Montana § 13-37-217 - Contributions In Name Of Undisclosed Principal
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 13-37-217 — Contributions In Name Of Undisclosed Principal, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13-37-217. Contributions In Name Of Undisclosed Principal
Contributions in name of undisclosed principal. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person may not make a contribution of the person's own money or of another person's money to any other person in connection with any election in any other name than that of the person who in truth supplies the money. A person may not knowingly receive a contribution or enter or cause the contribution to be entered in the person's accounts or records in another name than that of the person by whom it was actually furnished. (2) A joint fundraising committee shall allocate contributions as provided in 13-37-211 to a participant in the name of the original contributor to the joint fundraising committee, and a participant may receive and may enter these contributions into the participant's account. A participant shall account for the original contributors of the gross contributions allocated by the joint fundraising committee in the participant's records.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Montana § 13-37-217
What does Montana Code Annotated § 13-37-217 cover?
Section 13-37-217 ("Contributions In Name Of Undisclosed Principal") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. 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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