As Introduced

126th General Assembly Regular Session 2005-2006

H. B. No. 694

Representative DeWine 

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A BILL

To amend sections 3517.13 and 3517.992 and to enact

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section 3517.093 of the Revised Code to limit

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solicitations of and political contributions by

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owners and certain family members of owners of

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businesses that are seeking or that have been

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awarded public contracts.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That sections 3517.13 and 3517.992 be amended and	7
section 3517.093 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as	8
follows:	9

Sec. 3517.093.  (A) As used in this section:

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(1) "Family member of the holder of the state contract" means	11
both of the following:	12

(a) The spouse of any person identified in division (A)(2) of	13
this section;	14

(b) Any child seven years of age through seventeen years of	15
age of any person identified in division (A)(2) of this section.	16

(2) "Holder of the state contract" means any of the	17
following:	18

(a) An individual who has been awarded a state contract;

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(b) Any partner of a partnership that has been awarded a	20
state contract;	21

(c) Any shareholder of an association, including, without	22
limitation, a professional association organized under Chapter	23
1785. of the Revised Code, that has been awarded a state contract;	24

(d) Any administrator of an estate that has been awarded a	25
state contract;	26

(e) Any executor of an estate that has been awarded a state	27
contract;	28

(f) Any trustee of a trust that has been awarded a state	29
contract;	30

(g) Any owner of more than twenty per cent of a corporation	31
or business trust, except a professional association organized	32
under Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code, that has been awarded a	33
state contract.	34

(3) "State contract" means a contract awarded by any agency	35
or department of this state, the administrator of workers'	36
compensation, or the employees of the bureau of workers'	37
compensation, other than a contract awarded by competitive bidding	38
or a contract incidental to such contract or which is by force	39
account, for the purchase of goods costing more than five hundred	40
dollars or services costing more than five hundred dollars.	41

(4) "Statewide office" means the offices of governor,	42
lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor of state,	43
treasurer of state, and attorney general.	44

(B) Beginning on the date a state contract is awarded and	45
extending until one year following the conclusion of that	46
contract, the holder of a statewide office, the speaker of the	47
house of representatives, and the president of the senate shall	48
not solicit a contribution from or direct a contribution by the	49
holder of the state contract or a family member of the holder of	50
the state contract to any of the following:	51

(1) Any candidate or the campaign committee of any candidate;

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(2) A political party;

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(3) A ballot issue committee or a political action committee	54
or other entity the primary purpose of which is to support or	55
oppose any ballot issue or question that will be presented to	56
voters throughout the entire state.	57

(C) No candidate, campaign committee, political party, ballot	58
issue committee, political action committee, or other entity shall	59
knowingly accept a contribution in violation of division (B) of	60
this section.	61

(D) Division (B) of this section does not apply to	62
solicitations made by the holder of a statewide office, the	63
speaker of the house of representatives, or the president of the	64
senate for contributions to the person's own campaign committee.	65

(E)(1) Division (B) of this section does not apply to	66
solicitations of contributions from or the directing of	67
contributions by the holder of the state contract before the	68
person became a partner of the partnership, shareholder of the	69
association, administrator of the estate, executor of the estate,	70
trustee of the trust, or owner of more than twenty per cent of a	71
corporation or business trust or after the person ceased to hold	72
any of those positions.	73

(2) Division (B) of this section does not apply to	74
solicitations of contributions from or the directing of	75
contributions by a spouse of the holder of the state contract in	76
any of the following circumstances:	77

(a) Before the holder of the state contract became a partner	78
of the partnership, shareholder of the association, administrator	79
of the estate, executor of the estate, trustee of the trust, or	80
owner of more than twenty per cent of a corporation or business	81
trust;	82

(b) After the holder of the state contract ceased to be a	83
partner of the partnership, shareholder of the association,	84
administrator of the estate, executor of the estate, trustee of	85
the trust, or owner of more than twenty per cent of a corporation	86
or business trust;	87

(c) Before the two were married;

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(d) After the granting of a decree of divorce, dissolution of	89
marriage, or annulment;	90

(e) After the granting of an order in an action brought	91
solely for legal separation.	92

(3) Division (B) of this section does not apply to	93
solicitations of contributions from or the directing of	94
contributions by a child seven years of age through seventeen	95
years of age of the holder of the state contract in either of the	96
following circumstances:	97

(a) Before the holder of the state contract became a partner	98
of the partnership, shareholder of the association, administrator	99
of the estate, executor of the estate, trustee of the trust, or	100
owner of more than twenty per cent of a corporation or business	101
trust;	102

(b) After the holder of the state contract ceased to be a	103
partner of the partnership, shareholder of the association,	104
administrator of the estate, executor of the estate, trustee of	105
the trust, or owner of more than twenty per cent of a corporation	106
or business trust.	107

Sec. 3517.13.  (A)(1) No campaign committee of a statewide	108
candidate shall fail to file a complete and accurate statement	109
required under division (A)(1) of section 3517.10 of the Revised	110
Code.	111

(2) No campaign committee of a statewide candidate shall fail	112
to file a complete and accurate monthly statement, and no campaign	113
committee of a statewide candidate or a candidate for the office	114
of chief justice or justice of the supreme court shall fail to	115
file a complete and accurate two-business-day statement, as	116
required under section 3517.10 of the Revised Code.	117

As used in this division, "statewide candidate" has the same	118
meaning as in division (F)(2) of section 3517.10 of the Revised	119
Code.	120

(B) No campaign committee shall fail to file a complete and	121
accurate statement required under division (A)(1) of section	122
3517.10 of the Revised Code.	123

(C) No campaign committee shall fail to file a complete and	124
accurate statement required under division (A)(2) of section	125
3517.10 of the Revised Code.	126

(D) No campaign committee shall fail to file a complete and	127
accurate statement required under division (A)(3) or (4) of	128
section 3517.10 of the Revised Code.	129

(E) No person other than a campaign committee shall knowingly	130
fail to file a statement required under section 3517.10 or	131
3517.107 of the Revised Code.	132

(F) No person shall make cash contributions to any person	133
totaling more than one hundred dollars in each primary, special,	134
or general election.	135

(G)(1) No person shall knowingly conceal or misrepresent	136
contributions given or received, expenditures made, or any other	137
information required to be reported by a provision in sections	138
3517.08 to 3517.13 and 3517.17 of the Revised Code.	139

(2)(a) No person shall make a contribution to a campaign	140
committee, political action committee, political contributing	141
entity, legislative campaign fund, political party, or person	142
making disbursements to pay the direct costs of producing or	143
airing electioneering communications in the name of another	144
person.	145

(b) A person does not make a contribution in the name of	146
another when either of the following applies:	147

(i) An individual makes a contribution from a partnership or	148
other unincorporated business account, if the contribution is	149
reported by listing both the name of the partnership or other	150
unincorporated business and the name of the partner or owner	151
making the contribution as required under division (I) of section	152
3517.10 of the Revised Code.	153

(ii) A person makes a contribution in that person's spouse's	154
name or in both of their names.	155

(H) No person within this state, publishing a newspaper or	156
other periodical, shall charge a campaign committee for political	157
advertising a rate in excess of the rate such person would charge	158
if the campaign committee were a general rate advertiser whose	159
advertising was directed to promoting its business within the same	160
area as that encompassed by the particular office that the	161
candidate of the campaign committee is seeking. The rate shall	162
take into account the amount of space used, as well as the type of	163
advertising copy submitted by or on behalf of the campaign	164
committee. All discount privileges otherwise offered by a	165
newspaper or periodical to general rate advertisers shall be	166
available upon equal terms to all campaign committees.	167

No person within this state, operating a radio or television	168
station or network of stations in this state, shall charge a	169
campaign committee for political broadcasts a rate that exceeds:	170

(1) During the forty-five days preceding the date of a	171
primary election and during the sixty days preceding the date of a	172
general or special election in which the candidate of the campaign	173
committee is seeking office, the lowest unit charge of the station	174
for the same class and amount of time for the same period;	175

(2) At any other time, the charges made for comparable use of	176
that station by its other users.	177

(I)(1)(a) Subject to divisions (K), (L), (M), and (N) of this	178
section, no agency or department of this state or any political	179
subdivision shall award any contract, other than one let by	180
competitive bidding or a contract incidental to such contract or	181
which is by force account, for the purchase of goods costing more	182
than five hundred dollars or services costing more than five	183
hundred dollars to any individual, partnership, association,	184
including, without limitation, a professional association	185
organized under Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code, estate, or	186
trust if the individual has made or the individual's spouse has	187
made, or any partner, shareholder, administrator, executor, or	188
trustee or the spouse of any of themany of the following has	189
made, as an individual, within the two previous calendar years,	190
one or more contributions totaling in excess of one thousand	191
dollars to the holder of the public office having ultimate	192
responsibility for the award of the contract or to the public	193
officer's campaign committee.:	194

(i) The individual;

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(ii) Any partner of the partnership;

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(iii) Any shareholder of the association;

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(iv) Any administrator of the estate;

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(v) Any executor of the estate;

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(vi) Any trustee of the trust;

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(vii) The spouse of any person identified in divisions	201
(I)(1)(a)(i) to (vi) of this section;	202

(viii) Any child seven years of age through seventeen years	203
of age of any person identified in divisions (I)(1)(a)(i) to (vi)	204
of this section.	205

(b) Subject to divisions (K), (L), (M), and (N) of this	206
section, no agency or department of this state or any political	207
subdivision shall award any contract, other than one let by	208
competitive bidding or a contract incidental to such a contract or	209
which is by force account, for the purchase of goods costing more	210
than five hundred dollars or services costing more than five	211
hundred dollars to any individual, partnership, association,	212
including, without limitation, a professional association	213
organized under Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code, estate, or	214
trust if any combination of the following has made, within the two	215
previous calendar years, one or more contributions totaling in	216
excess of one thousand dollars to the holder of the public office	217
having ultimate responsibility for the award of the contract or to	218
the public officer's campaign committee:	219

(i) The individual;

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(ii) Any partner of the partnership;

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(iii) Any shareholder of the association;

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(iv) Any administrator of the estate;

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(v) Any executor of the estate;

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(vi) Any trustee of the trust;

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(vii) The spouse of any person identified in divisions	226
(I)(1)(b)(i) to (vi) of this section;	227

(viii) Any child seven years of age through seventeen years	228
of age of any person identified in divisions (I)(1)(b)(i) to (vi)	229
of this section.	230

(2)(a) Subject to divisions (K), (L), (M), and (N) of this	231
section, if any agency or department of this state or any	232
political subdivision has awarded a contract for the purchase of	233
goods costing more than five hundred dollars or services costing	234
more than five hundred dollars, except a contract let by	235
competitive bidding or a contract incidental to such contract or	236
which is by force account, to any individual, partnership,	237
association, including, without limitation, a professional	238
association organized under Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code,	239
estate, or trust, none of the following shall, for one year	240
following the award of that contract, make one or more	241
contributions totaling in excess of one thousand dollars to the	242
holder of the public office having ultimate responsibility for the	243
award of that contract:	244

(i) The individual;

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(ii) Any partner of the partnership;

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(iii) Any shareholder of the association;

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(iv) Any administrator of the estate;

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(v) Any executor of the estate;

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(vi) Any trustee of the trust;

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(vii) The spouse of any person identified in divisions	251
(I)(2)(a)(i) to (vi) of this section;	252

(viii) Any child seven years of age through seventeen years	253
of age of any person identified in divisions (I)(2)(a)(i) to (vi)	254
of this section.	255

(b) Subject to divisions (K), (L), (M), and (N) of this	256
section, if any agency or department of this state or any	257
political subdivision has awarded a contract for the purchase of	258
goods costing more than five hundred dollars or services costing	259
more than five hundred dollars, except a contract let by	260
competitive bidding or a contract incidental to such contract or	261
which is by force account, to any individual, partnership,	262
association, including, without limitation, a professional	263
association organized under Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code,	264
estate, or trust, no combination of any of the following shall,	265
for one year following the award of that contract, make one or	266
more contributions totaling in excess of one thousand dollars to	267
the holder of the public office having ultimate responsibility for	268
the award of that contract:	269

(i) The individual;

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(ii) Any partner of the partnership;

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(iii) Any shareholder of the association;

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(iv) Any administrator of the estate;

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(v) Any executor of the estate;

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(vi) Any trustee of the trust;

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(vii) The spouse of any person identified in divisions	276
(I)(2)(b)(i) to (vi) of this section;	277

(viii) Any child seven years of age through seventeen years	278
of age of any person identified in divisions (I)(2)(b)(i) to (vi)	279
of this section.	280

(J)(1)(a) Subject to divisions (K), (L), (M), and (N) of this	281
section, no agency or department of this state or any political	282
subdivision shall award any contract, other than one let by	283
competitive bidding or a contract incidental to such contract or	284
which is by force account, for the purchase of goods costing more	285
than five hundred dollars or services costing more than five	286
hundred dollars to a corporation or business trust, except a	287
professional association organized under Chapter 1785. of the	288
Revised Code, if an owner of more than twenty per cent of the	289
corporation or business trust or the spouse of that personany of	290
the following has made, as an individual, within the two previous	291
calendar years, taking into consideration only owners for all of	292
that period, one or more contributions totaling in excess of one	293
thousand dollars to the holder of a public office having ultimate	294
responsibility for the award of the contract or to the public	295
officer's campaign committee.:	296

(i) An owner of more than twenty per cent of the corporation	297
or business trust;	298

(ii) A spouse of an owner of more than twenty per cent of the	299
corporation or business trust;	300

(iii) A child seven years of age through seventeen years of	301
age of an owner of more than twenty per cent of the corporation or	302
business trust.	303

(b) Subject to divisions (K), (L), (M), and (N) of this	304
section, no agency or department of this state or any political	305
subdivision shall award any contract, other than one let by	306
competitive bidding or a contract incidental to such a contract or	307
which is by force account, for the purchase of goods costing more	308
than five hundred dollars or services costing more than five	309
hundred dollars to a corporation or business trust, except a	310
professional association organized under Chapter 1785. of the	311
Revised Code, if any combination of the following has made, within	312
the two previous calendar years, taking into consideration only	313
owners for all of that period, one or more contributions totaling	314
in excess of one thousand dollars to the holder of the public	315
office having ultimate responsibility for the award of the	316
contract or to the public officer's campaign committee:	317

(i) Owners of more than twenty per cent of the corporation or	318
business trust;	319

(ii) Spouses of owners of more than twenty per cent of the	320
corporation or business trust;	321

(iii) Children seven years of age through seventeen years of	322
age of owners of more than twenty per cent of the corporation or	323
business trust.	324

(2)(a) Subject to divisions (K), (L), (M), and (N) of this	325
section, if any agency or department of this state or any	326
political subdivision has awarded a contract for the purchase of	327
goods costing more than five hundred dollars or services costing	328
more than five hundred dollars, except a contract let by	329
competitive bidding or a contract incidental to such contract or	330
which is by force account, to a corporation or business trust,	331
except a professional association organized under Chapter 1785. of	332
the Revised Code, none of the following shall, for one year	333
following the award of that contract, make one or more	334
contributions totaling in excess of one thousand dollars to the	335
holder of the public office having ultimate responsibility for the	336
award of that contract:	337

(i) An owner of more than twenty per cent of the corporation	338
or business trust;	339

(ii) A spouse of an owner of more than twenty per cent of the	340
corporation or business trust;	341

(iii) A child seven years of age through seventeen years of	342
age of an owner of more than twenty per cent of the corporation or	343
business trust.	344

(b) Subject to divisions (K), (L), (M), and (N) of this	345
section, if any agency or department of this state or any	346
political subdivision has awarded a contract for the purchase of	347
goods costing more than five hundred dollars or services costing	348
more than five hundred dollars, except a contract let by	349
competitive bidding or a contract incidental to such contract or	350
which is by force account, to a corporation or business trust,	351
except a professional association organized under Chapter 1785. of	352
the Revised Code, no combination of any of the following shall,	353
for one year following the award of that contract, make one or	354
more contributions totaling in excess of one thousand dollars to	355
the holder of the public office having ultimate responsibility for	356
the award of that contract:	357

(i) Owners of more than twenty per cent of the corporation or	358
business trust;	359

(ii) Spouses of owners of more than twenty per cent of the	360
corporation or business trust;	361

(iii) Children seven years of age through seventeen years of	362
age of owners of more than twenty per cent of the corporation or	363
business trust.	364

(K) For purposes of divisions (I) and (J) of this section, if	365
a public officer who is responsible for the award of a contract is	366
appointed by the governor, whether or not the appointment is	367
subject to the advice and consent of the senate, excluding members	368
of boards, commissions, committees, authorities, councils, boards	369
of trustees, task forces, and other such entities appointed by the	370
governor, the office of the governor is considered to have	371
ultimate responsibility for the award of the contract.	372

(L) For purposes of divisions (I) and (J) of this section, if	373
a public officer who is responsible for the award of a contract is	374
appointed by the elected chief executive officer of a municipal	375
corporation, or appointed by the elected chief executive officer	376
of a county operating under an alternative form of county	377
government or county charter, excluding members of boards,	378
commissions, committees, authorities, councils, boards of	379
trustees, task forces, and other such entities appointed by the	380
chief executive officer, the office of the chief executive officer	381
is considered to have ultimate responsibility for the award of the	382
contract.	383

(M)(1) Divisions (I) and (J) of this section do not apply to	384
contracts awarded by the board of commissioners of the sinking	385
fund, municipal legislative authorities, boards of education,	386
boards of county commissioners, or boards of township trustees, or	387
other boards, commissions, committees, authorities, councils,	388
boards of trustees, task forces, and other such entities created	389
by law, by the supreme court or courts of appeals, by county	390
courts consisting of more than one judge, courts of common pleas	391
consisting of more than one judge, or municipal courts consisting	392
of more than one judge, or by a division of any court if the	393
division consists of more than one judge. This division shall	394
apply to the specified entity only if the members of the entity	395
act collectively in the award of a contract for goods or services.	396

(2) Divisions (I) and (J) of this section do not apply to	397
actions of the controlling board.	398

(N)(1) Divisions (I) and, (J), (Y), and (Z) of this section	399
apply to contributions made to the holder of a public office	400
having ultimate responsibility for the award of a contract, or to	401
the public officer's campaign committee, during the time the	402
person holds the office and during any time such person was a	403
candidate for the office. Those divisions do not apply to	404
contributions made to, or to the campaign committee of, a	405
candidate for or holder of the office other than the holder of the	406
office at the time of the award of the contractthe public office	407
having ultimate responsibility for the award of the contract	408
during any such time the person is a candidate for that office.	409
For the purpose of this division, a person becomes a candidate for	410
the public office having ultimate authority for the award of the	411
contract when the person becomes a candidate for that office by	412
filing a declaration of candidacy, a declaration of intent to be a	413
write-in candidate, or a nominating petition, through party	414
nomination at a primary election, or by the filling of a vacancy	415
under section 3513.30 or 3513.31 of the Revised Code.	416

