2009 Iowa Code
Title 2 - Elections and Official Duties
Subtitle 2 - Public Officers and Employees
CHAPTER 68A - CAMPAIGN FINANCE
68A.303 - TRANSFER OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS.

        68A.303  TRANSFER OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS.
         1.  In addition to the uses permitted under section 68A.302, a
      candidate's committee may only transfer campaign funds in one or more
      of the following ways:
         a.  Contributions to charitable organizations unless the
      candidate or the candidate's spouse, child, stepchild, brother,
      brother-in-law, stepbrother, sister, sister-in-law, stepsister,
      parent, parent-in-law, or stepparent is employed by the charitable
      organization and will receive a direct financial benefit from a
      contribution.
         b.  Contributions to national, state, or local political party
      central committees, or to partisan political committees organized to
      represent persons within the boundaries of a congressional district.

         c.  Transfers to the treasurer of state for deposit in the
      general fund of the state, or to the appropriate treasurer for
      deposit in the general fund of a political subdivision of the state.

         d.  Return of contributions to contributors on a pro rata
      basis, except that any contributor who contributed five dollars or
      less may be excluded from the distribution.
         e.  Contributions to another candidate's committee when the
      candidate for whom both committees are formed is the same person.
         2.  If an unexpended balance of campaign funds remains when a
      candidate's committee dissolves, the unexpended balance shall be
      transferred pursuant to subsection 1.
         3.  A candidate or candidate's committee making a transfer of
      campaign funds pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 shall not place any
      requirements or conditions on the use of the campaign funds
      transferred.
         4.  A candidate or candidate's committee shall not transfer
      campaign funds except as provided in this section.
         5.  A candidate, candidate's committee, or any other person shall
      not directly or indirectly receive or transfer campaign funds with
      the intent of circumventing the requirements of this section.  A
      candidate for statewide or legislative office shall not establish,
      direct, or maintain a political committee.
         6.  A person shall not knowingly make transfers or contributions
      to a candidate or candidate's committee for the purpose of
      transferring the funds to another candidate or candidate's committee
      to avoid the disclosure of the source of the funds pursuant to this
      chapter.  A candidate or candidate's committee shall not knowingly
      accept transfers or contributions from any person for the purpose of
      transferring funds to another candidate or candidate's committee as
      prohibited by this subsection.  A candidate or candidate's committee
      shall not accept transfers or contributions which have been
      transferred to another candidate or candidate's committee as
      prohibited by this subsection.  The board shall notify candidates of
      the prohibition of such transfers and contributions under this
      subsection.  

         91 Acts, ch 226, § 11
         CS91, §56.42
         92 Acts, ch 1228, § 29; 93 Acts, ch 163, § 34, 38; 95 Acts, ch
      198, §16; 2003 Acts, ch 40, §9
         CS2003, §68A.303
         2004 Acts, ch 1042, §5; 2009 Acts, ch 42, §3
         Referred to in § 68A.304, 68A.402B