South Dakota § 12-27-8 - Limits on contributions to legislative or county candidate or candidate's campaign committee--Violation as misdemeanor .

§ 12-27-8. Limits on contributions to legislative or county candidate or candidate's campaign committee--Violation as misdemeanor .

A legislative or county candidate or the candidate's campaign committee may accept contributions during any calendar year as follows:

(1)    Not to exceed one thousand dollars from a person, unless the person is the candidate or a member of the candidate's immediate family, in which case contributions may be made without limit;

(2)    Not to exceed one thousand dollars from an entity;

(3)    Without limit from a political action committee;

(4)    Without limit from a political party; and

(5)    Without limit from a candidate campaign committee.

Any contribution from a ballot question committee is prohibited. Any contribution from a person who is an unemancipated minor shall be deducted from the total contribution permitted under this section by the unemancipated minor's custodial parent or parents. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. A subsequent offense within a calendar year is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 2007, ch 80, § 8; SL 2017, ch 222 (Initiated Measure 22), § 6, eff. Nov. 16, 2016; SL 2017, ch 72, § 5, eff. Feb. 2, 2017; SL 2017, ch 71, § 8; SL 2018, ch 85, § 2; SL 2019, ch 77, § 2.