§ 169.224cDefeat of independent nature of independent expenditure; punishment;

exception.
 Sec. 24c.
    (1) If the independent nature of an independent expenditure is defeated, the resulting
 contribution is punishable as follows:
    (a) For an independent expenditure committee or its agent, under section 24b(5) if the
 resulting contribution violates section 24b(4).
    (b) For an entity described under section 54(1) or a person acting for any such entity under
 section 54(2), under section 54(5) if the resulting contribution violates section 54.
    (c) For any other person, as otherwise provided for a violation of this act.
    (2) The independent nature of an independent expenditure is not defeated under any of the
 following:
    (a) Where a person making an independent expenditure related to a ballot question
 committee, candidate, candidate committee, or political party committee engages an attorney,
 vendor, or other agent that is also or has been engaged by that candidate or committee, if the
 attorney, vendor, or other agent does not do any of the following:
    (i) For the creation, production, or distribution of a communication, convey information to
 the person making the communication about the campaign plans, projects, activities, or needs
 of that candidate or committee that he or she also provides or has provided services for and
 that has been obtained from that candidate or committee or its agents.
    (ii) For the creation, production, or distribution of a communication, use any information
 about the campaign plans, projects, activities, or needs of that candidate or committee that he


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 or she also provides or has provided services for and that has been obtained from that
 candidate or committee or its agents.
    (iii) Convey information about the creation, production, or distribution of the
 communication to the candidate or committee that he or she also provides or has provided
 services for.
    (b) Where a candidate, candidate committee, political party committee, or an agent of the
 candidate or any such committee, solicits contributions on behalf of an independent
 expenditure committee, but does not request or suggest action by, or further cooperate,
 consult, act in concert, or otherwise coordinate in any way with the independent expenditure
 committee related to any independent expenditure made on behalf of that candidate or
 committee. This subdivision does not preserve the independent nature of an independent
 expenditure if the independent expenditure committee makes independent expenditures during
 an election cycle related solely to 1 candidate, and that candidate, that candidate's candidate
 committee, or that candidate's agent solicits funds on the independent expenditure committee's
 behalf.