§ Section 38(untitled)

(1) A person who has violated the
restrictions on campaigns before a national referendum or
campaigns for a legislative initiative, or who has violated the
procedures for placing campaign materials or has failed in any
other way to conform to the provisions of this Law shall be held
liable according to law.
(2) If after expiry of the period of campaigns before a
national referendum, campaigns for a legislative initiative or
campaigns for the initiative to recall the Saeima the
Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau establishes that a
person, a registered association of persons or an initiative
group has exceeded the total amount of funds permissible for
campaigns as referred to in Section 34, Paragraph one or two or
Section 35, Paragraph two or three of this Law or has failed to
conform to the restrictions on financing referred to in Section
35, Paragraphs four and five of this Law, the Head of the
Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau shall request the
respective campaigner to transfer funds that are equal to the
amount exceeded during a campaign before a national referendum,
campaign for a legislative initiative and campaign for the
initiative to revoke the Saeima to the State budget within
30 days. Upon reasoned request of the campaigner, the Head of the
Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau may divide the
transfer of funds in periods not exceeding 90 days in total.
(3) If during the period of campaigns before a national
referendum, campaigns for a legislative initiative or campaigns
for the initiative to recall the Saeima the Corruption
Prevention and Combating Bureau establishes that a person, a
registered association of persons or an initiative group has
exceeded the total amount of funds permissible for campaigns as
referred to in Section 34, Paragraph one or two or Section 35,
Paragraph two or three of this Law, the Head of the Corruption
Prevention and Combating Bureau shall take the decision to
prohibit any further campaigns.
(4) The Head of the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau
shall make the decision referred to in Paragraph two of this
Section to transfer funds to the State budget not later than five
years after expiry of the period of campaigns before a national
referendum, campaigns for a legislative initiative or campaigns
for the initiative to recall the Saeima.
(5) If a political party or an association of political
parties exceeds the amount of expenses laid down in Section 35,
Paragraph one of this Law for a campaign before a national
referendum, campaign for a legislative initiative or the
pre-election campaign before the Saeima elections, the
political party or the association of political parties shall be
held liable in accordance with the laws and regulations laying
down the liability for exceeding the amount of expenses of
pre-election campaigns before the Saeima elections.
(6) The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau shall,
within six months after expiry of the period of campaigns before
a national referendum, campaigns for a legislative initiative or
campaigns for the initiative to recall the Saeima, inform
the public of the established campaign violations.
(7) The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau shall
control and supervise the conformity with the restrictions set on
financing and eligible expenses for campaigns before a national
referendum, campaigns for a legislative initiative and campaigns
for the initiative to recall the Saeima in accordance with
the procedures laid down in this Law.
(8) Within two weeks after expiry of the period of campaigns
before a national referendum, campaigns for a legislative
initiative or campaigns for the initiative to recall the
Saeima, the initiative group shall prepare and submit to
the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau a campaign report,
indicating the funding sources for the campaign expenses and
expenses according to the types laid down in Section 34,
Paragraph five of this Law.
[18 June 2020]