Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 130

Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 130
in effect

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.011 Definitions.

130.011. Definitions. — As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms mean: (1) "Appropriate officer" or "appropriate officers" , the person or persons designated in section 130.026 to receive certain required statements and reports; (2) "Ballot measure" or "measure" , any proposal submitted or intended to be submitted to qualified voters for their approval or rejection, including any proposal submitted by initiative petition, referendum petition, or by the general assembly or any local governmental body having authority to refer proposals to the voter; (3) "Candidate" , an individual who seeks nomination or election to public office. The term candidate includes an elected officeholder who is the subject of a recall election, an individual who seeks nomination by the individual's political party for election to public office, an individual standing for retention in an election to an office to which the individual was previously appointed, an individual who seeks nomination or election whether or not the specific elective public office to be sought has been finally determined by such individual at the time the individual meets the conditions described in paragraph (a) or (b) of this subdivision, and an individual who is a write-in candidate as defined in subdivision (29) of this section. A candidate shall be deemed to seek nomination or election when the person first: (a) Receives contributions or makes expenditures or reserves space or facilities with intent to promote the person's candidacy for office; or (b) Knows or has reason to know that contributions are being received or expenditures are being made or space or facilities are being reserved with the intent to promote the person's candidacy for office; except that, such individual shall not be deemed a candidate if the person files a statement with the appropriate officer within five days after learning of the receipt of contributions, the making of expenditures, or the reservation of space or facilities disavowing the candidacy and stating that the person will not accept nomination or take office if elected; provided that, if the election at which such individual is supported as a candidate is to take place within five days after the person's learning of the above-specified activities, the individual shall file the statement disavowing the candidacy within one day; or (c) Announces or files a declaration of candidacy for office; (4) "Cash" , currency, coin, United States postage stamps, or any negotiable instrument which can be transferred from one person to another person without the signature or endorsement of the transferor; (5) "Check" , a check drawn on a state or federal bank, or a draft on a negotiable order of withdrawal account in a savings and loan association or a share draft account in a credit union; (6) "Closing date" , the date through which a statement or report is required to be complete; (7) "Committee" , a person or any combination of persons, who accepts contributions or makes expenditures for the primary or incidental purpose of influencing or attempting to influence the action of voters for or against the nomination or election to public office of one or more candidates or the qualification, passage or defeat of any ballot measure or for the purpose of paying a previously incurred campaign debt or obligation of a candidate or the debts or obligations of a committee or for the purpose of contributing funds to another committee: (a) Committee, does not include: a. A person or combination of persons, if neither the aggregate of expenditures made nor the aggregate of contributions received during a calendar year exceeds five hundred dollars and if no single contributor has contributed more than two hundred fifty dollars of such aggregate contributions; b. An individual, other than a candidate, who accepts no contributions and who deals only with the individual's own funds or property; c. A corporation, cooperative association, partnership, proprietorship, or joint venture organized or operated for a primary or principal purpose other than that of influencing or attempting to influence the action of voters for or against the nomination or election to public office of one or more candidates or the qualification, passage or defeat of any ballot measure, and it accepts no contributions, and all expenditures it makes are from its own funds or property obtained in the usual course of business or in any commercial or other transaction and which are not contributions as defined by subdivision (12) of this section; d. A labor organization organized or operated for a primary or principal purpose other than that of influencing or attempting to influence the action of voters for or against the nomination or election to public office of one or more candidates, or the qualification, passage, or defeat of any ballot measure, and it accepts no contributions, and expenditures made by the organization are from its own funds or property received from membership dues or membership fees which were given or solicited for the purpose of supporting the normal and usual activities and functions of the organization and which are not contributions as defined by subdivision (12) of this section; e. A person who acts as an authorized agent for a committee in soliciting or receiving contributions or in making expenditures or incurring indebtedness on behalf of the committee if such person renders to the committee treasurer or deputy treasurer or candidate, if applicable, an accurate account of each receipt or other