Texas § EL.253.003 - UNLAWFULLY MAKING OR ACCEPTING CONTRIBUTION

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§ EL.253.003. UNLAWFULLY MAKING OR ACCEPTING CONTRIBUTION

UNLAWFULLY MAKING OR ACCEPTING CONTRIBUTION. (a) A person may not knowingly make a political contribution in violation of this chapter. (b) A person may not knowingly accept a political contribution the person knows to have been made in violation of this chapter. (c) This section does not apply to a political contribution made or accepted in violation of Subchapter F. (d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. (e) A violation of Subsection (a) or (b) is a felony of the third degree if the contribution is made in violation of Subchapter D. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 763, Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 1995.

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