Rhode Island § 17-25-13 - Rhode Island Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting
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§ 17-25-13. Rhode Island Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting
R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-25-13
§ 17-25-13. Penalties.
(a) Any person who willfully and knowingly violates the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation.
(b) The state board may fine any person or entity who violates the provisions of this chapter in an amount not more than one hundred dollars ($100) per violation.
(c) Fines, fees, and penalties imposed by the state board for violations of this chapter shall be paid for by the candidate, officeholder, or entity against whose campaign the fines, fees, or penalties have been levied. Fines, fees, and penalties levied by the state board pursuant to this chapter shall not be paid for from contributions or funds available in a campaign account.
(d) An elected official or candidate for office convicted of violating § 11-41-1, § 11-41-2, § 11-41-3, or § 11-41-4 where the theft is from a campaign account created, pursuant to this title, for the benefit of the person so convicted, all restitution shall be deposited into the Rhode Island crime victim compensation program fund and not into the campaign account of that person convicted of the offense.
History of Section.
P.L. 1974, ch. 298, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 21, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 176, § 2; P.L. 2021,
ch. 383, § 2, effective July 13, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 384, § 2, effective July 13,
2021.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 17-25-13 ("Rhode Island Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. 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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