Sec. 253.005. EXPENDITURE FROM UNLAWFUL CONTRIBUTION. (a) A person may not knowingly make or authorize a political expenditure wholly or partly from a political contribution the person knows to have been made in violation of this chapter.
(b) This section does not apply to a political expenditure that is:
(1) prohibited by Section 253.101; or
(2) made from a political contribution made in violation of Subchapter F.
(c) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 763, Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns
Chapter 253 - Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures
Subchapter A. General Restrictions
Section 253.001. Contribution or Expenditure in Another's Name Prohibited
Section 253.003. Unlawfully Making or Accepting Contribution
Section 253.004. Unlawfully Making Expenditure
Section 253.005. Expenditure From Unlawful Contribution
Section 253.006. Certain Contributions and Expenditures by Lobbyists Restricted