(2) Divisions (I) and, (J), (Y), and (Z) of this section do	417
not apply to contributions of a partner, shareholder,	418
administrator, executor, trustee, or owner of more than twenty per	419
cent of a corporation or business trust made before the person	420
held any of those positions or after the person ceased to hold any	421
of those positions in the partnership, association, estate, trust,	422
corporation, or business trust whose eligibility to be awarded a	423
contract is being determined, nor to contributions of the person's	424
spouse made before the person held any of those positions, after	425
the person ceased to hold any of those positions, before the two	426
were married, after the granting of a decree of divorce,	427
dissolution of marriage, or annulment, or after the granting of an	428
order in an action brought solely for legal separation. Those	429
divisions do not apply to contributions of the spouse of an	430
individual whose eligibility to be awarded a contract is being	431
determined made before the two were married, after the granting	432
of a decree of divorce, dissolution of marriage, or annulment, or	433
after the granting of an order in an action brought solely for	434
legal separation.	435

(O) No beneficiary of a campaign fund or other person shall	436
convert for personal use, and no person shall knowingly give to a	437
beneficiary of a campaign fund or any other person, for the	438
beneficiary's or any other person's personal use, anything of	439
value from the beneficiary's campaign fund, including, without	440
limitation, payments to a beneficiary for services the beneficiary	441
personally performs, except as reimbursement for any of the	442
following:	443

(1) Legitimate and verifiable prior campaign expenses	444
incurred by the beneficiary;	445

(2) Legitimate and verifiable ordinary and necessary prior	446
expenses incurred by the beneficiary in connection with duties as	447
the holder of a public office, including, without limitation,	448
expenses incurred through participation in nonpartisan or	449
bipartisan events if the participation of the holder of a public	450
office would normally be expected;	451

(3) Legitimate and verifiable ordinary and necessary prior	452
expenses incurred by the beneficiary while doing any of the	453
following:	454

(a) Engaging in activities in support of or opposition to a	455
candidate other than the beneficiary, political party, or ballot	456
issue;	457

(b) Raising funds for a political party, political action	458
committee, political contributing entity, legislative campaign	459
fund, campaign committee, or other candidate;	460

(c) Participating in the activities of a political party,	461
political action committee, political contributing entity,	462
legislative campaign fund, or campaign committee;	463

(d) Attending a political party convention or other political	464
meeting.	465

For purposes of this division, an expense is incurred	466
whenever a beneficiary has either made payment or is obligated to	467
make payment, as by the use of a credit card or other credit	468
procedure or by the use of goods or services received on account.	469

(P) No beneficiary of a campaign fund shall knowingly accept,	470
and no person shall knowingly give to the beneficiary of a	471
campaign fund, reimbursement for an expense under division (O) of	472
this section to the extent that the expense previously was	473
reimbursed or paid from another source of funds. If an expense is	474
reimbursed under division (O) of this section and is later paid or	475
reimbursed, wholly or in part, from another source of funds, the	476
beneficiary shall repay the reimbursement received under division	477
(O) of this section to the extent of the payment made or	478
reimbursement received from the other source.	479

(Q) No candidate or public official or employee shall accept	480
for personal or business use anything of value from a political	481
party, political action committee, political contributing entity,	482
legislative campaign fund, or campaign committee other than the	483
candidate's or public official's or employee's own campaign	484
committee, and no person shall knowingly give to a candidate or	485
public official or employee anything of value from a political	486
party, political action committee, political contributing entity,	487
legislative campaign fund, or such a campaign committee, except	488
for the following:	489

(1) Reimbursement for legitimate and verifiable ordinary and	490
necessary prior expenses not otherwise prohibited by law incurred	491
by the candidate or public official or employee while engaged in	492
any legitimate activity of the political party, political action	493
committee, political contributing entity, legislative campaign	494
fund, or such campaign committee. Without limitation, reimbursable	495
expenses under this division include those incurred while doing	496
any of the following:	497

(a) Engaging in activities in support of or opposition to	498
another candidate, political party, or ballot issue;	499

(b) Raising funds for a political party, legislative campaign	500
fund, campaign committee, or another candidate;	501

(c) Attending a political party convention or other political	502
meeting.	503

(2) Compensation not otherwise prohibited by law for actual	504
and valuable personal services rendered under a written contract	505
to the political party, political action committee, political	506
contributing entity, legislative campaign fund, or such campaign	507
committee for any legitimate activity of the political party,	508
political action committee, political contributing entity,	509
legislative campaign fund, or such campaign committee.	510

Reimbursable expenses under this division do not include, and	511
it is a violation of this division for a candidate or public	512
official or employee to accept, or for any person to knowingly	513
give to a candidate or public official or employee from a	514
political party, political action committee, political	515
contributing entity, legislative campaign fund, or campaign	516
committee other than the candidate's or public official's or	517
employee's own campaign committee, anything of value for	518
activities primarily related to the candidate's or public	519
official's or employee's own campaign for election, except for	520
contributions to the candidate's or public official's or	521
employee's campaign committee.	522

For purposes of this division, an expense is incurred	523
whenever a candidate or public official or employee has either	524
made payment or is obligated to make payment, as by the use of a	525
credit card or other credit procedure, or by the use of goods or	526
services on account.	527

(R)(1) Division (O) or (P) of this section does not prohibit	528
a campaign committee from making direct advance or post payment	529
from contributions to vendors for goods and services for which	530
reimbursement is permitted under division (O) of this section,	531
except that no campaign committee shall pay its candidate or other	532
beneficiary for services personally performed by the candidate or	533
other beneficiary.	534

(2) If any expense that may be reimbursed under division (O),	535
(P), or (Q) of this section is part of other expenses that may not	536
be paid or reimbursed, the separation of the two types of expenses	537
for the purpose of allocating for payment or reimbursement those	538
expenses that may be paid or reimbursed may be by any reasonable	539
accounting method, considering all of the surrounding	540
circumstances.	541

(3) For purposes of divisions (O), (P), and (Q) of this	542
section, mileage allowance at a rate not greater than that allowed	543
by the internal revenue service at the time the travel occurs may	544
be paid instead of reimbursement for actual travel expenses	545
allowable.	546

