Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3517 - Ohio Elections Commission › Chapter 3517-1 - Proceedings Before the Ohio Elections Commission › Section 3517-1-14 - Penalties

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Good
			 cause.
Upon review of the evidence before it, the commission may find
				that a violation of Ohio election law has occurred, but that good cause has
				been shown for the commission not to impose a fine or refer the matter for
				prosecution.
(B) Fines.
(1) Fines may be imposed by the commission
			 when it has found a violation of sections
			 3517.08
			 to
			 3517.13,
			 3517.17
									 of the Revised Code in the
			 following amounts and manner:
(a) Failure to
			 file, late filing or filing incomplete or inaccurate campaign finance reports
			 (division (A), (B), (C), (D) or (E) of section
			 3517.13
			 of the Revised Code) ...............................$15 - 100/day
(b) Failure to file, late filing or filing
			 incomplete or inaccurate designation of treasurer (section
			 3517.081
			 of the Revised Code) or statement of contributions or expenditures (division
			 (D) of section
			 3517.10
			 of the Revised Code) ....................................................$15 -
			 500/day
(c) Having more than one
			 campaign committee (section
			 3517.081
			 of the Revised Code .....................................................$15 -
			 500/day
(d) Concealing or
			 misrepresenting a contribution or expenditure (division (G) of section
			 3517.13
			 of the Revised Code) ........................$100 - 1000
(e) Unlawful use of gifts to a political
			 party (division (G) of section
			 3517.101
			 of the Revised Code) .................1-2 times the amount of the
			 gift
(f) Failure to file, late
			 filing or filing incomplete or inaccurate issue petition circulator's statement
			 of contributions and expenses (division (U) of section
			 3517.13
			 of the Revised Code) .................................$15 - 250
(g) Cash contribution over one hundred
			 dollars per election (division (F) of section
			 3517.13
			 of the Revised Code) ........ 1-3 times the amount of contribution
(h) Unlawful advertising rate (division (H)
			 of section
			 3517.13
			 of the Revised Code)
			 ........................................................$50 - 100
(i) Awarding government contract(s) to a
			 contributor (divisions (I) and (J) of section
			 3517.13
			 of the Revised Code) .......................$100 - 1,000
(j) Unlawful solicitation of any person
			 (section
			 3517.09
			 and section
			 3517.092
			 of the Revised Code) ......................................$50 -
			 1,000
(k) Failure to file, late
			 filing or filing an incomplete or inaccurate report of gifts received by a
			 political party (divisions (F)(1) and (F)(2) of section
			 3517.101
			 of the Revised Code) .............................$15 - 10,000
(l) Unlawful reimbursement, acceptance, use,
			 or conversion of anything of value from a campaign fund or political party
			 (divisions (O), (P), and (Q) of section
			 3517.13
			 of the Revised Code) ...................$50 - 1,000
(m) Making a contribution or knowingly
			 contributing in an amount greater than the statutory limitations (divisions (B)
			 and (C) of section
			 3517.102
			 of the Revised Code) .....................1-3 times the amount of the
			 contribution
(n) A legislative
			 campaign fund that improperly maintains an amount in excess of the statutory
			 limitations (division (F)(2) of sections
			 3517.102
			 of the Revised Code)
			 ......................................................$25/day
(o)
(p) Failure to
			 comply with the requirements established for independent campaign expenditures
			 (section
			 3517.105
			 of the Revised Code) ..................$15 - 1000
(q) Unlawful acceptance of a contribution
			 from a state employee (division (B) or (C) of section
			 3517.092
			 of the Revised Code) ......................... 1-2 times the amount of the
			 contribution, plus the return of the contribution
(r) Unlawful transfer from one restricted
			 account to another, of a campaign committee, political party or legislative
			 campaign fund (divisions (S) and (T) of section
			 3517.13
			 of the Revised Code) ........................ 1-3 times the amount of the
			 transfer, whether funds or assets
(s) For any violation of the restrictions on
			 the solicitation of funds for payment of debt from a prior period (section
			 3517.108
			 of the Revised Code) .................................1-3 times the amount of
			 the solicitation