                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CAMPAIGN FUNDRAISING; LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS; PENALTIES (§ 24.2-954)

A. No member of the General Assembly or statewide official and no campaign
committee of a member of the General Assembly or statewide official shall
solicit or accept a contribution for the campaign committee of any member of the
General Assembly or statewide official, or for any political committee, from any
person or political committee on and after the first day of a regular session of
the General Assembly through adjournment sine die of that session.

B. No person or political committee shall make or promise to make a contribution
to a member of the General Assembly or statewide official or his campaign
committee on and after the first day of a regular session of the General
Assembly through adjournment sine die of that session.

C. The restrictions of this section shall not apply to a contribution (i) made
by a member of the General Assembly or statewide official from his personal
funds or (ii) made to the campaign committee of a candidate in a special
election.

D. As used in this section:
			&#8220;Adjournment sine die&#8221; means adjournment on the last legislative
day of the regular session, and such session does not include the ensuing
reconvened session;
			&#8220;Campaign committee,&#8221; &#8220;contribution,&#8221;
&#8220;person,&#8221; and &#8220;political committee&#8221; shall be defined as
provided in &#xA7; 24.2-945.1 except that &#8220;contribution&#8221; shall not
include money, services, or things of value in any way provided by a candidate
to his own campaign and the payment by the candidate of any primary filing fee;
			&#8220;Solicit&#8221; means request a contribution, orally or in writing, but
shall not include a request for support of a candidate or his position on an
issue; and
			&#8220;Statewide official&#8221; means the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and
Attorney General.

E. Any person who violates, or aids, abets, or participates in the violation of,
this section shall be subject to a civil penalty equal to the amount of the
prohibited contribution or promised contribution or $500, whichever amount is
greater. The attorney for the Commonwealth shall initiate civil proceedings to
enforce the civil penalty provided herein. Any civil penalties collected shall
be payable to the State Treasurer for deposit to the general fund.

HISTORY: 1997, c. 876, § 24.2-940; 2006, cc. 787, 892.