As Reported by the House Finance and Appropriations Committee

126th General Assembly Regular Session 2005-2006

Sub. H. B. No. 694

Representatives DeWine, Calvert, Trakas, Peterson, McGregor, R., Dolan, Webster, Raga, Flowers, Martin, Evans, C. 

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A BILL

To amend sections 3517.13 and 3517.992 and to enact

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sections 109.96 and 3517.093 of the Revised Code

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to limit solicitations of and political

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contributions by owners and certain family members

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of owners of businesses that are seeking or that

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have been awarded public contracts and to require

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the Attorney General to review and approve

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executive agency contracts for more than one

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million dollars.

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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	10
sections 109.96 and 3517.093 of the Revised Code be enacted to	11
read as follows:	12

Sec. 109.96. (A) No executive agency shall award a contract	13
that will involve the spending or investing of more than one	14
million dollars of the funds in the custody of the executive	15
agency unless the attorney general has first reviewed and approved	16
the contract.	17

(B) No contract that is required to be reviewed and approved	18
by the attorney general under division (A) of this section shall	19
be submitted to the controlling board before it has been reviewed	20
and approved by the attorney general.	21

(C) The attorney general shall post on the attorney general's	22
web site a copy of each contract that the attorney general reviews	23
and approves under division (A) of this section.	24

(D) As used in this section, "executive agency" has the same	25
meaning as in section 121.60 of the Revised Code.	26

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

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(1) "Family member of the holder of the state contract" means	28
both of the following:	29

(a) The spouse of any person identified in division (A)(3) of	30
this section;	31

(b) Any child seven years of age through seventeen years of	32
age of any person identified in division (A)(3) of this section.	33

(2) "Holder of the public office with ultimate responsibility	34
for the award of the contract" means all of the following:	35

(a) The governor and lieutenant governor, if the contract is	36
awarded by the office of the governor;	37

(b) The governor, if the governor appoints a public officer	38
who is responsible for the award of the contract, whether or not	39
the appointment is subject to the advice and consent of the	40
senate;	41

(c) The secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of	42
state, and attorney general, if the contract is awarded by the	43
respective office;	44

(d) The president of the senate, if the contract is awarded	45
by the senate;	46

(e) The speaker of the house of representatives, if the	47
contract is awarded by the house of representatives.	48

(3) "Holder of the state contract" means any of the	49
following:	50

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

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(b) Any partner or owner of a partnership or other	52
unincorporated business that has been awarded a state contract;	53

(c) Any shareholder of an association, including, without	54
limitation, a professional association organized under Chapter	55
1785. of the Revised Code, that has been awarded a state contract;	56

(d) Any administrator of an estate that has been awarded a	57
state contract;	58

(e) Any executor of an estate that has been awarded a state	59
contract;	60

(f) Any trustee of a trust that has been awarded a state	61
contract;	62

(g) Any owner of more than twenty per cent of a corporation	63
or business trust, except a professional association organized	64
under Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code, that has been awarded a	65
state contract.	66

(4) "State contract" means a contract awarded by any agency	67
or department of this state, the administrator of workers'	68
compensation, or the employees of the bureau of workers'	69
compensation, other than a contract awarded by competitive bidding	70
or a contract incidental to such contract or which is by force	71
account, for the purchase of goods costing more than five hundred	72
dollars or services costing more than five hundred dollars.	73

(B) Beginning on the date a state contract is awarded and	74
extending until one year following the conclusion of that	75
contract, the holder of the public office with ultimate	76
responsibility for the award of the contract shall not solicit a	77
contribution from or direct a contribution by the holder of the	78
state contract or a family member of the holder of the state	79
contract to any of the following:	80

(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	83
or other entity the primary purpose of which is to support or	84
oppose any ballot issue or question that will be presented to	85
voters throughout the entire state;	86

(4) A legislative campaign fund, if the holder of the public	87
office with ultimate responsibility for the award of the contract	88
is the president of the senate or the speaker of the house of	89
representatives.	90

(C) No candidate, campaign committee, political party, ballot	91
issue committee, political action committee, legislative campaign	92
fund, or other entity shall knowingly accept a contribution that	93
is solicited or directed in violation of division (B) of this	94
section.	95

(D) Division (B) of this section does not apply to	96
solicitations made by the holder of the public office with	97
ultimate responsibility for the award of the contract for	98
contributions to the person's own campaign committee.	99

(E)(1) Division (B) of this section does not apply to	100
solicitations of contributions from or the directing of	101
contributions by the holder of the state contract before the	102
person became a partner or owner of the partnership or other	103
unincorporated business, 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 or after the person ceased to hold any of those	107
positions.	108

(2) Division (B) of this section does not apply to	109
solicitations of contributions from or the directing of	110
contributions by a spouse of the holder of the state contract in	111
any of the following circumstances:	112

(a) Before the holder of the state contract became a partner	113
or owner of the partnership or other unincorporated business,	114
shareholder of the association, administrator of the estate,	115
executor of the estate, trustee of the trust, or owner of more	116
than twenty per cent of a corporation or business trust;	117

(b) After the holder of the state contract ceased to be a	118
partner or owner of the partnership or other unincorporated	119
business, shareholder of the association, administrator of the	120
estate, executor of the estate, trustee of the trust, or owner of	121
more than twenty per cent of a corporation or business trust;	122

(c) Before the two were married;

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(d) After the granting of a decree of divorce, dissolution of	124
marriage, or annulment;	125

(e) After the granting of an order in an action brought	126
solely for legal separation.	127

(3) Division (B) of this section does not apply to	128
solicitations of contributions from or the directing of	129
contributions by a child seven years of age through seventeen	130
years of age of the holder of the state contract in either of the	131
following circumstances:	132

(a) Before the holder of the state contract became a partner	133
or owner of the partnership or other unincorporated business,	134
shareholder of the association, administrator of the estate,	135
executor of the estate, trustee of the trust, or owner of more	136
than twenty per cent of a corporation or business trust;	137

(b) After the holder of the state contract ceased to be a	138
partner or owner of the partnership or other unincorporated	139
business, shareholder of the association, administrator of the	140
estate, executor of the estate, trustee of the trust, or owner of	141
more than twenty per cent of a corporation or business trust.	142

Sec. 3517.13.  (A)(1) No campaign committee of a statewide	143
candidate shall fail to file a complete and accurate statement	144
required under division (A)(1) of section 3517.10 of the Revised	145
Code.	146

(2) No campaign committee of a statewide candidate shall fail	147
to file a complete and accurate monthly statement, and no campaign	148
committee of a statewide candidate or a candidate for the office	149
of chief justice or justice of the supreme court shall fail to	150
file a complete and accurate two-business-day statement, as	151
required under section 3517.10 of the Revised Code.	152

As used in this division, "statewide candidate" has the same	153
meaning as in division (F)(2) of section 3517.10 of the Revised	154
Code.	155

(B) No campaign committee shall fail to file a complete and	156
accurate statement required under division (A)(1) of section	157
3517.10 of the Revised Code.	158

