Each legal defense committee accepting contributions or making expenditures shall designate in the statement of organization required under § 1-1163.28, one or more banks located in the District of Columbia as the legal defense depository or depositories of that legal defense committee. Each committee shall maintain a checking account or accounts at the depository or depositories and shall deposit any contributions received by the committee into that account or accounts. No expenditures may be made by a committee except by check drawn payable to the person to whom the expenditure is being made on that account.
(Apr. 27, 2012, D.C. Law 19-124, § 330, 59 DCR 1862; Mar. 13, 2019, D.C. Law 22-250, § 6(ff), 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Section 7183 of D.C. Law 24-45 repealed section 10(a) of D.C. Law 22-250 removing the applicability provision impacting this section.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 amendment 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Section 7183 of D.C. Act 24-159 repealed section 10(a) of D.C. Law 22-250 removing the applicability provision impacting this section.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 amendment 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 change made to this section by § 6(ff) 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.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 1 - Government Organization
Chapter 11A - Ethics and Government Accountability
Subchapter III - Campaign Finance
§ 1–1163.28. Legal defense committees — organization
§ 1–1163.29. Legal defense committees — contributions and expenditures
§ 1–1163.30. Designation of legal defense depositories
§ 1–1163.31. Reports of receipts and expenditures by legal defense committees