1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to campaign finance; prohibiting the solicitation or acceptance of a digital 
1.3 	unit of exchange for political campaign purposes; providing civil and criminal 
1.4 	penalties;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [10.161] DIGITAL CURRENCY PROHIBITION.
1.7 	An individual, political committee, political fund, principal campaign committee, or 
1.8 	party unit may not solicit or accept from any source a contribution or donation of any digital 
1.9 	unit of exchange, including but not limited to bitcoin, that is not backed by a 
1.10 	government-issued legal tender. An individual, political committee, political fund, principal 
1.11 	campaign committee, or party unit that knowingly solicits or accepts any digital unit of 
1.12 	exchange is subject to a civil penalty imposed by the board of up to $3,000. A person who 
1.13 	knowingly accepts any digital unit of exchange in violation of this section is guilty of a 
1.14 	felony.