(C) No campaign committee shall fail to file a complete and	159
accurate statement required under division (A)(2) of section	160
3517.10 of the Revised Code.	161

(D) No campaign committee shall fail to file a complete and	162
accurate statement required under division (A)(3) or (4) of	163
section 3517.10 of the Revised Code.	164

(E) No person other than a campaign committee shall knowingly	165
fail to file a statement required under section 3517.10 or	166
3517.107 of the Revised Code.	167

(F) No person shall make cash contributions to any person	168
totaling more than one hundred dollars in each primary, special,	169
or general election.	170

(G)(1) No person shall knowingly conceal or misrepresent	171
contributions given or received, expenditures made, or any other	172
information required to be reported by a provision in sections	173
3517.08 to 3517.13 and 3517.17 of the Revised Code.	174

(2)(a) No person shall make a contribution to a campaign	175
committee, political action committee, political contributing	176
entity, legislative campaign fund, political party, or person	177
making disbursements to pay the direct costs of producing or	178
airing electioneering communications in the name of another	179
person.	180

(b) A person does not make a contribution in the name of	181
another when either of the following applies:	182

(i) An individual makes a contribution from a partnership or	183
other unincorporated business account, if the contribution is	184
reported by listing both the name of the partnership or other	185
unincorporated business and the name of the partner or owner	186
making the contribution as required under division (I) of section	187
3517.10 of the Revised Code.	188

(ii) A person makes a contribution in that person's spouse's	189
name or in both of their names.	190

(H) No person within this state, publishing a newspaper or	191
other periodical, shall charge a campaign committee for political	192
advertising a rate in excess of the rate such person would charge	193
if the campaign committee were a general rate advertiser whose	194
advertising was directed to promoting its business within the same	195
area as that encompassed by the particular office that the	196
candidate of the campaign committee is seeking. The rate shall	197
take into account the amount of space used, as well as the type of	198
advertising copy submitted by or on behalf of the campaign	199
committee. All discount privileges otherwise offered by a	200
newspaper or periodical to general rate advertisers shall be	201
available upon equal terms to all campaign committees.	202

No person within this state, operating a radio or television	203
station or network of stations in this state, shall charge a	204
campaign committee for political broadcasts a rate that exceeds:	205

(1) During the forty-five days preceding the date of a	206
primary election and during the sixty days preceding the date of a	207
general or special election in which the candidate of the campaign	208
committee is seeking office, the lowest unit charge of the station	209
for the same class and amount of time for the same period;	210

(2) At any other time, the charges made for comparable use of	211
that station by its other users.	212

(I)(1)(a) Subject to divisions (K), (L), (M), and (N) of this	213
section, no agency or department of this state or any political	214
subdivision shall award any contract, other than one let by	215
competitive bidding or a contract incidental to such contract or	216
which is by force account, for the purchase of goods costing more	217
than five hundred dollars or services costing more than five	218
hundred dollars to any individual, partnership or other	219
unincorporated business, association, including, without	220
limitation, a professional association organized under Chapter	221
1785. of the Revised Code, estate, or trust if the individual has	222
made or the individual's spouse has made, or any partner,	223
shareholder, administrator, executor, or trustee or the spouse of	224
any of themany of the following has made, as an individual,	225
within the two previous calendar years, one or more contributions	226
totaling in excess of one thousand dollars to the holder of the	227
public office having ultimate responsibility for the award of the	228
contract or to the public officer's campaign committee.:	229

(i) The individual;

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(ii) Any partner or owner of the partnership or other	231
unincorporated business;	232

(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	237
(I)(1)(a)(i) to (vi) of this section;	238

(viii) Any child seven years of age through seventeen years	239
of age of any person identified in divisions (I)(1)(a)(i) to (vi)	240
of this section.	241

(b) Subject to divisions (K), (L), (M), and (N) of this	242
section, no agency or department of this state or any political	243
subdivision shall award any contract, other than one let by	244
competitive bidding or a contract incidental to such a contract or	245
which is by force account, for the purchase of goods costing more	246
than five hundred dollars or services costing more than five	247
hundred dollars to any individual, partnership or other	248
unincorporated business, association, including, without	249
limitation, a professional association organized under Chapter	250
1785. of the Revised Code, estate, or trust if any combination of	251
the following has made, within the two previous calendar years,	252
one or more contributions totaling in excess of one thousand	253
dollars to the holder of the public office having ultimate	254
responsibility for the award of the contract or to the public	255
officer's campaign committee:	256

(i) The individual;

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(ii) Any partner or owner of the partnership or other	258
unincorporated business;	259

(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	264
(I)(1)(b)(i) to (vi) of this section;	265

(viii) Any child seven years of age through seventeen years	266
of age of any person identified in divisions (I)(1)(b)(i) to (vi)	267
of this section.	268

(2)(a) Subject to divisions (K), (L), (M), and (N) of this	269
section, if any agency or department of this state or any	270
political subdivision has awarded a contract for the purchase of	271
goods costing more than five hundred dollars or services costing	272
more than five hundred dollars, except a contract let by	273
competitive bidding or a contract incidental to such contract or	274
which is by force account, to any individual, partnership or other	275
unincorporated business, association, including, without	276
limitation, a professional association organized under Chapter	277
1785. of the Revised Code, estate, or trust, none of the following	278
shall, beginning on the date the contract is awarded and extending	279
until one year following the conclusion of that contract, make one	280
or more contributions totaling in excess of one thousand dollars	281
to the holder of the public office having ultimate responsibility	282
for the award of that contract:	283

(i) The individual;

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(ii) Any partner or owner of the partnership or other	285
unincorporated business;	286

(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	291
(I)(2)(a)(i) to (vi) of this section;	292

(viii) Any child seven years of age through seventeen years	293
of age of any person identified in divisions (I)(2)(a)(i) to (vi)	294
of this section.	295

(b) Subject to divisions (K), (L), (M), and (N) of this	296
section, if any agency or department of this state or any	297
political subdivision has awarded a contract for the purchase of	298
goods costing more than five hundred dollars or services costing	299
more than five hundred dollars, except a contract let by	300
competitive bidding or a contract incidental to such contract or	301
which is by force account, to any individual, partnership or other	302
unincorporated business, association, including, without	303
limitation, a professional association organized under Chapter	304
1785. of the Revised Code, estate, or trust, no combination of any	305
of the following shall, beginning on the date the contract is	306
awarded and extending until one year following the conclusion of	307
that contract, make one or more contributions totaling in excess	308
of one thousand dollars to the holder of the public office having	309
ultimate responsibility for the award of that contract:	310

(i) The individual;

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(ii) Any partner or owner of the partnership or other	312
unincorporated business;	313

(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	318
(I)(2)(b)(i) to (vi) of this section;	319

(viii) Any child seven years of age through seventeen years	320
of age of any person identified in divisions (I)(2)(b)(i) to (vi)	321
of this section.	322