(S)(1) As used in division (S) of this section:

547

(a) "State elective office" has the same meaning as in	548
section 3517.092 of the Revised Code.	549

(b) "Federal office" means a federal office as defined in the	550
Federal Election Campaign Act.	551

(c) "Federal campaign committee" means a principal campaign	552
committee or authorized committee as defined in the Federal	553
Election Campaign Act.	554

(2) No person who is a candidate for state elective office	555
and who previously sought nomination or election to a federal	556
office shall transfer any funds or assets from that person's	557
federal campaign committee for nomination or election to the	558
federal office to that person's campaign committee as a candidate	559
for state elective office.	560

(3) No campaign committee of a person who is a candidate for	561
state elective office and who previously sought nomination or	562
election to a federal office shall accept any funds or assets from	563
that person's federal campaign committee for that person's	564
nomination or election to the federal office.	565

(T)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(6)(c) of	566
section 3517.102 of the Revised Code, a state or county political	567
party shall not disburse moneys from any account other than a	568
state candidate fund to make contributions to any of the	569
following:	570

(a) A state candidate fund;

571

(b) A legislative campaign fund;

572

(c) A campaign committee of a candidate for the office of	573
governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor of	574
state, treasurer of state, attorney general, member of the state	575
board of education, or member of the general assembly.	576

(2) No state candidate fund, legislative campaign fund, or	577
campaign committee of a candidate for any office described in	578
division (T)(1)(c) of this section shall knowingly accept a	579
contribution in violation of division (T)(1) of this section.	580

(U) No person shall fail to file a statement required under	581
section 3517.12 of the Revised Code.	582

(V) No campaign committee shall fail to file a statement	583
required under division (K)(3) of section 3517.10 of the Revised	584
Code.	585

(W)(1) No foreign national shall, directly or indirectly	586
through any other person or entity, make a contribution,	587
expenditure, or independent expenditure or promise, either	588
expressly or implicitly, to make a contribution, expenditure, or	589
independent expenditure in support of or opposition to a candidate	590
for any elective office in this state, including an office of a	591
political party.	592

(2) No candidate, campaign committee, political action	593
committee, political contributing entity, legislative campaign	594
fund, state candidate fund, political party, or separate	595
segregated fund shall solicit or accept a contribution,	596
expenditure, or independent expenditure from a foreign national.	597
The secretary of state may direct any candidate, committee,	598
entity, fund, or party that accepts a contribution, expenditure,	599
or independent expenditure in violation of this division to return	600
the contribution, expenditure, or independent expenditure or, if	601
it is not possible to return the contribution, expenditure, or	602
independent expenditure, then to return instead the value of it,	603
to the contributor.	604

(3) As used in division (W) of this section, "foreign	605
national" has the same meaning as in section 441e(b) of the	606
Federal Election Campaign Act.	607

(X)(1) No state or county political party shall transfer any	608
moneys from its restricted fund to any account of the political	609
party into which contributions may be made or from which	610
contributions or expenditures may be made.	611

(2)(a) No state or county political party shall deposit a	612
contribution or contributions that it receives into its restricted	613
fund.	614

(b) No state or county political party shall make a	615
contribution or an expenditure from its restricted fund.	616

(3)(a) No corporation or labor organization shall make a gift	617
or gifts from the corporation's or labor organization's money or	618
property aggregating more than ten thousand dollars to any one	619
state or county political party for the party's restricted fund in	620
a calendar year.	621

(b) No state or county political party shall accept a gift or	622
gifts for the party's restricted fund aggregating more than ten	623
thousand dollars from any one corporation or labor organization in	624
a calendar year.	625

(4) No state or county political party shall transfer any	626
moneys in the party's restricted fund to any other state or county	627
political party.	628

(5) No state or county political party shall knowingly fail	629
to file a statement required under section 3517.1012 of the	630
Revised Code.	631

(Y) The(1)(a) Subject to division (N) of this section, the	632
administrator of workers' compensation and the employees of the	633
bureau of workers' compensation shall not conduct any business	634
with or award any contract, other than one awarded by competitive	635
bidding, for the purchase of goods costing more than five hundred	636
dollars or services costing more than five hundred dollars to any	637
individual, partnership, association, including, without	638
limitation, a professional association organized under Chapter	639
1785. of the Revised Code, estate, or trust, if the individual has	640
made, or the individual's spouse has made, or any partner,	641
shareholder, administrator, executor, or trustee, or the spouses	642
of any of those individualsany of the following has made, as an	643
individual, within the two previous calendar years, one or more	644
contributions totaling in excess of one thousand dollars to the	645
campaign committee of the governor or lieutenant governor or to	646
the campaign committee of any candidate for the office of governor	647
or lieutenant governor:	648

(i) The individual;

649

(ii) Any partner of the partnership;

650

(iii) Any shareholder of the association;

651

(iv) Any administrator of the estate;

652

(v) Any executor of the estate;

653

(vi) Any trustee of the trust;

654

(vii) The spouse of any person identified in divisions	655
(Y)(1)(a)(i) to (vi) of this section;	656

(viii) Any child seven years of age through seventeen years	657
of age of any person identified in divisions (Y)(1)(a)(i) to (vi)	658
of this section.	659

(b) Subject to division (N) of this section, the	660
administrator of workers' compensation and the employees of the	661
bureau of workers' compensation shall not conduct any business	662
with or award any contract, other than one awarded by competitive	663
bidding, for the purchase of goods costing more than five hundred	664
dollars or services costing more than five hundred dollars to any	665
individual, partnership, association, including, without	666
limitation, a professional association organized under Chapter	667
1785. of the Revised Code, estate, or trust if any combination of	668
the following has made, within the two previous calendar years,	669
one or more contributions totaling in excess of one thousand	670
dollars to the campaign committee of the governor or lieutenant	671
governor or to the campaign committee of any candidate for the	672
office of governor or lieutenant governor:	673

(i) The individual;

674

(ii) Any partner of the partnership;

675

(iii) Any shareholder of the association;

676

(iv) Any administrator of the estate;

677

(v) Any executor of the estate;

678

(vi) Any trustee of the trust;

679

(vii) The spouse of any person identified in divisions	680
(Y)(1)(b)(i) to (vi) of this section;	681

