25-4181. Violations of campaign finance act; civil fine; person failing to pay fine ineligible to become candidate. - Kansas Statutes

25-4181

Chapter 25.--ELECTIONS Article 41.--ELECTION CAMPAIGN FINANCE; GENERAL

      25-4181.   Violations of campaign finance act;civil fine; person failing topay fine ineligible to become candidate.(a) The commission, inaddition to anyother penalty prescribed under the campaign finance act, may assess acivil fine, after proper notice and an opportunity to be heard, against anyperson for a violation of the campaign finance act in an amount not toexceed $5,000 for the first violation, $10,000 for the second violation and$15,000 for the third violation and for each subsequent violation.Whenever any civil fine or penalty is proposed to be assessed against thetreasurer of any candidate who is not also the candidate, such notice shall begiven to both the treasurer and the candidate prior to the assessment of suchfineor penalty.Allfines assessed and collected under this section shall be remittedto the state treasurerin accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, andamendments thereto. Upon receipt of each suchremittance, the state treasurer shalldeposit the entire amount in the state treasury to thecredit of thegovernmental ethics commissionfee fund.

      (b)   No individual who has failed to pay any civil penalty orcivil fineassessed, or failedtofile any report required to be filed under the campaign finance act,unlesssuch penalty or fine has been waived or is under appeal, shall beeligible to become a candidate for state office or local office until suchpenalty or fine has been paid or such report hasbeen filed orboth such penalty or fine has been paid and such report filed.

      History:   L. 1988, ch. 369, § 2;L. 1991, ch. 150, § 18;L. 1995, ch. 203, § 1;L. 1998, ch. 117, § 17;L. 2001, ch. 5, § 92; July 1.