§ 1629Oath of Compliance; Perjury; Disqualification from Office; Commercial Use

(a) Each report shall be subscribed and sworn to by the
individual submitting the report. In addition, any report filed
by a political committee, authorized by a candidate and created
solely for the purpose of influencing an election on behalf of
that candidate, must be accompanied by an affidavit from that
candidate which provides that, to the best of the candidate's
knowledge, the political committee has not violated any
provision of this act.
   (b) Any wilfully false, fraudulent or misleading statement
or entry made by any candidate or treasurer in any statement
or report under oath as required by this article, shall
constitute the crime of perjury, and be punishable as such
according to the laws of this Commonwealth.
   (c) Any person hereafter convicted of such an act shall be
disqualified from holding public office in this Commonwealth.
Conviction, as used in this subsection, shall include a finding
or verdict of guilt, an admission of guilt, or a plea of nolo
contendere.
   (d) It shall be unlawful for any person to use the contents
of any statement or report filed under this article for any
commercial purpose whatsoever.
   (1629 added Oct. 4, 1978, P.L.893, No.171)