Mont. Code Ann. § 13-35-227

Prohibited contributions from corporations and unions

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Canyon Ferry Road Baptist Church of East Helena, Inc. v. Unsworth (2009)

Most recently applied in 1A Auto, Inc. v. Director of the Office of Campaign and Political Finance (September 2018)

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(1) A corporation or union may not make a contribution to a candidate directly or through an intermediary.

(2) A candidate may not accept or receive a corporate or union contribution described in subsection (1).

(3) A political committee that is not a corporation or union may establish a fund to be used for making political contributions to candidates if the fund consists only of funds solicited from noncorporate and nonunion sources.

(4) A corporation or union may establish a separate, segregated fund to be used for making political contributions to candidates if the fund consists only of voluntary contributions solicited from an individual who is a shareholder, employee, or member of the corporation or union.

(5) A person who violates this section is subject to the civil penalty provisions of 13-37-128.

Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.