(J)(1)(a) Subject to divisions (K), (L), (M), and (N) of this	323
section, no agency or department of this state or any political	324
subdivision shall award any contract, other than one let by	325
competitive bidding or a contract incidental to such contract or	326
which is by force account, for the purchase of goods costing more	327
than five hundred dollars or services costing more than five	328
hundred dollars to a corporation or business trust, except a	329
professional association organized under Chapter 1785. of the	330
Revised Code, if an owner of more than twenty per cent of the	331
corporation or business trust or the spouse of that personany of	332
the following has made, as an individual, within the two previous	333
calendar years, taking into consideration only owners for all of	334
that period, one or more contributions totaling in excess of one	335
thousand dollars to the holder of a public office having ultimate	336
responsibility for the award of the contract or to the public	337
officer's campaign committee.:	338

(i) An owner of more than twenty per cent of the corporation	339
or business trust;	340

(ii) A spouse of an owner of more than twenty per cent of the	341
corporation or business trust;	342

(iii) A child seven years of age through seventeen years of	343
age of an owner of more than twenty per cent of the corporation or	344
business trust.	345

(b) Subject to divisions (K), (L), (M), and (N) of this	346
section, no agency or department of this state or any political	347
subdivision shall award any contract, other than one let by	348
competitive bidding or a contract incidental to such a contract or	349
which is by force account, for the purchase of goods costing more	350
than five hundred dollars or services costing more than five	351
hundred dollars to a corporation or business trust, except a	352
professional association organized under Chapter 1785. of the	353
Revised Code, if any combination of the following has made, within	354
the two previous calendar years, taking into consideration only	355
owners for all of that period, one or more contributions totaling	356
in excess of one thousand dollars to the holder of the public	357
office having ultimate responsibility for the award of the	358
contract or to the public officer's campaign committee:	359

(i) Owners of more than twenty per cent of the corporation or	360
business trust;	361

(ii) Spouses of owners of more than twenty per cent of the	362
corporation or business trust;	363

(iii) Children seven years of age through seventeen years of	364
age of owners of more than twenty per cent of the corporation or	365
business trust.	366

(2)(a) Subject to divisions (K), (L), (M), and (N) of this	367
section, if any agency or department of this state or any	368
political subdivision has awarded a contract for the purchase of	369
goods costing more than five hundred dollars or services costing	370
more than five hundred dollars, except a contract let by	371
competitive bidding or a contract incidental to such contract or	372
which is by force account, to a corporation or business trust,	373
except a professional association organized under Chapter 1785. of	374
the Revised Code, none of the following shall, beginning on the	375
date the contract is awarded and extending until one year	376
following the conclusion of that contract, make one or more	377
contributions totaling in excess of one thousand dollars to the	378
holder of the public office having ultimate responsibility for the	379
award of that contract:	380

(i) An owner of more than twenty per cent of the corporation	381
or business trust;	382

(ii) A spouse of an owner of more than twenty per cent of the	383
corporation or business trust;	384

(iii) A child seven years of age through seventeen years of	385
age of an owner of more than twenty per cent of the corporation or	386
business trust.	387

(b) Subject to divisions (K), (L), (M), and (N) of this	388
section, if any agency or department of this state or any	389
political subdivision has awarded a contract for the purchase of	390
goods costing more than five hundred dollars or services costing	391
more than five hundred dollars, except a contract let by	392
competitive bidding or a contract incidental to such contract or	393
which is by force account, to a corporation or business trust,	394
except a professional association organized under Chapter 1785. of	395
the Revised Code, no combination of any of the following shall,	396
beginning on the date the contract is awarded and extending until	397
one year following the conclusion of that contract, make one or	398
more contributions totaling in excess of one thousand dollars to	399
the holder of the public office having ultimate responsibility for	400
the award of that contract:	401

(i) Owners of more than twenty per cent of the corporation or	402
business trust;	403

(ii) Spouses of owners of more than twenty per cent of the	404
corporation or business trust;	405

(iii) Children seven years of age through seventeen years of	406
age of owners of more than twenty per cent of the corporation or	407
business trust.	408

(K)(1) For purposes of divisions (I) and (J) of this section,	409
if a public officer who is responsible for the award of a contract	410
is appointed by the governor, whether or not the appointment is	411
subject to the advice and consent of the senate, excluding members	412
of boards, commissions, committees, authorities, councils, boards	413
of trustees, task forces, and other such entities appointed by the	414
governor, the office of the governor is considered to have	415
ultimate responsibility for the award of the contract.	416

(L)(2) For purposes of divisions (I) and (J) of this section,	417
if a public officer who is responsible for the award of a contract	418
is appointed by the elected chief executive officer of a municipal	419
corporation, or appointed by the elected chief executive officer	420
of a county operating under an alternative form of county	421
government or county charter, excluding members of boards,	422
commissions, committees, authorities, councils, boards of	423
trustees, task forces, and other such entities appointed by the	424
chief executive officer, the office of the chief executive officer	425
is considered to have ultimate responsibility for the award of the	426
contract.	427

(L) Divisions (I), (J), (Y), and (Z) of this section do not	428
apply to contributions made by a political action committee that	429
is established by or affiliated with any partnership or other	430
unincorporated business, association, estate, trust, corporation,	431
or business trust.	432

(M)(1) Divisions (I) and (J) of this section do not apply to	433
contracts awarded by the board of commissioners of the sinking	434
fund, municipal legislative authorities, boards of education,	435
boards of county commissioners, or boards of township trustees, or	436
other boards, commissions, committees, authorities, councils,	437
boards of trustees, task forces, and other such entities created	438
by law, by the supreme court or courts of appeals, by county	439
courts consisting of more than one judge, courts of common pleas	440
consisting of more than one judge, or municipal courts consisting	441
of more than one judge, or by a division of any court if the	442
division consists of more than one judge. This division shall	443
apply to the specified entity only if the members of the entity	444
act collectively in the award of a contract for goods or services.	445

(2) DivisionsFor the purpose of divisions (I) and, (J), (Y),	446
and (Z) of this section do not apply to actions of, contracts	447
approved by the controlling board shall be considered to be	448
awarded solely by the agency or department that submitted the	449
contract to the controlling board.	450

(N)(1) Divisions (I) and, (J), (Y), and (Z) of this section	451
apply to contributions made to the holder of a public office	452
having ultimate responsibility for the award of a contract, or to	453
the public officer's campaign committee, during the time the	454
person holds the office and during any time such person was a	455
candidate for the office. Those divisions do not apply to	456
contributions made to, or to the campaign committee of, a	457
candidate for or holder of the office other than the holder of the	458
office at the time of the award of the contractthe public office	459
having ultimate responsibility for the award of the contract	460
during any such time the person is a candidate for that office.	461
For the purpose of this division, a person becomes a candidate for	462
the public office having ultimate authority for the award of the	463
contract when the person becomes a candidate for that office by	464
filing a declaration of candidacy, a declaration of intent to be a	465
write-in candidate, or a nominating petition, through party	466
nomination at a primary election, or by the filling of a vacancy	467
under section 3513.30 or 3513.31 of the Revised Code.	468