(viii) Any child seven years of age through seventeen years	682
of age of any person identified in divisions (Y)(1)(b)(i) to (vi)	683
of this section.	684

(2)(a) Subject to division (N) of this section, if the	685
administrator of workers' compensation or the employees of the	686
bureau of workers' compensation has awarded a contract for the	687
purchase of goods costing more than five hundred dollars or	688
services costing more than five hundred dollars, except a contract	689
awarded by competitive bidding, to any individual, partnership,	690
association, including, without limitation, a professional	691
association organized under Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code,	692
estate, or trust, none of the following shall, for one year	693
following the award of that contract, make one or more	694
contributions totaling in excess of one thousand dollars to the	695
campaign committee of the governor or lieutenant governor or to	696
the campaign committee of any candidate for the office of governor	697
or lieutenant governor:	698

(i) The individual;

699

(ii) Any partner of the partnership;

700

(iii) Any shareholder of the association;

701

(iv) Any administrator of the estate;

702

(v) Any executor of the estate;

703

(vi) Any trustee of the trust;

704

(vii) The spouse of any person identified in divisions	705
(Y)(2)(a)(i) to (vi) of this section;	706

(viii) Any child seven years of age through seventeen years	707
of age of any person identified in divisions (Y)(2)(a)(i) to (vi)	708
of this section.	709

(b) Subject to division (N) of this section, if the	710
administrator of workers' compensation or the employees of the	711
bureau of workers' compensation has awarded a contract for the	712
purchase of goods costing more than five hundred dollars or	713
services costing more than five hundred dollars, except a contract	714
awarded by competitive bidding, to any individual, partnership,	715
association, including, without limitation, a professional	716
association organized under Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code,	717
estate, or trust, no combination of any of the following shall,	718
for one year following the award of that contract, make one or	719
more contributions totaling in excess of one thousand dollars to	720
the campaign committee of the governor or lieutenant governor or	721
to the campaign committee of any candidate for the office of	722
governor or lieutenant governor:	723

(i) The individual;

724

(ii) Any partner of the partnership;

725

(iii) Any shareholder of the association;

726

(iv) Any administrator of the estate;

727

(v) Any executor of the estate;

728

(vi) Any trustee of the trust;

729

(vii) The spouse of any person identified in divisions	730
(Y)(2)(b)(i) to (vi) of this section;	731

(viii) Any child seven years of age through seventeen years	732
of age of any person identified in divisions (Y)(2)(b)(i) to (vi)	733
of this section.	734

(Z) The(1)(a) Subject to division (N) of this section, the	735
administrator of workers' compensation and the employees of the	736
bureau of workers' compensation shall not conduct business with or	737
award any contract, other than one awarded by competitive bidding,	738
for the purchase of goods costing more than five hundred dollars	739
or services costing more than five hundred dollars to a	740
corporation or business trust, except a professional association	741
organized under Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code, if an owner of	742
more than twenty per cent of the corporation or business trust, or	743
the spouse of the owner,any of the following has made, as an	744
individual, within the two previous calendar years, taking into	745
consideration only owners for all of such period, one or more	746
contributions totaling in excess of one thousand dollars to the	747
campaign committee of the governor or lieutenant governor or to	748
the campaign committee of any candidate for the office of governor	749
or lieutenant governor:	750

(i) An owner of more than twenty per cent of the corporation	751
or business trust;	752

(ii) A spouse of an owner of more than twenty per cent of the	753
corporation or business trust;	754

(iii) A child seven years of age through seventeen years of	755
age of an owner of more than twenty per cent of the corporation or	756
business trust.	757

(b) Subject to division (N) of this section, the	758
administrator of workers' compensation and the employees of the	759
bureau of workers' compensation shall not conduct any business	760
with or award any contract, other than one awarded by competitive	761
bidding, for the purchase of goods costing more than five hundred	762
dollars orservices costing more than five hundred dollars to a	763
corporation or business trust, except a professional association	764
organized under Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code, if any	765
combination of the following has made, within the two previous	766
calendar years, taking into consideration only owners for all of	767
that period, one or more contributions totaling in excess of one	768
thousand dollars to the campaign committee of the governor or	769
lieutenant governor or to the campaign committee of any candidate	770
for the office of governor or lieutenant governor:	771

(i) Owners of more than twenty per cent of the corporation or	772
business trust;	773

(ii) Spouses of owners of more than twenty per cent of the	774
corporation or business trust;	775

(iii) Children seven years of age through seventeen years of	776
age of owners of more than twenty per cent of the corporation or	777
business trust.	778

(2)(a) Subject to division (N) of this section, if the	779
administrator of workers' compensation or the employees of the	780
bureau of workers' compensation has awarded a contract for the	781
purchase of goods costing more than five hundred dollars or	782
services costing more than five hundred dollars, except a contract	783
awarded by competitive bidding, to a corporation or business	784
trust, except a professional association organized under Chapter	785
1785. of the Revised Code, none of the following shall, for one	786
year following the award of that contract, make one or more	787
contributions totaling in excess of one thousand dollars to the	788
campaign committee of the governor or lieutenant governor or to	789
the campaign committee of any candidate for the office of governor	790
or lieutenant governor:	791

(i) An owner of more than twenty per cent of the corporation	792
or business trust;	793

(ii) A spouse of an owner of more than twenty per cent of the	794
corporation or business trust;	795

(iii) A child seven years of age through seventeen years of	796
age of an owner of more than twenty per cent of the corporation or	797
business trust.	798

(b) Subject to division (N) of this section, if the	799
administrator of workers' compensation or the employees of the	800
bureau of workers' compensation has awarded a contract for the	801
purchase of goods costing more than five hundred dollars or	802
services costing more than five hundred dollars, except a contract	803
awarded by competitive bidding, to a corporation or business	804
trust, except a professional association organized under Chapter	805
1785. of the Revised Code, no combination of any of the following	806
shall, for one year following the award of that contract, make one	807
or more contributions totaling in excess of one thousand dollars	808
to the campaign committee of the governor or lieutenant governor	809
or to the campaign committee of any candidate for the office of	810
governor or lieutenant governor:	811

(i) Owners of more than twenty per cent of the corporation or	812
business trust;	813

(ii) Spouses of owners of more than twenty per cent of the	814
corporation or business trust;	815

(iii) Children seven years of age through seventeen years of	816
age of owners of more than twenty per cent of the corporation or	817
business trust.	818

