Indiana § 4-31-13-3.5 - Permit holders or persons with an interest in a permit holder
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§ 4-31-13-3.5. Permit holders or persons with an interest in a permit holder
Sec. 3.5. (a) The definitions in IC 3-5-2.1 apply to this section to the extent they do not conflict with the definitions in this article.
(b) This section applies only to contributions made after June 30, 1996.
(c) As used in this section, "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.
(d) As used in this section, "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 the general assembly.
(4) A committee organized by a legislative caucus of the senate of the general assembly.
(e) As used in this section, "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).
(f) For purposes of this section, a person is considered to have an interest in a permit holder if the person satisfies any of the following:
(1) The person holds at least a one percent (1%) interest in the permit holder.
(2) The person is an officer of the permit holder.
(3) The person is an officer of a person that holds at least a one percent (1%) interest in the permit holder.
(4) The person is a political action committee of the permit holder.
(g) For purposes of this section, a permit holder is considered to have made a contribution if a contribution is made by a person who has an interest in the permit holder.
(h) A permit holder or a person with an interest in a permit holder may not make a contribution to a candidate or a committee during the following periods:
(1) The term during which the permit holder holds a permit.
(2) The three (3) years following the final expiration or termination of the permit holder's permit.
(i) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Level 6 felony.
As added by P.L.4-1996, SEC.92. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.66; P.L.186-2025, SEC.38.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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