11.1301 Defense fund authorized.
(1) Any candidate or public official who is being investigated for, charged with, or convicted of a criminal violation of this chapter or ch. 12, or whose agent is so investigated, charged, or convicted, may establish a defense fund for disbursements supporting or defending the candidate, official, or agent, or any dependent of the candidate, official, or agent, while that person is being investigated for, or while the person is charged with or convicted of a criminal violation of this chapter or ch. 12.
(2) No person may use a contribution received from a contributor to a candidate committee fund for a purpose for which a defense fund is authorized under sub. (1) unless the person obtains the contributor's authorization. Notwithstanding s. 11.1202 (3), any contributor may authorize the transfer of all or part of a contribution from a campaign fund to a defense fund.
History: 2015 a. 117.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 11 - Campaign financing.
11.0102 - Determination of filing officer and duty to file; fees.
11.0104 - Reporting exemptions: limited activity.
11.0105 - Reporting exemptions: dissolution of committee or conduit and termination reports.
11.0106 - Disbursements; form.
11.0201 - Registration; treasurer and depositories.
11.0202 - Registration; timing; candidate committee required.
11.0203 - Registration; required information.
11.0205 - Transfers between candidates for governor and lieutenant governor.
11.0206 - Soliciting funds on behalf of certain organizations.
11.0207 - Continuing compliance.
11.0301 - Registration; treasurer and depositories.
11.0302 - Registration; timing.
11.0303 - Registration; required information.
11.0401 - Registration; treasurer and depositories.
11.0402 - Registration; timing.
11.0403 - Registration; required information.
11.0501 - Registration; treasurer and depositories.
11.0502 - Registration; timing.
11.0503 - Registration; required information.
11.0505 - Reporting; specific express advocacy.
11.0601 - Registration; treasurer and depositories.
11.0602 - Registration; timing.
11.0603 - Registration; required information.
11.0605 - Reporting; specific express advocacy.
11.0701 - Registration; administrator and depositories.
11.0702 - Registration; timing.
11.0703 - Registration; required information.
11.0705 - Redirected contributions.
11.0801 - Registration; treasurer and depositories.
11.0802 - Registration; timing.
11.0803 - Registration; required information.
11.0901 - Registration; treasurer and depositories.
11.0902 - Registration; timing.
11.0903 - Registration; required information.
11.1001 - Reporting; specific express advocacy.
11.1101 - Contribution limits.
11.1106 - Conduit contributions.
11.1107 - Limitation on cash contributions.
11.1108 - Anonymous contributions.
11.1109 - In-kind contributions.
11.1110 - Return of contributions.
11.1111 - Valuation of opinion poll results.
11.1112 - Corporations, cooperatives, and tribes.
11.1113 - Sole proprietors, partnerships, and limited liability companies.
11.1114 - Two candidate committees.
11.1201 - False reports and statements.
11.1204 - Unlawful political contributions.
11.1205 - Use of government materials by candidates.
11.1206 - Travel by public officers.
11.1207 - Political solicitation involving public officials and employees restricted.
11.1208 - Unlawful political disbursements and obligations.
11.1301 - Defense fund authorized.
11.1303 - Attribution of political contributions, disbursements and communications.