163-278.13C. Campaign contributions prohibition.
(a) No lobbyist may make a contribution as defined in G.S. 163-278.6 to a candidate or candidate campaign committee as defined in G.S. 163-278.38Z when that candidate meets any of the following criteria:
(1) Is a legislator as defined in G.S. 120C-100.
(2) Is a public servant as defined in G.S. 138A-3(30)a and G.S. 120C-104.
(b) No lobbyist may do any of the following with respect to a candidate or candidate campaign committee described in subdivisions (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section:
(1) Collect a contribution or multiple contributions from one or more contributors intended for that candidate or candidate campaign committee.
(2) Take possession of a contribution or multiple contributions intended for that candidate or candidate campaign committee.
(3) Transfer or deliver a collected contribution or multiple contributions to the intended candidate or candidate campaign committee.
(c) This section shall not apply to a lobbyist, who has filed a notice of candidacy for office under G.S. 163-106 or Article 11 of this Chapter or has been nominated under G.S. 163-114 or G.S. 163-98, making a contribution to that lobbyist's candidate campaign committee.
(d) For purposes of this section, the term "lobbyist" shall mean an individual registered as a lobbyist under Chapter 120C of the General Statutes. (2006-201, s. 18; 2007-347, s. 5(a), (b); 2008-213, s. 86; 2013-381, s. 47.1(a); 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws
Article 22A - Regulating Contributions and Expenditures in Political Campaigns.
§ 163-278.5 - Scope of Article; severability.
§ 163-278.7 - Appointment of political treasurers.
§ 163-278.7A - Gifts from federal political committees.
§ 163-278.8 - Detailed accounts to be kept by political treasurers.
§ 163-278.8A - Campaign sales by political party executive committees.
§ 163-278.8B - Affiliated party committees.
§ 163-278.8C - Council of State affiliated party committees.
§ 163-278.9 - Statements filed with Board.
§ 163-278.9A - Statements filed by referendum committees.
§ 163-278.10 - Procedure for inactive candidate or committee.
§ 163-278.10A - Threshold of $1,000 for financial reports for certain candidates.
§ 163-278.11 - Contents of treasurer's statement of receipts and expenditures.
§ 163-278.12 - Special reporting of contributions and independent expenditures.
§ 163-278.12C - Special reporting of electioneering communications.
§ 163-278.13 - Limitation on contributions.
§ 163-278.13B - Limitation on fund-raising during legislative session.
§ 163-278.13C - Campaign contributions prohibition.
§ 163-278.16 - Regulations regarding timing of contributions and expenditures.
§ 163-278.16B - Use of contributions for certain purposes.
§ 163-278.17 - Statements of media outlets regarding political advertising.
§ 163-278.18 - Normal commercial charges for political advertising.
§ 163-278.19A - Contributions allowed.
§ 163-278.19B - Political party headquarters building funds.
§ 163-278.21 - Promulgation of policy and administration through State Board of Elections.
§ 163-278.22 - Duties of State Board.
§ 163-278.23 - Duties of Executive Director of State Board.
§ 163-278.24 - Statements examined within four months.
§ 163-278.25 - Issuance of declaration of nomination or certificate of election.
§ 163-278.26 - Appeals from State Board of Elections; early docketing.
§ 163-278.27 - Criminal penalties; duty to report and prosecute.
§ 163-278.28 - Issuance of injunctions; special prosecutors named.
§ 163-278.30 - Candidates for federal offices to file information reports.
§ 163-278.32 - Statements under oath.
§ 163-278.33 - Applicability of Article 22.
§ 163-278.34 - Civil penalties.
§ 163-278.35 - Preservation of records.
§ 163-278.37 - County boards of elections to preserve reports.
§ 163-278.38 - Effect of failure to comply.
§ 163-278.39 - Basic disclosure requirements for all political advertisements.
§ 163-278.39C - Scope of disclosure requirements.
§ 163-278.40A - Organizational report.
§ 163-278.40B - Campaign report; partisan election.
§ 163-278.40C - Campaign report; nonpartisan election and runoff.
§ 163-278.40D - Campaign report; nonpartisan primary and elections.
§ 163-278.40E - Campaign report; nonpartisan plurality.
§ 163-278.40F - Form of report.
§ 163-278.40H - Notice of reports due.
§ 163-278.40I - Part 1 to apply.
§ 163-278.40J - Other committees report by municipal schedule.