Section 13-601 – False Statements, Entries and Electronic Submissions

    (a)    A person may not willfully make a false, fraudulent, or misleading statement or entry in any campaign finance report or other filing that is under oath and is required by this article.     (b)    A person may not make an electronic submission of a prescribed form, affidavit, campaign finance report, or other document on behalf of another […]

Section 13-602 – Prohibited Acts

    (a)    (1)    A person may not directly or indirectly give, offer, or promise money, aid, a gift, an advantage, a preferment, an emolument, or any other valuable thing to another person for the purpose of inducing or procuring that person to vote or refrain from voting for or against:             (i)    an individual, question, or measure at an election […]

Section 13-603 – Other Violations — Criminal Penalties

    Except as otherwise expressly provided in this subtitle, a person who knowingly and willfully violates a provision of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $25,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.

Section 13-604 – Other Violations — Civil Penalties

    (a)    (1)    A person who violates a provision of this title without knowing that the act is illegal shall pay a civil penalty in accordance with subsections (b) through (g) of this section.         (2)    The penalty imposed under this section may not exceed $5,000.         (3)    An infraction described in paragraph (1) of this subsection is a civil offense.         (4)    This […]

Section 13-604.1 – Civil Penalties; Procedure

    (a)    In this section, “person” includes a political committee.     (b)    The State Board may impose a civil penalty in accordance with this section for the following violations:         (1)    making a disbursement in a manner not authorized in § 13–218(b)(2), (c), and (d) of this title;         (2)    failure to maintain a campaign bank account as required in § 13–220(a) of […]

Section 13-604.2 – Civil Penalties — Campaign Finance Violations

    (a)    A candidate for election to the central committee of a political party shall pay a civil penalty of $1,000 in accordance with subsections (b) through (f) of this section if the candidate:         (1)    is not exempt from § 13–202 of this title and fails to conduct campaign finance activity through a campaign finance entity; or         (2)    violates […]

Section 13-605 – Injunction

    (a)    The Secretary of State may seek an immediate injunction against any violation of this title.     (b)    A person who violates an injunction issued under this section:         (1)    is in criminal contempt; and         (2)    is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $250 or imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or both.