§ Ethics Rule 6.15Monetary Liability for Violation of Rules

Liability for payment of a monetary penalty, fees, costs and
other expenses of litigation assessed for violation of a campaign
finance Rule, other than late filing fees, shall be as follows:
(1) A monetary penalty, fees, costs and other expenses of
litigation assessed against a political party committee shall be paid
from the political party committee’s funds or by the political party
committee’s officers, or by both, as determined by the District
Court.
(2) A monetary penalty, fees, costs and other expenses of
litigation assessed against an affiliated political action committee
shall be paid by the entity with which the political action committee
is affiliated or by officers of the political action committee, or
both, as determined by the District Court.
(3) A monetary penalty, fees, costs and other expenses of
litigation assessed against an unaffiliated political action
committee shall be paid from political action committee funds or by
officers of the political action committee, or both, as determined by
the District Court.
(4) A monetary penalty, fees, costs and other expenses of
litigation assessed against a candidate or a candidate committee
shall be paid from campaign funds of the candidate or candidate
committee, by officers of the candidate committee or by the candidate
from funds other than campaign funds, or any combination thereof, as
determined by the District Court.
Promulgated by Ethics Commission January 10, 2014; effective upon
Legislature’s sine die adjournment May 23, 2014; operative January 1,
2015.