§ NRS § 294A.115Limit on amount that may be committed or contributed to or accepted by candidate in special election to recall public officer during certain period; penalty

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Limit on amount that may be committed or contributed to or
accepted by candidate in special election to recall public officer during
certain period; penalty.

1.  A person shall not make or commit to
make a contribution or contributions to a candidate in a special election to
recall a public officer, in an amount which exceeds $5,000, regardless of the
number of candidates for the office.

2.  No contribution to a candidate in a
recall election may be given or received except during the period:

(a) Beginning on the date that a notice of intent
to recall a public officer is filed pursuant to NRS 306.015; and 

(b) Ending on the latest of the following dates:

(1) If a petition for recall is not
submitted to the filing officer before the expiration of the notice of intent
pursuant to the provisions of chapter 306 of
NRS or is otherwise legally insufficient when submitted to the filing officer
pursuant to the provisions of that chapter, on the date that the notice of
intent expires or the petition is determined to be legally insufficient, as
applicable.

(2) If the legal sufficiency of a petition
for recall is challenged and a district court determines that the petition is
legally:

(I) Sufficient pursuant to chapter 306 of NRS and the order of the district
court is appealed, on the date on which all appeals regarding the petition are
exhausted.

(II) Insufficient pursuant to chapter 306 of NRS, on the date on which the
period to appeal the order of the district court expires or, if the order of
the district court is appealed, on the date on which all appeals regarding the
petition are exhausted.

(3) If a recall election is held, on the
date of the special election to recall a public officer.

3.  No contribution made, committed to be
made or accepted pursuant to this section for a special election to recall a
public officer affects the limitations on the amount of contributions that may
be committed, contributed or accepted pursuant to NRS 294A.100 for a primary election or
general election.

4.  A candidate shall not accept a
contribution or commitment to make a contribution made in violation of this
section.

5.  A person who willfully violates any
provision of this section is guilty of a category E felony and shall be
punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

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