(2) Divisions (I) and, (J), (Y), and (Z) of this section do	469
not apply to contributions of a partner, shareholder,	470
administrator, executor, trustee, or owner of more than twenty per	471
cent of a corporation or business trust made before the person	472
held any of those positions or after the person ceased to hold any	473
of those positions in the partnership or other unincorporated	474
business, association, estate, trust, corporation, or business	475
trust whose eligibility to be awarded a contract is being	476
determined, nor to contributions of the person's spouse made	477
before the person held any of those positions, after the person	478
ceased to hold any of those positions, before the two were	479
married, after the granting of a decree of divorce, dissolution of	480
marriage, or annulment, or after the granting of an order in an	481
action brought solely for legal separation. Those divisions do not	482
apply to contributions of the spouse of an individual whose	483
eligibility to be awarded a contract is being determined made	484
before the two were married, after the granting of a decree of	485
divorce, dissolution of marriage, or annulment, or after the	486
granting of an order in an action brought solely for legal	487
separation.	488

(O) No beneficiary of a campaign fund or other person shall	489
convert for personal use, and no person shall knowingly give to a	490
beneficiary of a campaign fund or any other person, for the	491
beneficiary's or any other person's personal use, anything of	492
value from the beneficiary's campaign fund, including, without	493
limitation, payments to a beneficiary for services the beneficiary	494
personally performs, except as reimbursement for any of the	495
following:	496

(1) Legitimate and verifiable prior campaign expenses	497
incurred by the beneficiary;	498

(2) Legitimate and verifiable ordinary and necessary prior	499
expenses incurred by the beneficiary in connection with duties as	500
the holder of a public office, including, without limitation,	501
expenses incurred through participation in nonpartisan or	502
bipartisan events if the participation of the holder of a public	503
office would normally be expected;	504

(3) Legitimate and verifiable ordinary and necessary prior	505
expenses incurred by the beneficiary while doing any of the	506
following:	507

(a) Engaging in activities in support of or opposition to a	508
candidate other than the beneficiary, political party, or ballot	509
issue;	510

(b) Raising funds for a political party, political action	511
committee, political contributing entity, legislative campaign	512
fund, campaign committee, or other candidate;	513

(c) Participating in the activities of a political party,	514
political action committee, political contributing entity,	515
legislative campaign fund, or campaign committee;	516

(d) Attending a political party convention or other political	517
meeting.	518

For purposes of this division, an expense is incurred	519
whenever a beneficiary has either made payment or is obligated to	520
make payment, as by the use of a credit card or other credit	521
procedure or by the use of goods or services received on account.	522

(P) No beneficiary of a campaign fund shall knowingly accept,	523
and no person shall knowingly give to the beneficiary of a	524
campaign fund, reimbursement for an expense under division (O) of	525
this section to the extent that the expense previously was	526
reimbursed or paid from another source of funds. If an expense is	527
reimbursed under division (O) of this section and is later paid or	528
reimbursed, wholly or in part, from another source of funds, the	529
beneficiary shall repay the reimbursement received under division	530
(O) of this section to the extent of the payment made or	531
reimbursement received from the other source.	532

(Q) No candidate or public official or employee shall accept	533
for personal or business use anything of value from a political	534
party, political action committee, political contributing entity,	535
legislative campaign fund, or campaign committee other than the	536
candidate's or public official's or employee's own campaign	537
committee, and no person shall knowingly give to a candidate or	538
public official or employee anything of value from a political	539
party, political action committee, political contributing entity,	540
legislative campaign fund, or such a campaign committee, except	541
for the following:	542

(1) Reimbursement for legitimate and verifiable ordinary and	543
necessary prior expenses not otherwise prohibited by law incurred	544
by the candidate or public official or employee while engaged in	545
any legitimate activity of the political party, political action	546
committee, political contributing entity, legislative campaign	547
fund, or such campaign committee. Without limitation, reimbursable	548
expenses under this division include those incurred while doing	549
any of the following:	550

(a) Engaging in activities in support of or opposition to	551
another candidate, political party, or ballot issue;	552

(b) Raising funds for a political party, legislative campaign	553
fund, campaign committee, or another candidate;	554

(c) Attending a political party convention or other political	555
meeting.	556

(2) Compensation not otherwise prohibited by law for actual	557
and valuable personal services rendered under a written contract	558
to the political party, political action committee, political	559
contributing entity, legislative campaign fund, or such campaign	560
committee for any legitimate activity of the political party,	561
political action committee, political contributing entity,	562
legislative campaign fund, or such campaign committee.	563

Reimbursable expenses under this division do not include, and	564
it is a violation of this division for a candidate or public	565
official or employee to accept, or for any person to knowingly	566
give to a candidate or public official or employee from a	567
political party, political action committee, political	568
contributing entity, legislative campaign fund, or campaign	569
committee other than the candidate's or public official's or	570
employee's own campaign committee, anything of value for	571
activities primarily related to the candidate's or public	572
official's or employee's own campaign for election, except for	573
contributions to the candidate's or public official's or	574
employee's campaign committee.	575

For purposes of this division, an expense is incurred	576
whenever a candidate or public official or employee has either	577
made payment or is obligated to make payment, as by the use of a	578
credit card or other credit procedure, or by the use of goods or	579
services on account.	580

(R)(1) Division (O) or (P) of this section does not prohibit	581
a campaign committee from making direct advance or post payment	582
from contributions to vendors for goods and services for which	583
reimbursement is permitted under division (O) of this section,	584
except that no campaign committee shall pay its candidate or other	585
beneficiary for services personally performed by the candidate or	586
other beneficiary.	587

(2) If any expense that may be reimbursed under division (O),	588
(P), or (Q) of this section is part of other expenses that may not	589
be paid or reimbursed, the separation of the two types of expenses	590
for the purpose of allocating for payment or reimbursement those	591
expenses that may be paid or reimbursed may be by any reasonable	592
accounting method, considering all of the surrounding	593
circumstances.	594

(3) For purposes of divisions (O), (P), and (Q) of this	595
section, mileage allowance at a rate not greater than that allowed	596
by the internal revenue service at the time the travel occurs may	597
be paid instead of reimbursement for actual travel expenses	598
allowable.	599

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

600

(a) "State elective office" has the same meaning as in	601
section 3517.092 of the Revised Code.	602

(b) "Federal office" means a federal office as defined in the	603
Federal Election Campaign Act.	604

(c) "Federal campaign committee" means a principal campaign	605
committee or authorized committee as defined in the Federal	606
Election Campaign Act.	607

(2) No person who is a candidate for state elective office	608
and who previously sought nomination or election to a federal	609
office shall transfer any funds or assets from that person's	610
federal campaign committee for nomination or election to the	611
federal office to that person's campaign committee as a candidate	612
for state elective office.	613