Sec. 3517.992.  This section establishes penalties only with	819
respect to acts or failures to act that occur on and after August	820
24, 1995.	821

(A)(1) A candidate whose campaign committee violates division	822
(A), (B), (C), (D), or (V) of section 3517.13 of the Revised Code,	823
or a treasurer of a campaign committee who violates any of those	824
divisions, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars for	825
each day of violation.	826

(2) Whoever violates division (E) or (X)(5) of section	827
3517.13 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than one	828
hundred dollars for each day of violation.	829

(B) A political party that violates division (F)(1) of	830
section 3517.101 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than	831
one hundred dollars for each day of violation.	832

(C) Whoever violates division (F)(2) of section 3517.101 or	833
division (G) of section 3517.13 of the Revised Code shall be fined	834
not more than ten thousand dollars or, if the offender is a person	835
who was nominated or elected to public office, shall forfeit the	836
nomination or the office to which the offender was elected, or	837
both.	838

(D) Whoever violates division (F) of section 3517.13 of the	839
Revised Code shall be fined not more than three times the amount	840
contributed.	841

(E) Whoever violates division (H) of section 3517.13 of the	842
Revised Code shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars.	843

(F) Whoever violates division (O), (P), or (Q) of section	844
3517.13 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the	845
first degree.	846

(G) A state or county committee of a political party that	847
violates division (B)(1) of section 3517.18 of the Revised Code	848
shall be fined not more than twice the amount of the improper	849
expenditure.	850

(H) A state or county political party that violates division	851
(G) of section 3517.101 of the Revised Code shall be fined not	852
more than twice the amount of the improper expenditure or use.	853

(I)(1) Any individual who violates division (B)(1) of section	854
3517.102 of the Revised Code and knows that the contribution the	855
individual makes violates that division shall be fined an amount	856
equal to three times the amount contributed in excess of the	857
amount permitted by that division.	858

(2) Any political action committee that violates division	859
(B)(2) of section 3517.102 of the Revised Code shall be fined an	860
amount equal to three times the amount contributed in excess of	861
the amount permitted by that division.	862

(3) Any campaign committee that violates division (B)(3) or	863
(5) of section 3517.102 of the Revised Code shall be fined an	864
amount equal to three times the amount contributed in excess of	865
the amount permitted by that division.	866

(4)(a) Any legislative campaign fund that violates division	867
(B)(6) of section 3517.102 of the Revised Code shall be fined an	868
amount equal to three times the amount transferred or contributed	869
in excess of the amount permitted by that division, as applicable.	870

(b) Any state political party, county political party, or	871
state candidate fund of a state political party or county	872
political party that violates division (B)(6) of section 3517.102	873
of the Revised Code shall be fined an amount equal to three times	874
the amount transferred or contributed in excess of the amount	875
permitted by that division, as applicable.	876

(c) Any political contributing entity that violates division	877
(B)(7) of section 3517.102 of the Revised Code shall be fined an	878
amount equal to three times the amount contributed in excess of	879
the amount permitted by that division.	880

(5) Any political party that violates division (B)(4) of	881
section 3517.102 of the Revised Code shall be fined an amount	882
equal to three times the amount contributed in excess of the	883
amount permitted by that division.	884

(6) Notwithstanding divisions (I)(1), (2), (3), (4), and (5)	885
of this section, no violation of division (B) of section 3517.102	886
of the Revised Code occurs, and the secretary of state shall not	887
refer parties to the Ohio elections commission, if the amount	888
transferred or contributed in excess of the amount permitted by	889
that division meets either of the following conditions:	890

(a) It is completely refunded within five business days after	891
it is accepted.	892

(b) It is completely refunded on or before the tenth business	893
day after notification to the recipient of the excess transfer or	894
contribution by the board of elections or the secretary of state	895
that a transfer or contribution in excess of the permitted amount	896
has been received.	897

(J)(1) Any campaign committee that violates division (C)(1),	898
(2), (3), or (6) of section 3517.102 of the Revised Code shall be	899
fined an amount equal to three times the amount accepted in excess	900
of the amount permitted by that division.	901

(2)(a) Any county political party that violates division	902
(C)(4)(a)(ii) or (iii) of section 3517.102 of the Revised Code	903
shall be fined an amount equal to three times the amount accepted.	904

(b) Any county political party that violates division	905
(C)(4)(a)(i) of section 3517.102 of the Revised Code shall be	906
fined an amount from its state candidate fund equal to three times	907
the amount accepted in excess of the amount permitted by that	908
division.	909

(c) Any state political party that violates division	910
(C)(4)(b) of section 3517.102 of the Revised Code shall be fined	911
an amount from its state candidate fund equal to three times the	912
amount accepted in excess of the amount permitted by that	913
division.	914

(3) Any legislative campaign fund that violates division	915
(C)(5) of section 3517.102 of the Revised Code shall be fined an	916
amount equal to three times the amount accepted in excess of the	917
amount permitted by that division.	918

(4) Any political action committee or political contributing	919
entity that violates division (C)(7) of section 3517.102 of the	920
Revised Code shall be fined an amount equal to three times the	921
amount accepted in excess of the amount permitted by that	922
division.	923

(5) Notwithstanding divisions (J)(1), (2), (3), and (4) of	924
this section, no violation of division (C) of section 3517.102 of	925
the Revised Code occurs, and the secretary of state shall not	926
refer parties to the Ohio elections commission, if the amount	927
transferred or contributed in excess of the amount permitted to be	928
accepted by that division meets either of the following	929
conditions:	930

(a) It is completely refunded within five business days after	931
its acceptance.	932

(b) It is completely refunded on or before the tenth business	933
day after notification to the recipient of the excess transfer or	934
contribution by the board of elections or the secretary of state	935
that a transfer or contribution in excess of the permitted amount	936
has been received.	937

(K)(1) Any legislative campaign fund that violates division	938
(F)(1) of section 3517.102 of the Revised Code shall be fined	939
twenty-five dollars for each day of violation.	940

(2) Any legislative campaign fund that violates division	941
(F)(2) of section 3517.102 of the Revised Code shall give to the	942
treasurer of state for deposit into the state treasury to the	943
credit of the Ohio elections commission fund all excess	944
contributions not disposed of as required by division (E) of	945
section 3517.102 of the Revised Code.	946

(L) Whoever violates section 3517.105 of the Revised Code	947
shall be fined one thousand dollars.	948

