person holds at least a one percent (1%) interest in an
operator.

        (2) The person is an officer of an operator.

        (3) The person is an officer of a person that holds at least a one
percent (1%) interest in an operator.

        (4) The person is a political action committee of an operator.

As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.

IC 8-15.5-13-6

Certain contributions attributed to operator

    

Sec. 6. An operator is considered to have made a contribution if
a contribution is made by a person who has an interest in the
operator.

As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.

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Prohibition of contributions to candidate or committee

    

Sec. 7. An operator or a person who has an interest in an operator
may not make a contribution to a candidate or a committee during the
following periods:

        (1) The term during which the operator is a party to a
public-private agreement entered into under this article.

        (2) The three (3) years following the final expiration or
termination of the public-private agreement described in
subdivision (1).

As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.

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Class D felony for violation

    

Sec. 8. A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this
chapter commits a Class D felony.

As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.