(3) No campaign committee of a person who is a candidate for	614
state elective office and who previously sought nomination or	615
election to a federal office shall accept any funds or assets from	616
that person's federal campaign committee for that person's	617
nomination or election to the federal office.	618

(T)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(6)(c) of	619
section 3517.102 of the Revised Code, a state or county political	620
party shall not disburse moneys from any account other than a	621
state candidate fund to make contributions to any of the	622
following:	623

(a) A state candidate fund;

624

(b) A legislative campaign fund;

625

(c) A campaign committee of a candidate for the office of	626
governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor of	627
state, treasurer of state, attorney general, member of the state	628
board of education, or member of the general assembly.	629

(2) No state candidate fund, legislative campaign fund, or	630
campaign committee of a candidate for any office described in	631
division (T)(1)(c) of this section shall knowingly accept a	632
contribution in violation of division (T)(1) of this section.	633

(U) No person shall fail to file a statement required under	634
section 3517.12 of the Revised Code.	635

(V) No campaign committee shall fail to file a statement	636
required under division (K)(3) of section 3517.10 of the Revised	637
Code.	638

(W)(1) No foreign national shall, directly or indirectly	639
through any other person or entity, make a contribution,	640
expenditure, or independent expenditure or promise, either	641
expressly or implicitly, to make a contribution, expenditure, or	642
independent expenditure in support of or opposition to a candidate	643
for any elective office in this state, including an office of a	644
political party.	645

(2) No candidate, campaign committee, political action	646
committee, political contributing entity, legislative campaign	647
fund, state candidate fund, political party, or separate	648
segregated fund shall solicit or accept a contribution,	649
expenditure, or independent expenditure from a foreign national.	650
The secretary of state may direct any candidate, committee,	651
entity, fund, or party that accepts a contribution, expenditure,	652
or independent expenditure in violation of this division to return	653
the contribution, expenditure, or independent expenditure or, if	654
it is not possible to return the contribution, expenditure, or	655
independent expenditure, then to return instead the value of it,	656
to the contributor.	657

(3) As used in division (W) of this section, "foreign	658
national" has the same meaning as in section 441e(b) of the	659
Federal Election Campaign Act.	660

(X)(1) No state or county political party shall transfer any	661
moneys from its restricted fund to any account of the political	662
party into which contributions may be made or from which	663
contributions or expenditures may be made.	664

(2)(a) No state or county political party shall deposit a	665
contribution or contributions that it receives into its restricted	666
fund.	667

(b) No state or county political party shall make a	668
contribution or an expenditure from its restricted fund.	669

(3)(a) No corporation or labor organization shall make a gift	670
or gifts from the corporation's or labor organization's money or	671
property aggregating more than ten thousand dollars to any one	672
state or county political party for the party's restricted fund in	673
a calendar year.	674

(b) No state or county political party shall accept a gift or	675
gifts for the party's restricted fund aggregating more than ten	676
thousand dollars from any one corporation or labor organization in	677
a calendar year.	678

(4) No state or county political party shall transfer any	679
moneys in the party's restricted fund to any other state or county	680
political party.	681

(5) No state or county political party shall knowingly fail	682
to file a statement required under section 3517.1012 of the	683
Revised Code.	684

(Y) The(1)(a) Subject to divisions (L), (M)(2), and (N) of	685
this section, the administrator of workers' compensation and the	686
employees of the bureau of workers' compensation shall not conduct	687
any business with or award any contract, other than one awarded by	688
competitive bidding, for the purchase of goods costing more than	689
five hundred dollars or services costing more than five hundred	690
dollars to any individual, partnership or other unincorporated	691
business, association, including, without limitation, a	692
professional association organized under Chapter 1785. of the	693
Revised Code, estate, or trust, if the individual has made, or the	694
individual's spouse has made, or any partner, shareholder,	695
administrator, executor, or trustee, or the spouses of any of	696
those individualsany of the following has made, as an individual,	697
within the two previous calendar years, one or more contributions	698
totaling in excess of one thousand dollars to the campaign	699
committee of the governor or lieutenant governor or to the	700
campaign committee of any candidate for the office of governor or	701
lieutenant governor:	702

(i) The individual;

703

(ii) Any partner or owner of the partnership or other	704
unincorporated business;	705

(iii) Any shareholder of the association;

706

(iv) Any administrator of the estate;

707

(v) Any executor of the estate;

708

(vi) Any trustee of the trust;

709

(vii) The spouse of any person identified in divisions	710
(Y)(1)(a)(i) to (vi) of this section;	711

(viii) Any child seven years of age through seventeen years	712
of age of any person identified in divisions (Y)(1)(a)(i) to (vi)	713
of this section.	714

(b) Subject to divisions (L), (M)(2), and (N) of this	715
section, the administrator of workers' compensation and the	716
employees of the bureau of workers' compensation shall not conduct	717
any business with or award any contract, other than one awarded by	718
competitive bidding, for the purchase of goods costing more than	719
five hundred dollars or services costing more than five hundred	720
dollars to any individual, partnership or other unincorporated	721
business, association, including, without limitation, a	722
professional association organized under Chapter 1785. of the	723
Revised Code, estate, or trust if any combination of the following	724
has made, within the two previous calendar years, one or more	725
contributions totaling in excess of one thousand dollars to the	726
campaign committee of the governor or lieutenant governor or to	727
the campaign committee of any candidate for the office of governor	728
or lieutenant governor:	729

(i) The individual;

730

(ii) Any partner or owner of the partnership or other	731
unincorporated business;	732

(iii) Any shareholder of the association;

733

(iv) Any administrator of the estate;

734

(v) Any executor of the estate;

735

(vi) Any trustee of the trust;

736

(vii) The spouse of any person identified in divisions	737
(Y)(1)(b)(i) to (vi) of this section;	738

(viii) Any child seven years of age through seventeen years	739
of age of any person identified in divisions (Y)(1)(b)(i) to (vi)	740
of this section.	741

(2)(a) Subject to divisions (L), (M)(2), and (N) of this	742
section, if the administrator of workers' compensation or the	743
employees of the bureau of workers' compensation has awarded a	744
contract for the purchase of goods costing more than five hundred	745
dollars or services costing more than five hundred dollars, except	746
a contract awarded by competitive bidding, to any individual,	747
partnership or other unincorporated business, association,	748
including, without limitation, a professional association	749
organized under Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code, estate, or	750
trust, none of the following shall, beginning on the date the	751
contract is awarded and extending until one year following the	752
conclusion of that contract, make one or more contributions	753
totaling in excess of one thousand dollars to the campaign	754
committee of the governor or lieutenant governor or to the	755
campaign committee of any candidate for the office of governor or	756
lieutenant governor:	757

(i) The individual;

758

(ii) Any partner or owner of the partnership or other	759
unincorporated business;	760

(iii) Any shareholder of the association;

761

(iv) Any administrator of the estate;

762

(v) Any executor of the estate;

