Oklahoma § 21-187.1 - Individual contributions - Contributions using

§ 21-187.1. Individual contributions - Contributions using

intermediary or conduit - Lobbyist or lobbyist principal

contributions.

A. No person may contribute more than:

1. The limits set forth in the Rules of the Ethics Commission

to a political party committee or political action committee;

2. The limits set forth in the Rules of the Ethics Commission

to a candidate committee for a candidate for state office; or

3. The limits set forth in the Rules of the Ethics Commission

to a campaign committee for a candidate for municipal office or to a

campaign committee for a candidate for county office or to a

municipal or county political committee.

B. No candidate, candidate committee, or other committee shall

knowingly accept contributions in excess of the amounts provided

herein.

C. These restrictions shall not apply to a committee supporting

or opposing a state question or local question or to a candidate

making a contribution of his or her own funds to his or her own

campaign.

D. It shall be prohibited for a campaign contribution to be

made to a particular candidate or committee through an intermediary

or conduit for the purpose of:

1. Evading requirements of effective Rules of the Ethics

Commission promulgated pursuant to Article XXIX of the Oklahoma

Constitution or laws relating to the reporting of contributions and

expenditures; or

2. Exceeding the contribution limitations imposed by subsection

A of this section.

Any person making a contribution in violation of this subsection

or serving as an intermediary or conduit for such a contribution,

upon conviction, shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in

subsections E and F of this section.

E. Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any

provision of this section where the aggregate amount contributed

exceeds the contribution limitation specified in subsection A of

this section by Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or more, upon

conviction, shall be guilty of a Class D3 felony offense punishable

by a fine of up to four times the amount exceeding the contribution

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments

limitation, or by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B

through F of Section 20P of this title, or by both such fine and

imprisonment.

F. Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any

provision of this section where the aggregate amount contributed is

less than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) in excess of the

contribution limitation specified in subsection A of this section,

upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a

fine of not more than three times the amount exceeding the

contribution limitation or One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00),

whichever is greater, or by imprisonment in the county jail for up

to one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

G. No lobbyist or lobbyist principal as defined in the Rules of

the Ethics Commission shall make or promise to make a contribution

to, or solicit or promise to solicit a contribution for a member of

the Oklahoma Legislature or a candidate for a state legislative

office during any regular legislative session, beginning the first

Monday in February, through its adjournment, and for five (5)

calendar days following sine die adjournment. A member of the

Oklahoma Legislature or a candidate for a state legislative office

shall not intentionally solicit or accept a contribution from a

lobbyist or lobbyist principal as defined in the Rules of the Ethics

Commission during any regular legislative session and for five (5)

calendar days after sine die adjournment. For the purposes of this

subsection, a candidate shall mean any person who has filed a

statement of organization for a state legislative office pursuant to

the Rules of the Ethics Commission.

H. Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any

provision of subsection G of this section, upon conviction, shall be

guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than One

Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail

for up to one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Added by Laws 1995, c. 343, § 2, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws

1997, c. 133, § 155, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c.

5, § 75, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2008, c. 282, § 2, eff. Nov. 1,

2008; Laws 2014, c. 312, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Laws 2025, c. 486,

§ 656, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 155 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.