Tex. Elec. Code § 253.040 · Subchapter B. CANDIDATES, OFFICEHOLDERS, AND POLITICAL COMMITTEES
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by Section 253.0351(c), each candidate or officeholder shall keep the person's campaign and officeholder contributions in one or more accounts that are separate from any other account maintained by the person.
(b) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 2.09, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 76.02, eff. September 28, 2011.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.253.htm
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