763

(vi) Any trustee of the trust;

764

(vii) The spouse of any person identified in divisions	765
(Y)(2)(a)(i) to (vi) of this section;	766

(viii) Any child seven years of age through seventeen years	767
of age of any person identified in divisions (Y)(2)(a)(i) to (vi)	768
of this section.	769

(b) Subject to divisions (L), (M)(2), and (N) of this	770
section, if the administrator of workers' compensation or the	771
employees of the bureau of workers' compensation has awarded a	772
contract for the purchase of goods costing more than five hundred	773
dollars or services costing more than five hundred dollars, except	774
a contract awarded by competitive bidding, to any individual,	775
partnership or other unincorporated business, association,	776
including, without limitation, a professional association	777
organized under Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code, estate, or	778
trust, no combination of any of the following shall, beginning on	779
the date the contract is awarded and extending until one year	780
following the conclusion of that contract, make one or more	781
contributions totaling in excess of one thousand dollars to the	782
campaign committee of the governor or lieutenant governor or to	783
the campaign committee of any candidate for the office of governor	784
or lieutenant governor:	785

(i) The individual;

786

(ii) Any partner or owner of the partnership or other	787
unincorporated business;	788

(iii) Any shareholder of the association;

789

(iv) Any administrator of the estate;

790

(v) Any executor of the estate;

791

(vi) Any trustee of the trust;

792

(vii) The spouse of any person identified in divisions	793
(Y)(2)(b)(i) to (vi) of this section;	794

(viii) Any child seven years of age through seventeen years	795
of age of any person identified in divisions (Y)(2)(b)(i) to (vi)	796
of this section.	797

(Z) The(1)(a) Subject to divisions (L), (M)(2), and (N) of	798
this section, the administrator of workers' compensation and the	799
employees of the bureau of workers' compensation shall not conduct	800
business with or award any contract, other than one awarded by	801
competitive bidding, for the purchase of goods costing more than	802
five hundred dollars or services costing more than five hundred	803
dollars to a corporation or business trust, except a professional	804
association organized under Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code, if	805
an owner of more than twenty per cent of the corporation or	806
business trust, or the spouse of the owner,any of the following	807
has made, as an individual, within the two previous calendar	808
years, taking into consideration only owners for all of such	809
period, one or more contributions totaling in excess of one	810
thousand dollars to the campaign committee of the governor or	811
lieutenant governor or to the campaign committee of any candidate	812
for the office of governor or lieutenant governor:	813

(i) An owner of more than twenty per cent of the corporation	814
or business trust;	815

(ii) A spouse of an owner of more than twenty per cent of the	816
corporation or business trust;	817

(iii) A child seven years of age through seventeen years of	818
age of an owner of more than twenty per cent of the corporation or	819
business trust.	820

(b) Subject to divisions (L), (M)(2), and (N) of this	821
section, the administrator of workers' compensation and the	822
employees of the bureau of workers' compensation shall not conduct	823
any business with or award any contract, other than one awarded by	824
competitive bidding, for the purchase of goods costing more than	825
five hundred dollars or services costing more than five hundred	826
dollars to a corporation or business trust, except a professional	827
association organized under Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code, if	828
any combination of the following has made, within the two previous	829
calendar years, taking into consideration only owners for all of	830
that period, one or more contributions totaling in excess of one	831
thousand dollars to the campaign committee of the governor or	832
lieutenant governor or to the campaign committee of any candidate	833
for the office of governor or lieutenant governor:	834

(i) Owners of more than twenty per cent of the corporation or	835
business trust;	836

(ii) Spouses of owners of more than twenty per cent of the	837
corporation or business trust;	838

(iii) Children seven years of age through seventeen years of	839
age of owners of more than twenty per cent of the corporation or	840
business trust.	841

(2)(a) Subject to divisions (L), (M)(2), and (N) of this	842
section, if the administrator of workers' compensation or the	843
employees of the bureau of workers' compensation has awarded a	844
contract for the purchase of goods costing more than five hundred	845
dollars or services costing more than five hundred dollars, except	846
a contract awarded by competitive bidding, to a corporation or	847
business trust, except a professional association organized under	848
Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code, none of the following shall,	849
beginning on the date the contract is awarded and extending until	850
one year following the conclusion of that contract, make one or	851
more contributions totaling in excess of one thousand dollars to	852
the campaign committee of the governor or lieutenant governor or	853
to the campaign committee of any candidate for the office of	854
governor or lieutenant governor:	855

(i) An owner of more than twenty per cent of the corporation	856
or business trust;	857

(ii) A spouse of an owner of more than twenty per cent of the	858
corporation or business trust;	859

(iii) A child seven years of age through seventeen years of	860
age of an owner of more than twenty per cent of the corporation or	861
business trust.	862

(b) Subject to divisions (L), (M)(2), and (N) of this	863
section, if the administrator of workers' compensation or the	864
employees of the bureau of workers' compensation has awarded a	865
contract for the purchase of goods costing more than five hundred	866
dollars or services costing more than five hundred dollars, except	867
a contract awarded by competitive bidding, to a corporation or	868
business trust, except a professional association organized under	869
Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code, no combination of any of the	870
following shall, beginning on the date the contract is awarded and	871
extending until one year following the conclusion of that	872
contract, make one or more contributions totaling in excess of one	873
thousand dollars to the campaign committee of the governor or	874
lieutenant governor or to the campaign committee of any candidate	875
for the office of governor or lieutenant governor:	876

(i) Owners of more than twenty per cent of the corporation or	877
business trust;	878

(ii) Spouses of owners of more than twenty per cent of the	879
corporation or business trust;	880

(iii) Children seven years of age through seventeen years of	881
age of owners of more than twenty per cent of the corporation or	882
business trust.	883

Sec. 3517.992.  This section establishes penalties only with	884
respect to acts or failures to act that occur on and after August	885
24, 1995.	886

(A)(1) A candidate whose campaign committee violates division	887
(A), (B), (C), (D), or (V) of section 3517.13 of the Revised Code,	888
or a treasurer of a campaign committee who violates any of those	889
divisions, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars for	890
each day of violation.	891

(2) Whoever violates division (E) or (X)(5) of section	892
3517.13 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than one	893
hundred dollars for each day of violation.	894

(B) A political party that violates division (F)(1) of	895
section 3517.101 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than	896
one hundred dollars for each day of violation.	897

(C) Whoever violates division (F)(2) of section 3517.101 or	898
division (G) of section 3517.13 of the Revised Code shall be fined	899
not more than ten thousand dollars or, if the offender is a person	900
who was nominated or elected to public office, shall forfeit the	901
nomination or the office to which the offender was elected, or	902
both.	903

(D) Whoever violates division (F) of section 3517.13 of the	904
Revised Code shall be fined not more than three times the amount	905
contributed.	906

(E) Whoever violates division (H) of section 3517.13 of the	907
Revised Code shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars.	908

(F) Whoever violates division (O), (P), or (Q) of section	909
3517.13 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the	910
first degree.	911

