Iowa § 68A.501 - 68A.501 Funds from unknown source — escheat.
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§ 68A.501. 68A.501 Funds from unknown source — escheat.
The expenditure of funds from an unknown or unidentifiable source received by a candidate or committee is prohibited. Such funds received by a candidate or committee shall escheat to the state. Any candidate or committee receiving such contributions shall remit such contributions to the board which shall forward it to the treasurer of state for deposit in the general fund of the state. Persons requested to make a contribution at a fundraising event shall be advised that it is illegal to make a contribution in excess of twenty-five dollars unless the person making the contribution also provides the person’s name and address. [C77, 79, 81, §56.27] C91, §56.3A 2003 Acts, ch 40, §9; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286 CS2003, §68A.501 2007 Acts, ch 14, §8; 2015 Acts, ch 54, §12 Wed Dec 10 22:27:25 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 68A.501 (20, 0)
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Section 68A.501 ("68A.501 Funds from unknown source — escheat.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. 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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