Sec. 254.034. TIME OF ACCEPTING CONTRIBUTION. (a) A determination to accept or refuse a political contribution that is received by a candidate, officeholder, or political committee shall be made not later than the end of the reporting period during which the contribution is received.
(b) If the determination to accept or refuse a political contribution is not made before the time required by Subsection (a), for purposes of this chapter, the contribution is considered to have been accepted on the last day of that reporting period.
(c) A political contribution that is received but not accepted shall be returned to the contributor not later than the 30th day after the deadline for filing a report for the reporting period during which the contribution is received. A contribution not returned within that time is considered to be accepted.
(d) A candidate, officeholder, or political committee commits an offense if the person knowingly fails to return a political contribution as required by Subsection (c).
(e) 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 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 7.16, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns
Chapter 254 - Political Reporting
Subchapter B. Political Reporting Generally
Section 254.031. General Contents of Reports
Section 254.0311. Report by Legislative Caucus
Section 254.0312. Best Efforts
Section 254.0313. Omission of Address for Judge and Family Member
Section 254.032. Nonreportable Personal Travel Expense
Section 254.033. Nonreportable Personal Service
Section 254.034. Time of Accepting Contribution
Section 254.035. Time of Making Expenditure
Section 254.036. Form of Report; Affidavit; Mailing of Forms
Section 254.0362. Use of Publicly Accessible Computer Terminal for Preparation of Reports
Section 254.037. Filing Deadline
Section 254.038. Special Report Near Election by Certain Candidates and Political Committees
Section 254.039. Special Report Near Election by Certain General-Purpose Committees
Section 254.0391. Report During Special Legislative Session
Section 254.040. Preservation of Reports; Record of Inspection
Section 254.0401. Availability of Reports on Internet
Section 254.04011. Availability of Reports of School Trustees on Internet
Section 254.0402. Public Inspection of Reports
Section 254.0405. Amendment of Filed Report
Section 254.041. Criminal Penalty for Untimely or Incomplete Report