13-37-217. Contributions in name of undisclosed principal. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person may not make a contribution of the person's own money or of another person's money to any other person in connection with any election in any other name than that of the person who in truth supplies the money. A person may not knowingly receive a contribution or enter or cause the contribution to be entered in the person's accounts or records in another name than that of the person by whom it was actually furnished.
(2) A joint fundraising committee shall allocate contributions as provided in 13-37-211 to a participant in the name of the original contributor to the joint fundraising committee, and a participant may receive and may enter these contributions into the participant's account. A participant shall account for the original contributors of the gross contributions allocated by the joint fundraising committee in the participant's records.
History: En. Sec. 18, Init. Act, Nov. 1912; re-en. Sec. 10783, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 10783, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 94-1437, R.C.M. 1947; redes. 23-4737 by Sec. 29, Ch. 513, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 54, Ch. 365, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 23-4737; amd. Sec. 254, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 131, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 494, L. 2021.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 37. Control of Campaign Practices
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
13-37-211. Joint fundraising committee
13-37-212. through 13-37-214 reserved
13-37-216. Limitations on contributions -- adjustment
13-37-217. Contributions in name of undisclosed principal
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
13-37-231. 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