52 U.S.C. § 30124 — Fraudulent misrepresentation of campaign authority
submitted 50 years ago by Pub. L. 92-225 to r/title-52-VOTING-AND-ELECTIONS · 159 words · no verdicts yet
This section prohibits candidates and their employees or agents from fraudulently claiming to act for another candidate or party. It also prohibits fraudulent claims made to solicit contributions or donations and knowing participation in such schemes.
(a) In general
(1) A Federal candidate or the candidate’s employee or agent may not fraudulently claim to be speaking, writing, or acting for another candidate, political party, or that candidate’s or party’s employee or agent on a matter damaging to them.
(2) No such person may willfully and knowingly participate in, or conspire to participate in, a plan or scheme to violate paragraph (1).
(b) Fraudulent solicitation of funds
(1) No person may fraudulently claim to speak, write, or act for a candidate, political party, or their employee or agent in order to solicit contributions or donations.
(2) No person may willfully and knowingly participate in, or conspire to participate in, a plan or scheme to violate paragraph (1).
No person who is a candidate for Federal office or an employee or agent of such a candidate shall—
fraudulently misrepresent himself or any committee or organization under his control as speaking or writing or otherwise acting for or on behalf of any other candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof on a matter which is damaging to such other candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof; or
willfully and knowingly participate in or conspire to participate in any plan, scheme, or design to violate paragraph (1).
No person shall—
fraudulently misrepresent the person as speaking, writing, or otherwise acting for or on behalf of any candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof for the purpose of soliciting contributions or donations; or
willfully and knowingly participate in or conspire to participate in any plan, scheme, or design to violate paragraph (1).
Source credit: (Pub. L. 92–225, title III, § 322, formerly § 327, as added Pub. L. 94–283, title I, § 112(2), May 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 494; renumbered § 322, Pub. L. 96–187, title I, § 105(5), Jan. 8, 1980, 93 Stat. 1354; amended Pub. L. 107–155, title III, § 309, Mar. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 104.)
- 1976Enacted · Pub. L. 92-225 · 90 Stat. 494
- 1980Amended · Pub. L. 96-187 · 93 Stat. 1354
- 2002Amended · Pub. L. 107-155 · 116 Stat. 104
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 92-225 on 1976-05-11.
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