Montana Code Annotated
Part 2. Campaign Finance
13-37-208. Treasurer to keep records

13-37-208. Treasurer to keep records. (1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b), the campaign treasurer of each candidate, each political committee, and each joint fundraising committee shall keep detailed accounts of all contributions received and all expenditures made by or on behalf of the candidate, political committee, or joint fundraising committee that are required to be set forth in a report filed under this chapter. The accounts must be current within not more than 10 days after the date of receiving a contribution or making an expenditure.
(b) The accounts described in subsection (1)(a) must be current as of the 5th day before the date of filing of a report as specified in 13-37-228.
(2) Accounts of a deputy campaign treasurer must be transferred to the treasurer of a candidate or political committee before the candidate, political committee, or joint fundraising committee finally closes its books or when the position of a deputy campaign treasurer becomes vacant and no successor is appointed.
(3) Accounts kept by a campaign treasurer of a candidate, political committee, or joint fundraising committee must be preserved by the campaign treasurer for a period of 4 years.
History: En. 23-4783 by Sec. 8, Ch. 480, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 23-4783(1), (3); amd. Sec 251, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 129, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 429, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 494, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 565, L. 2021.

Structure Montana Code Annotated

Montana Code Annotated

Title 13. Elections

Chapter 37. Control of Campaign Practices

Part 2. Campaign Finance

13-37-201. Campaign treasurer

13-37-202. Deputy campaign treasurers

13-37-203. Qualifications of campaign and deputy campaign treasurers

13-37-204. Removal of campaign and deputy campaign treasurers

13-37-205. Campaign depositories

13-37-206. Exception for certain school districts and certain special districts

13-37-207. Deposit of contributions -- statement of campaign treasurer

13-37-208. Treasurer to keep records

13-37-209. Inspection of records

13-37-210. Repealed

13-37-211. Joint fundraising committee

13-37-212. through 13-37-214 reserved

13-37-215. Repealed

13-37-216. Limitations on contributions -- adjustment

13-37-217. Contributions in name of undisclosed principal

13-37-218. Repealed

13-37-219. Limitations on contributions to candidate when office sought is not known

13-37-220. Child-care expenses

13-37-221. through 13-37-224 reserved

13-37-225. Reports of contributions and expenditures required -- electronic filing and publication

13-37-226. Time for filing reports

13-37-227. Comprehensive report when several candidates or issues involved

13-37-228. Time periods covered by reports

13-37-229. Disclosure requirements for candidates, ballot issue committees, political party committees, and independent committees

13-37-230. Repealed

13-37-231. Reports to be certified as true, complete, and correct

13-37-232. Disclosure requirements for incidental committees

13-37-233. Reports to be filed regardless of tax status

13-37-234. Religious organization exemptions to be broadly construed

13-37-235. through 13-37-239 reserved

13-37-240. Surplus campaign funds

13-37-241. Candidate campaign debt

13-37-242. through 13-37-249 reserved

13-37-250. Voluntary spending limits