District of Columbia Code
Part B - Campaign Finance Committees
§ 1–1163.12a. Non-contribution accounts

(a) A political action committee shall not make an independent expenditure unless it establishes a non-contribution account for the purpose of making such independent expenditures.
(b) A political action committee must notify the Campaign Finance Board within 10 days after establishing a non-contribution account.
(c) A political action committee that establishes a non-contribution account shall ensure that:
(1) The non-contribution account remains segregated from any accounts of the political action committee that are used to make contributions to candidates, political committees, political action committees, or political parties;
(2) No contribution to the political action committee is deposited in the non-contribution account unless the contributor has specifically designated the contribution for the purpose of making an independent expenditure;
(3) Contributions by the political action committee are not made from the non-contribution account; and
(4) The non-contribution account pays a proportional share, as determined by the Director of Campaign Finance, of the political action committee's administrative expenses.
(d) If a political action committee has established a non-contribution account, it must, in any reports it files pursuant to § 1-1163.09, identify any receipts that have been allocated to that account.
(Apr. 27, 2012, D.C. Law 19-124, § 312a; as added Mar. 13, 2019, D.C. Law 22-250, § 6(r), 66 DCR 985.)
Section 7183 of D.C. Law 24-45 repealed section 10(a) of D.C. Law 22-250 removing the applicability provision impacting this section. Therefore the creation of this section by Law 22-250 has been implemented.
Section 7183 of D.C. Act 24-159 repealed section 10(a) of D.C. Law 22-250 removing the applicability provision impacting this section. Therefore the creation of this section by Law 22-250 has been implemented.
Applicability of D.C. Law 22-250: § 10 of D.C. Law 22-250 provided that the creation of this section by § 6(r) of D.C. Law 22-250 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 1042(d) of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-112, Sept. 4, 2019, 66 DCR 11964).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 1042(d) of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91, July 22, 2019, 66 DCR 8497).

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