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Tex. Elec. Code § 253.003

UNLAWFULLY MAKING OR ACCEPTING CONTRIBUTION

Applied in 16 court decisions — leading case Osterberg v. Peca (2000)

Most recently applied in Sylvester v. Texas Ass'n of Business (December 2014)

Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff

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(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.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.