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NRS 294A.100

Limit on amount that may be committed or contributed to or accepted by candidate during certain period; penalty

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Ivey v. Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. County of Clark (2013)

Most recently applied in Pasquale Deon, Sr. v. David Barasch (May 2020)

(Added to NRS by 1991, 1401; A 1997, 240; 2011, 2106; 2013, 1333, 2381; 2015, 1880; 2019, 1633)

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1. A person shall not make or commit to make a contribution or contributions to a candidate for any office, except a federal office, in an amount which exceeds $5,000 for the primary election, regardless of the number of candidates for the office, and $5,000 for the general election, regardless of the number of candidates for the office, during the period:

(a) Beginning January 1 of the year immediately following the last general election for the office and ending December 31 immediately following the next general election for the office, if that office is a state, district, county or township office; or

(b) Beginning from 30 days after the last election for the office and ending 30 days after the next general city election for the office, if that office is a city office.

2. A candidate shall not accept a contribution or commitment to make a contribution made in violation of subsection 1.

3. No contribution made, committed to be made or accepted pursuant to this section to a candidate for a primary election or general election affects the limitations on the amount of contributions that may be committed, contributed or accepted pursuant to NRS 294A.115 for a special election to recall a public officer.

4. A person who willfully violates any provision of this section is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.