§ 51-317. Penalties.

A.  Every person who knowingly and willfully violates any of the provisions of Sections 24 through 30 of this act shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by the imposition of a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by confinement in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.  Such violations shall be prosecuted in the county in which said reports are required to be filed.

B.  Every candidate or candidate committee for county office and every other committee failing to file registrations, designations of agents, and reports of contributions and expenditures or statements of inactivity on or before the days specified in Sections 25, 27 and 29 of this act shall be assessed by the Ethics Commission a late filing fee of up to One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each day after a report of contributions and expenditures is due that said report remains unfiled; provided, the total amount of such fees assessed per report shall not exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).  The agent, except for agents for candidates or candidate committees, may be liable for the late fee.  Failure to file a report shall be deemed to be a separate offense for each day that the report remains unfiled after it becomes due.  Fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be deposited with the State Treasurer to the credit of the General Revenue Fund.  Candidates or candidate committees shall not pay such fees from campaign funds.

Added by Laws 1995, c. 343, § 31, eff. July 1, 1995.