(M)(1) Whoever solicits a contribution in violation of	949
section 3517.092 or violates division (B) of section 3517.09 of	950
the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.	951

(2) Whoever knowingly accepts a contribution in violation of	952
division (B) or (C) of section 3517.092 of the Revised Code shall	953
be fined an amount equal to three times the amount accepted in	954
violation of either of those divisions and shall return to the	955
contributor any amount so accepted. Whoever unknowingly accepts a	956
contribution in violation of division (B) or (C) of section	957
3517.092 of the Revised Code shall return to the contributor any	958
amount so accepted.	959

(N) Whoever violates division (S) of section 3517.13 of the	960
Revised Code shall be fined an amount equal to three times the	961
amount of funds transferred or three times the value of the assets	962
transferred in violation of that division.	963

(O) Any campaign committee that accepts a contribution or	964
contributions in violation of section 3517.108 of the Revised	965
Code, uses a contribution in violation of that section, or fails	966
to dispose of excess contributions in violation of that section	967
shall be fined an amount equal to three times the amount accepted,	968
used, or kept in violation of that section.	969

(P) Any political party, state candidate fund, legislative	970
candidate fund, or campaign committee that violates division (T)	971
of section 3517.13 of the Revised Code shall be fined an amount	972
equal to three times the amount contributed or accepted in	973
violation of that section.	974

(Q) A treasurer of a committee or another person who violates	975
division (U) of section 3517.13 of the Revised Code shall be fined	976
not more than two hundred fifty dollars.	977

(R) Whoever violates division (I) or, (J), (Y), or (Z) of	978
section 3517.13 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than	979
one thousand dollars. Whenever a person is found guilty of	980
violating division (I) or, (J), (Y), or (Z) of section 3517.13 of	981
the Revised Code, the contract awarded in violation of either of	982
those divisionsthe applicable division shall be rescinded if its	983
terms have not yet been performed.	984

(S) A candidate whose campaign committee violates or a	985
treasurer of a campaign committee who violates section 3517.081 of	986
the Revised Code, and a candidate whose campaign committee	987
violates or a treasurer of a campaign committee or another person	988
who violates division (C) of section 3517.10 of the Revised Code,	989
shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars.	990

(T) A candidate whose campaign committee violates or a	991
treasurer of a committee who violates division (B) of section	992
3517.09 of the Revised Code, or a candidate whose campaign	993
committee violates or a treasurer of a campaign committee or	994
another person who violates division (C) of section 3517.09 of the	995
Revised Code shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars.	996

(U) Whoever violates section 3517.20 of the Revised Code	997
shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars.	998

(V) Whoever violates section 3517.21 or 3517.22 of the	999
Revised Code shall be imprisoned for not more than six months or	1000
fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both.	1001

(W) A campaign committee that is required to file a	1002
declaration of no limits under division (D)(2) of section 3517.103	1003
of the Revised Code that, before filing that declaration, accepts	1004
a contribution or contributions that exceed the limitations	1005
prescribed in section 3517.102 of the Revised Code, shall return	1006
that contribution or those contributions to the contributor.	1007

(X) Any campaign committee that fails to file the declaration	1008
of filing-day finances required by division (F) of section	1009
3517.109 or the declaration of primary-day finances or declaration	1010
of year-end finances required by division (E) of section 3517.1010	1011
of the Revised Code shall be fined twenty-five dollars for each	1012
day of violation.	1013

(Y) Any campaign committee that fails to dispose of excess	1014
funds or excess aggregate contributions under division (B) of	1015
section 3517.109 of the Revised Code in the manner required by	1016
division (C) of that section or under division (B) of section	1017
3517.1010 of the Revised Code in the manner required by division	1018
(C) of that section shall give to the treasurer of state for	1019
deposit into the Ohio elections commission fund created under	1020
division (I) of section 3517.152 of the Revised Code all funds not	1021
disposed of pursuant to those divisions.	1022

(Z) Any individual, campaign committee, political action	1023
committee, political contributing entity, legislative campaign	1024
fund, political party, or other entity that violates any provision	1025
of sections 3517.09 to 3517.12 of the Revised Code for which no	1026
penalty is provided for under any other division of this section	1027
shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars.	1028

(AA)(1) Whoever knowingly violates division (W)(1) of section	1029
3517.13 of the Revised Code shall be fined an amount equal to	1030
three times the amount contributed, expended, or promised in	1031
violation of that division or ten thousand dollars, whichever	1032
amount is greater.	1033

(2) Whoever knowingly violates division (W)(2) of section	1034
3517.13 of the Revised Code shall be fined an amount equal to	1035
three times the amount solicited or accepted in violation of that	1036
division or ten thousand dollars, whichever amount is greater.	1037

(BB) Whoever knowingly violates division (C) or (D) of	1038
section 3517.1011 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than	1039
ten thousand dollars plus not more than one thousand dollars for	1040
each day of violation.	1041

(CC)(1) Subject to division (CC)(2) of this section, whoever	1042
violates division (H) of section 3517.1011 of the Revised Code	1043
shall be fined an amount up to three times the amount disbursed	1044
for the direct costs of airing the communication made in violation	1045
of that division.	1046

(2) Whoever has been ordered by the Ohio elections commission	1047
or by a court of competent jurisdiction to cease making	1048
communications in violation of division (H) of section 3517.1011	1049
of the Revised Code who again violates that division shall be	1050
fined an amount equal to three times the amount disbursed for the	1051
direct costs of airing the communication made in violation of that	1052
division.	1053

(DD)(1) Any corporation or labor organization that violates	1054
division (X)(3)(a) of section 3517.13 of the Revised Code shall be	1055
fined an amount equal to three times the amount given in excess of	1056
the amount permitted by that division.	1057

(2) Any state or county political party that violates	1058
division (X)(3)(b) of section 3517.13 of the Revised Code shall be	1059
fined an amount equal to three times the amount accepted in excess	1060
of the amount permitted by that division.	1061

(EE)(1) Whoever solicits or directs a contribution in	1062
violation of division (B) of section 3517.093 of the Revised Code	1063
is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.	1064

(2) Whoever knowingly accepts a contribution in violation of	1065
division (C) of section 3517.093 of the Revised Code shall return	1066
to the contributor any amount so accepted.	1067

Section 2.  That existing sections 3517.13 and 3517.992 of	1068
the Revised Code are hereby repealed.	1069