(G) A state or county committee of a political party that	912
violates division (B)(1) of section 3517.18 of the Revised Code	913
shall be fined not more than twice the amount of the improper	914
expenditure.	915

(H) A state or county political party that violates division	916
(G) of section 3517.101 of the Revised Code shall be fined not	917
more than twice the amount of the improper expenditure or use.	918

(I)(1) Any individual who violates division (B)(1) of section	919
3517.102 of the Revised Code and knows that the contribution the	920
individual makes violates that division shall be fined an amount	921
equal to three times the amount contributed in excess of the	922
amount permitted by that division.	923

(2) Any political action committee that violates division	924
(B)(2) of section 3517.102 of the Revised Code shall be fined an	925
amount equal to three times the amount contributed in excess of	926
the amount permitted by that division.	927

(3) Any campaign committee that violates division (B)(3) or	928
(5) of section 3517.102 of the Revised Code shall be fined an	929
amount equal to three times the amount contributed in excess of	930
the amount permitted by that division.	931

(4)(a) Any legislative campaign fund that violates division	932
(B)(6) of section 3517.102 of the Revised Code shall be fined an	933
amount equal to three times the amount transferred or contributed	934
in excess of the amount permitted by that division, as applicable.	935

(b) Any state political party, county political party, or	936
state candidate fund of a state political party or county	937
political party that violates division (B)(6) of section 3517.102	938
of the Revised Code shall be fined an amount equal to three times	939
the amount transferred or contributed in excess of the amount	940
permitted by that division, as applicable.	941

(c) Any political contributing entity that violates division	942
(B)(7) of section 3517.102 of the Revised Code shall be fined an	943
amount equal to three times the amount contributed in excess of	944
the amount permitted by that division.	945

(5) Any political party that violates division (B)(4) of	946
section 3517.102 of the Revised Code shall be fined an amount	947
equal to three times the amount contributed in excess of the	948
amount permitted by that division.	949

(6) Notwithstanding divisions (I)(1), (2), (3), (4), and (5)	950
of this section, no violation of division (B) of section 3517.102	951
of the Revised Code occurs, and the secretary of state shall not	952
refer parties to the Ohio elections commission, if the amount	953
transferred or contributed in excess of the amount permitted by	954
that division meets either of the following conditions:	955

(a) It is completely refunded within five business days after	956
it is accepted.	957

(b) It is completely refunded on or before the tenth business	958
day after notification to the recipient of the excess transfer or	959
contribution by the board of elections or the secretary of state	960
that a transfer or contribution in excess of the permitted amount	961
has been received.	962

(J)(1) Any campaign committee that violates division (C)(1),	963
(2), (3), or (6) of section 3517.102 of the Revised Code shall be	964
fined an amount equal to three times the amount accepted in excess	965
of the amount permitted by that division.	966

(2)(a) Any county political party that violates division	967
(C)(4)(a)(ii) or (iii) of section 3517.102 of the Revised Code	968
shall be fined an amount equal to three times the amount accepted.	969

(b) Any county political party that violates division	970
(C)(4)(a)(i) of section 3517.102 of the Revised Code shall be	971
fined an amount from its state candidate fund equal to three times	972
the amount accepted in excess of the amount permitted by that	973
division.	974

(c) Any state political party that violates division	975
(C)(4)(b) of section 3517.102 of the Revised Code shall be fined	976
an amount from its state candidate fund equal to three times the	977
amount accepted in excess of the amount permitted by that	978
division.	979

(3) Any legislative campaign fund that violates division	980
(C)(5) of section 3517.102 of the Revised Code shall be fined an	981
amount equal to three times the amount accepted in excess of the	982
amount permitted by that division.	983

(4) Any political action committee or political contributing	984
entity that violates division (C)(7) of section 3517.102 of the	985
Revised Code shall be fined an amount equal to three times the	986
amount accepted in excess of the amount permitted by that	987
division.	988

(5) Notwithstanding divisions (J)(1), (2), (3), and (4) of	989
this section, no violation of division (C) of section 3517.102 of	990
the Revised Code occurs, and the secretary of state shall not	991
refer parties to the Ohio elections commission, if the amount	992
transferred or contributed in excess of the amount permitted to be	993
accepted by that division meets either of the following	994
conditions:	995

(a) It is completely refunded within five business days after	996
its acceptance.	997

(b) It is completely refunded on or before the tenth business	998
day after notification to the recipient of the excess transfer or	999
contribution by the board of elections or the secretary of state	1000
that a transfer or contribution in excess of the permitted amount	1001
has been received.	1002

(K)(1) Any legislative campaign fund that violates division	1003
(F)(1) of section 3517.102 of the Revised Code shall be fined	1004
twenty-five dollars for each day of violation.	1005

(2) Any legislative campaign fund that violates division	1006
(F)(2) of section 3517.102 of the Revised Code shall give to the	1007
treasurer of state for deposit into the state treasury to the	1008
credit of the Ohio elections commission fund all excess	1009
contributions not disposed of as required by division (E) of	1010
section 3517.102 of the Revised Code.	1011

(L) Whoever violates section 3517.105 of the Revised Code	1012
shall be fined one thousand dollars.	1013

(M)(1) Whoever solicits a contribution in violation of	1014
section 3517.092 or violates division (B) of section 3517.09 of	1015
the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.	1016

(2) Whoever knowingly accepts a contribution in violation of	1017
division (B) or (C) of section 3517.092 of the Revised Code shall	1018
be fined an amount equal to three times the amount accepted in	1019
violation of either of those divisions and shall return to the	1020
contributor any amount so accepted. Whoever unknowingly accepts a	1021
contribution in violation of division (B) or (C) of section	1022
3517.092 of the Revised Code shall return to the contributor any	1023
amount so accepted.	1024

(N) Whoever violates division (S) of section 3517.13 of the	1025
Revised Code shall be fined an amount equal to three times the	1026
amount of funds transferred or three times the value of the assets	1027
transferred in violation of that division.	1028

(O) Any campaign committee that accepts a contribution or	1029
contributions in violation of section 3517.108 of the Revised	1030
Code, uses a contribution in violation of that section, or fails	1031
to dispose of excess contributions in violation of that section	1032
shall be fined an amount equal to three times the amount accepted,	1033
used, or kept in violation of that section.	1034

(P) Any political party, state candidate fund, legislative	1035
candidate fund, or campaign committee that violates division (T)	1036
of section 3517.13 of the Revised Code shall be fined an amount	1037
equal to three times the amount contributed or accepted in	1038
violation of that section.	1039

(Q) A treasurer of a committee or another person who violates	1040
division (U) of section 3517.13 of the Revised Code shall be fined	1041
not more than two hundred fifty dollars.	1042

