2011 Indiana Code
TITLE 8. UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION
ARTICLE 15.5. PUBLIC-PRIVATE AGREEMENTS FOR TOLL ROAD PROJECTS
CHAPTER 13. PROHIBITED POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS

IC 8-15.5-13
Chapter 13. Prohibited Political Contributions

IC 8-15.5-13-1
Application of definitions
Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 3-5-2 apply to this chapter to the extent they do not conflict with the definitions in this article.
As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.

IC 8-15.5-13-2
"Candidate"
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "candidate" refers to any of the following:
(1) A candidate for a state office.
(2) A candidate for a legislative office.
(3) A candidate for a local office.
As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.

IC 8-15.5-13-3
"Committee"
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "committee" refers to any of the following:
(1) A candidate's committee.
(2) A regular party committee.
(3) A committee organized by a legislative caucus of the house of representatives of the general assembly.
(4) A committee organized by a legislative caucus of the senate of the general assembly.
As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.

IC 8-15.5-13-4
"Officer"
Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "officer" refers only to either of the following:
(1) An individual listed as an officer of a corporation in the corporation's most recent annual report.
(2) An individual who is a successor to an individual described in subdivision (1).
As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.

IC 8-15.5-13-5
Determination of interest in operator
Sec. 5. For purposes of this chapter, a person is considered to have an interest in an operator if the person satisfies any of the following:
(1) The person holds at least a one percent (1%) interest in an operator.
(2) The person is an officer of an operator.
(3) The person is an officer of a person that holds at least a one percent (1%) interest in an operator.
(4) The person is a political action committee of an operator. As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.

IC 8-15.5-13-6
Certain contributions attributed to operator
Sec. 6. An operator is considered to have made a contribution if a contribution is made by a person who has an interest in the operator.
As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.

IC 8-15.5-13-7
Prohibition of contributions to candidate or committee
Sec. 7. An operator or a person who has an interest in an operator may not make a contribution to a candidate or a committee during the following periods:
(1) The term during which the operator is a party to a public-private agreement entered into under this article.
(2) The three (3) years following the final expiration or termination of the public-private agreement described in subdivision (1).
As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.

IC 8-15.5-13-8
Class D felony for violation
Sec. 8. A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this chapter commits a Class D felony.
As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.39.