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36-25-1
Section 36-25-1 Definitions. Whenever used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall
have the following meanings: (1) BUSINESS. Any corporation, partnership, proprietorship, firm,
enterprise, franchise, association, organization, self-employed individual, or any other legal
entity. (2) BUSINESS WITH WHICH THE PERSON IS ASSOCIATED. Any business of which the person
or a member of his or her family is an officer, owner, partner, board of director member,
employee, or holder of more than five percent of the fair market value of the business. (3)
CANDIDATE. This term as used in this chapter shall have the same meaning ascribed to it in
Section 17-5-2. (4) COMMISSION. The State Ethics Commission. (5) COMPLAINT. Written allegation
or allegations that a violation of this chapter has occurred. (6) COMPLAINANT. A person who
alleges a violation or violations of this chapter by filing a complaint against a respondent.
(7) CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. A complaint filed pursuant to this...
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17-5-6
Section 17-5-6 Checking account; expenditures. A political action committee and a principal
campaign committee shall maintain a checking account, money market account, or other similar
banking account and shall deposit any contributions received by such committee into such account.
No expenditure of funds may be made by any such committee except by check drawn on such account,
electronic transfer from such account, a credit card the balance of which is paid from such
account, or out of a petty cash fund from which it may make expenditures not in excess of
one hundred dollars ($100) to any person in connection with a single purchase or transaction.
(Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-873, p. 397, §6; §17-22A-6; amended and renumbered by
Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §24; Act 2015-495, §1.)...
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17-5-7.1
Section 17-5-7.1 Return or refund of contributions. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, a principal campaign committee or political action committee may return or refund,
in full or in part, any lawful contribution it receives to the donor, provided that such return
or refund may not exceed the amount received. Any lawful contribution refunded to the donor
must have been reported in an itemized manner and the refund shall be itemized in the report
for the period in which the refund is made. In the case of a political action committee, the
refund shall occur within 18 months of the date of the contribution; provided, however, that
if the refund of the contribution is required by law or regulation, then the 18-month time
limitation shall not apply. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a principal campaign
committee or political action committee shall promptly return or refund, in full, any unlawful
contribution. It shall be unlawful for any person acting on behalf...
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17-5-17
Section 17-5-17 Solicitation by force, job discrimination, threats, etc., prohibited. It shall
be unlawful for any person, principal campaign committee, or political action committee established
pursuant to this chapter or for any person acting on behalf of such person or committee, to
solicit or secure any money or anything of value by physical force, job discrimination or
financial reprisals, or by threats thereof or by the imposition of dues, fees, or other moneys
required as a condition of employment. (Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-873, p. 397, §20;
§17-22A-20; amended and renumbered by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §24.)...
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17-5-8.1
Section 17-5-8.1 Electronic reporting; electronic searchable database; rules. (a) Commencing
with the 2014 election cycle, all statements, reports of contributions, and expenditures,
and other filings required to be filed pursuant to this chapter, shall be submitted electronically
over the Internet by a computer file containing the report information in a format and medium
to be prescribed by the Secretary of State. (b) Commencing with the 2014 election cycle, the
Secretary of State shall implement and maintain an electronic database accessible by the public
through the Secretary of State's website which provides the capability of search and retrieval
of all statements, reports, and other filings required to be filed with the Secretary of State
pursuant to this chapter. The searchable database shall provide the ability to search by a
recipient's name, a contributor's name, a contributor's or recipient's Zip Code, and dates
of contributions. (c) Unless otherwise included in a report...
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17-5-9
Section 17-5-9 Filing procedure. (a) All statements and reports, including amendments, required
of principal campaign committees under the provisions of this chapter shall be filed with
the Secretary of State in the case of candidates for state office or state elected officials,
and in the case of candidates for local office or local elected officials, with the judge
of probate of the county in which the office is sought for the 2016 election cycle. (b) Political
action committees, which seek to influence an election for local office or to influence a
proposition regarding a single county, shall file all reports and statements, including amendments,
with the judge of probate of the county affected. All other political action committees, except
as provided in subsection (a) above, shall file reports and statements with the Secretary
of State. (c) In the case of candidates for a municipal office where the municipality is located
in more than one county, the statements and reports shall...
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17-17-5
Section 17-17-5 Improper use of state property, time, etc., for political activities (a) No
person in the employment of the State of Alabama, a county, a city, a local school board,
or any other governmental agency, whether classified or unclassified, shall use any state,
county, city, local school board, or other governmental agency funds, property, or time, for
any political activities. (b)(1) No person in the employment of the State of Alabama, a county,
a city, a local school board, or any other governmental agency may arrange by salary deduction
or otherwise for any payments to a political action committee or arrange by salary deduction
or otherwise for any payments for the dues of any person so employed to a membership organization
which uses any portion of the dues for political activity. For purposes of this subsection
only, political activity shall be limited to all of the following: a. Making contributions
to or contracting with any entity which engages in any form of...
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36-25-4
Section 36-25-4 State Ethics Commission - Duties; complaint; investigation; hearings; fees;
finding of violation. (a) The commission shall do all of the following: (1) Prescribe forms
for statements required to be filed by this chapter and make the forms available to persons
required to file such statements. (2) Prepare guidelines setting forth recommended uniform
methods of reporting for use by persons required to file statements required by this chapter.
(3) Accept and file any written information voluntarily supplied that exceeds the requirements
of this chapter. (4) Develop, where practicable, a filing, coding, and cross-indexing system
consistent with the purposes of this chapter. (5) Make reports and statements filed with the
commission available during regular business hours and online via the Internet to public inquiry
subject to such regulations as the commission may prescribe. (6) Preserve reports and statements
for a period consistent with the statute of limitations as...
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17-5-5.1
Section 17-5-5.1 Regulation of legislative caucus organizations. (a) Except as provided in
subsection (d), each legislative caucus organization that raises funds for its administration
and operation shall register with the Secretary of the Senate, for a Senate caucus, or the
Clerk of the House of Representatives, for a House caucus, or both for a bicameral legislative
caucus. Such registration shall be on a form jointly created by the Secretary of the Senate
and the Clerk of the House of Representatives and shall include the name and complete address
of the organization, the identification of and contact information for the organization's
designated representative, and a general description of the organization. (b) A legislative
caucus organization duly registered pursuant to subsection (a) shall not contribute to or
expend funds in support of candidates, principal campaign committees, propositions, or political
action committees for the purpose of influencing the result of an...
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17-5-19.1
Section 17-5-19.1 Civil penalties. (a) Commencing with the 2018 election cycle, the appropriate
election official, based on the location of filing as required by Section 17-5-9, shall levy
an administrative penalty against any person who fails to timely file a report required by
this chapter and who does not remedy the filing of the report pursuant to subsection (h).
The State Ethics Commission shall have the authority to levy an administrative penalty against
any person who files a materially inaccurate report required by this chapter and who does
not remedy the filing of the report pursuant to subsection (g). (b) The schedule of civil
penalties shall be as follows: (1) The lesser of three hundred dollars ($300) or 10 percent
of the amount of contributions or expenditures not properly reported for a first offense in
an election cycle. (2) The lesser of six hundred dollars ($600) or 15 percent of the amount
of contributions or expenditures not properly reported for a second offense in...
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