(R)(1) Whoever violates division (I) or(1), (J)(1), (Y)(1),	1043
or (Z)(1) of section 3517.13 of the Revised Code shall be fined	1044
not more than one thousand dollars. Whenever a person is found	1045
guilty of violating division (I) or(1), (J)(1), (Y)(1), or (Z)(1)	1046
of section 3517.13 of the Revised Code, the contract awarded in	1047
violation of either of those divisionsthe applicable division	1048
shall be rescinded if its terms have not yet been performed.	1049

(2) Whoever violates division (I)(2), (J)(2), (Y)(2), or	1050
(Z)(2) of section 3517.13 of the Revised Code shall be fined an	1051
amount equal to three times the amount contributed in excess of	1052
the amount permitted by the applicable division. Whenever a person	1053
is found guilty of violating division (I)(2), (J)(2), (Y)(2), or	1054
(Z)(2) of section 3517.13 of the Revised Code, any contract that	1055
makes the person subject to the applicable division may be	1056
rescinded at the discretion of the elections commission.	1057

(S) A candidate whose campaign committee violates or a	1058
treasurer of a campaign committee who violates section 3517.081 of	1059
the Revised Code, and a candidate whose campaign committee	1060
violates or a treasurer of a campaign committee or another person	1061
who violates division (C) of section 3517.10 of the Revised Code,	1062
shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars.	1063

(T) A candidate whose campaign committee violates or a	1064
treasurer of a committee who violates division (B) of section	1065
3517.09 of the Revised Code, or a candidate whose campaign	1066
committee violates or a treasurer of a campaign committee or	1067
another person who violates division (C) of section 3517.09 of the	1068
Revised Code shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars.	1069

(U) Whoever violates section 3517.20 of the Revised Code	1070
shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars.	1071

(V) Whoever violates section 3517.21 or 3517.22 of the	1072
Revised Code shall be imprisoned for not more than six months or	1073
fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both.	1074

(W) A campaign committee that is required to file a	1075
declaration of no limits under division (D)(2) of section 3517.103	1076
of the Revised Code that, before filing that declaration, accepts	1077
a contribution or contributions that exceed the limitations	1078
prescribed in section 3517.102 of the Revised Code, shall return	1079
that contribution or those contributions to the contributor.	1080

(X) Any campaign committee that fails to file the declaration	1081
of filing-day finances required by division (F) of section	1082
3517.109 or the declaration of primary-day finances or declaration	1083
of year-end finances required by division (E) of section 3517.1010	1084
of the Revised Code shall be fined twenty-five dollars for each	1085
day of violation.	1086

(Y) Any campaign committee that fails to dispose of excess	1087
funds or excess aggregate contributions under division (B) of	1088
section 3517.109 of the Revised Code in the manner required by	1089
division (C) of that section or under division (B) of section	1090
3517.1010 of the Revised Code in the manner required by division	1091
(C) of that section shall give to the treasurer of state for	1092
deposit into the Ohio elections commission fund created under	1093
division (I) of section 3517.152 of the Revised Code all funds not	1094
disposed of pursuant to those divisions.	1095

(Z) Any individual, campaign committee, political action	1096
committee, political contributing entity, legislative campaign	1097
fund, political party, or other entity that violates any provision	1098
of sections 3517.09 to 3517.12 of the Revised Code for which no	1099
penalty is provided for under any other division of this section	1100
shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars.	1101

(AA)(1) Whoever knowingly violates division (W)(1) of section	1102
3517.13 of the Revised Code shall be fined an amount equal to	1103
three times the amount contributed, expended, or promised in	1104
violation of that division or ten thousand dollars, whichever	1105
amount is greater.	1106

(2) Whoever knowingly violates division (W)(2) of section	1107
3517.13 of the Revised Code shall be fined an amount equal to	1108
three times the amount solicited or accepted in violation of that	1109
division or ten thousand dollars, whichever amount is greater.	1110

(BB) Whoever knowingly violates division (C) or (D) of	1111
section 3517.1011 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than	1112
ten thousand dollars plus not more than one thousand dollars for	1113
each day of violation.	1114

(CC)(1) Subject to division (CC)(2) of this section, whoever	1115
violates division (H) of section 3517.1011 of the Revised Code	1116
shall be fined an amount up to three times the amount disbursed	1117
for the direct costs of airing the communication made in violation	1118
of that division.	1119

(2) Whoever has been ordered by the Ohio elections commission	1120
or by a court of competent jurisdiction to cease making	1121
communications in violation of division (H) of section 3517.1011	1122
of the Revised Code who again violates that division shall be	1123
fined an amount equal to three times the amount disbursed for the	1124
direct costs of airing the communication made in violation of that	1125
division.	1126

(DD)(1) Any corporation or labor organization that violates	1127
division (X)(3)(a) of section 3517.13 of the Revised Code shall be	1128
fined an amount equal to three times the amount given in excess of	1129
the amount permitted by that division.	1130

(2) Any state or county political party that violates	1131
division (X)(3)(b) of section 3517.13 of the Revised Code shall be	1132
fined an amount equal to three times the amount accepted in excess	1133
of the amount permitted by that division.	1134

(EE)(1) Whoever solicits or directs a contribution in	1135
violation of division (B) of section 3517.093 of the Revised Code	1136
is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.	1137

(2) Whoever knowingly accepts a contribution in violation of	1138
division (C) of section 3517.093 of the Revised Code shall return	1139
to the contributor any amount so accepted.	1140

Section 2.  That existing sections 3517.13 and 3517.992 of	1141
the Revised Code are hereby repealed.	1142

Section 3. Notwithstanding any provision of section 3517.13	1143
of the Revised Code to the contrary, no agency or department of	1144
this state or any political subdivision shall be prohibited from	1145
awarding a state contract, as defined in section 3517.093 of the	1146
Revised Code, to an individual, partnership or other	1147
unincorporated business, association, estate, trust, corporation,	1148
or business trust as a result of either of the following:	1149

(A) Any contribution made prior to January 1, 2007, by a	1150
child seven years of age through seventeen years of age of any of	1151
the following:	1152

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

1153

(2) A partner or owner of a partnership or other	1154
unincorporated business that has been awarded a state contract;	1155

(3) A shareholder of an association, including, without	1156
limitation, a professional association organized under Chapter	1157
1785. of the Revised Code, that has been awarded a state contract;	1158

(4) An administrator of an estate that has been awarded a	1159
state contract;	1160

(5) An executor of an estate that has been awarded a state	1161
contract;	1162

(6) A trustee of a trust that has been awarded a state	1163
contract;	1164

(7) An owner of more than twenty per cent of a corporation or	1165
business trust, except a professional association organized under	1166
Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code, that has been awarded a state	1167
contract.	1168

(B) Any combination of contributions made prior to January 1,	1169
2007, by any combination of the following:	1170

(1) Any person identified in divisions (A)(1) to (7) of this	1171
section;	1172

(2) The spouse of any person identified in divisions (A)(1)	1173
to (7) of this section;	1174

(3) Any child seven years of age through seventeen years of	1175
age of any person identified in divisions (A)(1) to (7) of this	1176
section.	1177