Skip to main content Skip to office menu Skip to footer
Capital IconMinnesota Legislature

Office of the Revisor of Statutes

10A.47 Penalty for exceeding limits.

Subdivision 1. Expenditure limits. A congressional candidate subject to the expenditure limits in section 10A.44 who permits the candidate's authorized committees to make aggregate expenditures on the candidate's behalf in excess of the limits imposed by section 10A.44 is subject to a civil fine of up to four times the amount by which the expenditures exceed the limit.

Subd. 2. Contribution limits. A congressional candidate who permits the candidate's authorized committees to accept contributions in excess of the limits imposed under United States Code, title 2, chapter 14, is subject to the penalties imposed by United States Code, title 2, section 437g.

Subd. 3. Conciliation agreements. If the board finds that there is reason to believe that excess expenditures have been made contrary to subdivision 1, the board shall make every effort for not less than 14 days after its finding to correct the matter by informal methods of conference and conciliation and to enter a conciliation agreement with the person involved. A conciliation agreement made under this subdivision is a matter of public record. Unless violated, a conciliation agreement bars any civil proceeding under subdivision 4.

Subd. 4. Civil action. If the board is unable after a reasonable time to correct by informal methods any matter that constitutes probable cause to believe that excess expenditures have been made contrary to subdivision 1, the board shall make a public finding of probable cause in the matter. After making a public finding, the board shall bring an action or transmit the finding to a county attorney who shall bring an action to impose a civil fine as prescribed by the board under subdivision 1. An action filed against a congressional candidate for United States senator must be brought in the district court of Ramsey county. An action filed against a congressional candidate for representative in Congress may be brought in the district court of a county within the congressional candidate's congressional district or in the district court in Ramsey county. All money recovered under this section must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general fund.

HIST: 1990 c 608 art 4 s 8

Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes