Section 3-5-2-15 - "Contribution"(a) "Contribution" means a donation (whether characterized as an advance, a deposit, a gift, a loan, a subscription, or a contract or promise to make a donation) of property (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-253 ) that satisfies both of the following: (1) The donation is made for the purpose of influencing any of the following: (A) The nomination or election to office of a candidate.(B) The election of delegates to a state constitutional convention.(C) The outcome of a public question.(2) The donation is accepted by any of the following: (B) A candidate's committee.(C) A regular party committee.(D) A political action committee.(E) A legislative caucus committee.(b) Whenever funds are transferred from one (1) committee to another, the accepting committee is considered to be receiving a contribution in the amount of the funds transferred.(c) Whenever a candidate or a committee accepts the personal services of a person whose compensation is being paid by a third person, the candidate or committee is considered to be receiving a contribution from the third person in the amount of the compensation paid.(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a), whenever a candidate or a committee accepts the personal services of a volunteer who is not being compensated, the candidate or committee is not considered to be receiving a contribution.(e) Notwithstanding subsection (a), whenever a political action committee accepts a donation of: (4) costs of solicitations of contributions; or(5) other administrative costs; the committee is not considered to be receiving a contribution.
Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-4-1-6; 3-4-1-22 part.
Amended by P.L. 114-2012, SEC. 2, eff. 7/1/2012.As added by P.L. 5-1986, SEC.1. Amended by P.L. 3-1987, SEC.4; P.L. 5-1989, SEC.2; P.L. 3-1997, SEC.6.