§ 169.242Acceptance of contribution by intermediary or agent; disclosure; requirements

as to certain contributions; requirements as to contribution from person other than
 committee; out-of-state contributions made on automatic basis; violations; penalties.
 Sec. 42.
    (1) A person who accepts a contribution, other than by written instrument, on behalf of
 another and acts as the intermediary or agent of the person from whom the contribution was
 accepted shall disclose to the recipient of the contribution the intermediary's own name and
 address and the name and address of the actual source of the contribution.
    (2) A contribution from a person whose treasurer does not reside in, whose principal office
 is not located in, or whose funds are not kept in this state, shall not be accepted by a person for
 purposes of supporting or opposing candidates for elective office or the qualification, passage,
 or defeat of a ballot question unless accompanied by a statement certified as true and correct
 by an officer of the contributing person setting forth the full name and address along with the
 amount contributed, of each person who contributed to the total amount of the contribution.
 The occupation, employer, and principal place of business shall be listed for each person who
 contributed more than $100.00 to the total amount of the contribution. The certified statement
 shall also state that the contribution was not made from an account containing funds prohibited
 by section 54. This subsection does not apply if the contributing person is registered as a
 committee under section 24.
    (3) A person shall not receive a contribution from a person other than a committee unless,
 for purposes of the recipient person's record keeping and reporting requirements, the
 contribution is accompanied by the name and address of each person who contributed to the
 total amount of the contribution and the name, address, occupation, employer, and principal


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 place of business of each person who contributed more than $100.00 to the total amount of the
 contribution.
    (4) A contribution from a person whose treasurer does not reside in, whose principal office
 is not located in, or whose money is not kept in this state shall not be accepted by a person for
 purposes of supporting or opposing candidates for elective office if the contributing person has
 received contributions on an automatic basis, including, but not limited to, a payroll deduction
 plan, unless the contribution is accompanied by a statement, certified as true and correct by an
 officer of the contributing person, setting forth that all contributions received on an automatic
 basis are in full compliance with section 55.
    (5) A person who knowingly violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable, if
 the person is an individual, by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or imprisonment for not more
 than 90 days, or both, or, if the person is other than an individual, by a fine of not more than
 $10,000.00.