2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 12 - ELECTIONS
Chapter 27 - Campaign Finance Requirements
§ 12-27-12 Disguised contributions prohibited--Misdemeanor.
12-27-12. Disguised contributions prohibited--Misdemeanor. No person or organization may make a contribution in the name of another person or organization, make a contribution disguised as a gift, make a contribution in a fictitious name, make a contribution on behalf of another person or organization, or knowingly permit another to use that person's or organization's name to make a contribution. No candidate may accept a contribution disguised as a gift. This section does not prohibit a person from assigning a democracy credit to a participating candidate, pursuant to §§ 12-28-17, 12-28-18, and 12-28-20 and commission regulation, or prohibit a participating candidate from redeeming a democracy credit, pursuant to § 12-28-30 and commission regulation. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Source: SL 2007, ch 80, § 12; SL 2008, ch 67, § 5; Initiated Measure 22, § 13, eff. Nov. 16, 2016.
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