Alabama § 17-5-15.2 - Limitations on Certain Campaign Contributions Made by Credit Card; Reporting; Forfeiture.

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§ 17-5-15.2. Limitations on Certain Campaign Contributions Made by Credit Card; Reporting; Forfeiture.

(a) No principal campaign committee, political action committee, or political party may accept any contribution made with a credit card via the Internet unless, at the time of making the contribution: (i) the person making the contribution provides to the principal campaign committee, political action committee, or political party the credit card verification value or code; and (ii) except as provided in subsection (b), the billing address associated with the credit card is located in the United States.

(b) If the contribution under subsection (a) is made by a U.S. citizen living outside of the United States and the credit card billing address is not a location in the United States, the individual shall provide to the principal campaign committee, political action committee, or political party, at the time of making the contribution, the mailing address of the location in the United States which the individual uses for voter registration purposes. (c) The treasurer of each principal campaign committee, political action committee, and political party shall maintain the names and addresses of each person making a contribution under this section for purposes of making reports under Section 17-5-8. (d) Any credit card processor that processes credit card contributions via the Internet to a principal campaign committee, political action committee, or political party without requiring the credit card verification value or code and a zip code located in the United States or a billing address located outside the United States is subject to a forfeiture in an amount equal to the cumulative amount of the contributions.

Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 17-5-15.2 ("Limitations on Certain Campaign Contributions Made by Credit Card; Reporting; Forfeiture.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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