Code of Alabama
Chapter 5 - The Fair Campaign Practices Act.
Section 17-5-6 - Checking Account; Expenditures.

A political action committee and a principal campaign committee shall maintain a checking account, money market account, or other similar banking account and shall deposit any contributions received by such committee into such account. No expenditure of funds may be made by any such committee except by check drawn on such account, electronic transfer from such account, a credit card the balance of which is paid from such account, or out of a petty cash fund from which it may make expenditures not in excess of one hundred dollars ($100) to any person in connection with a single purchase or transaction.

Structure Code of Alabama

Code of Alabama

Title 17 - Elections.

Chapter 5 - The Fair Campaign Practices Act.

Section 17-5-1 - Short Title.

Section 17-5-2 - Definitions.

Section 17-5-3 - Political Action Committees; Officers; Accounting and Reporting.

Section 17-5-4 - (Effective August 1, 2023) Filing Statement to Show Principal Campaign Committee; Duties and Procedures; Dissolution.

Section 17-5-5 - (Effective August 1, 2023) Statement of Organization; Notice of Termination or Dissolution.

Section 17-5-5.1 - Regulation of Legislative Caucus Organizations.

Section 17-5-6 - Checking Account; Expenditures.

Section 17-5-7 - Use of Excess Moneys Received; Solicitation, etc., of Contributions.

Section 17-5-7.1 - Return or Refund of Contributions.

Section 17-5-7.2 - Disposal of Campaign Property.

Section 17-5-8 - Reports of Contributions and Expenditures by Candidates, Committees, and Officials; Filing; Procedure

Section 17-5-8.1 - Electronic Reporting; Electronic Searchable Database; Rules.

Section 17-5-8.2 - Legislative Findings.

Section 17-5-9 - (Effective August 1, 2023) Filing Procedures.

Section 17-5-10 - (Effective August 1, 2023) Public Inspection of Reports; Date of Receipt.

Section 17-5-11 - (Effective August 1, 2023) Duties of Secretary of State.

Section 17-5-12 - Identification of Paid Advertisements.

Section 17-5-13 - Cards, Pamphlets, Circulars, etc., to Bear Name of Candidate, Committee, Etc.

Section 17-5-14 - Corporate Contributions or Expenditures to Political Action Committees; Establishment by Corporation; Actions by Utilities.

Section 17-5-14.1 - Establishment of Segregated, Separate Political Funds; Voluntary Contributions; Filing of Disclosure Reports; Violations.

Section 17-5-15 - Contributions by One Person in Name of Another; Contributions Between Political Action Committees, Etc.

Section 17-5-15.1 - Limitation on Receipt and Spending of Funds by Principal Campaign Committee of a State or Local Candidate.

Section 17-5-16 - Fraudulent Misrepresentation as Acting for Candidate, etc., Prohibited; Automated or Pre-Recorded Communications.

Section 17-5-17 - Solicitation by Force, Job Discrimination, Threats, etc., Prohibited.

Section 17-5-18 - Failure to File Required Statement or Report.

Section 17-5-19 - Violations.

Section 17-5-19.1 - (Effective August 1, 2023) Civil Penalties.

Section 17-5-19.2 - (Effective August 1, 2023) Administrative Review.

Section 17-5-20 - Appointment of Designated Filing Agents; Submission of Reports.

Section 17-5-21 - Administrative Rules.