transaction in the detail required by the treasurer to comply with all record-keeping and reporting requirements of this chapter; f. Any department, agency, board, institution or other entity of the state or any of its subdivisions or any officer or employee thereof, acting in the person's official capacity; (b) The term committee includes, but is not limited to, each of the following committees: campaign committee, candidate committee, continuing committee and political party committee; (8) "Campaign committee" , a committee, other than a candidate committee, which shall be formed by an individual or group of individuals to receive contributions or make expenditures and whose sole purpose is to support or oppose the qualification and passage of one or more particular ballot measures in an election or the retention of judges under the nonpartisan court plan, such committee shall be formed no later than thirty days prior to the election for which the committee receives contributions or makes expenditures, and which shall terminate the later of either thirty days after the general election or upon the satisfaction of all committee debt after the general election, except that no committee retiring debt shall engage in any other activities in support of a measure for which the committee was formed; (9) "Candidate committee" , a committee which shall be formed by a candidate to receive contributions or make expenditures in behalf of the person's candidacy and which shall continue in existence for use by an elected candidate or which shall terminate the later of either thirty days after the general election for a candidate who was not elected or upon the satisfaction of all committee debt after the election, except that no committee retiring debt shall engage in any other activities in support of the candidate for which the committee was formed. Any candidate for elective office shall have only one candidate committee for the elective office sought, which is controlled directly by the candidate for the purpose of making expenditures. A candidate committee is presumed to be under the control and direction of the candidate unless the candidate files an affidavit with the appropriate officer stating that the committee is acting without control or direction on the candidate's part; (10) "Continuing committee" , a committee of continuing existence which is not formed, controlled or directed by a candidate, and is a committee other than a candidate committee or campaign committee, whose primary or incidental purpose is to receive contributions or make expenditures to influence or attempt to influence the action of voters whether or not a particular candidate or candidates or a particular ballot measure or measures to be supported or opposed has been determined at the time the committee is required to file any statement or report pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. Continuing committee includes, but is not limited to, any committee organized or sponsored by a business entity, a labor organization, a professional association, a trade or business association, a club or other organization and whose primary purpose is to solicit, accept and use contributions from the members, employees or stockholders of such entity and any individual or group of individuals who accept and use contributions to influence or attempt to influence the action of voters. Such committee shall be formed no later than sixty days prior to the election for which the committee receives contributions or makes expenditures; (11) "Connected organization" , any organization such as a corporation, a labor organization, a membership organization, a cooperative, or trade or professional association which expends funds or provides services or facilities to establish, administer or maintain a committee or to solicit contributions to a committee from its members, officers, directors, employees or security holders. An organization shall be deemed to be the connected organization if more than fifty percent of the persons making contributions to the committee during the current calendar year are members, officers, directors, employees or security holders of such organization or their spouses; (12) "Contribution" , a payment, gift, loan, advance, deposit, or donation of money or anything of value for the purpose of supporting or opposing the nomination or election of any candidate for public office or the qualification, passage or defeat of any ballot measure, or for the support of any committee supporting or opposing candidates or ballot measures or for paying debts or obligations of any candidate or committee previously incurred for the above purposes. A contribution of anything of value shall be deemed to have a money value equivalent to the fair market value. Contribution includes, but is not limited to: (a) A candidate's own money or property used in support of the person's candidacy other than expense of the candidate's food, lodging, travel, and payment of any fee necessary to the filing for public office; (b) Payment by any person, other than a candidate or committee, to compensate another person for services rendered to that candidate or committee; (c) Receipts from the sale of goods and services, including the sale of advertising space in a brochure, booklet, program or pamphlet of a candidate or committee and the sale of tickets or political merchandise; (d) Receipts from fund-raising events including testimonial affairs; (e) Any loan, guarantee of a loan, cancellation or forgiveness of a loan or debt or other obligation by a third party, or payment of a loan or debt or other obligation by a third party if the loan or debt or other obligation was contracted, used, or intended, in whole or in part, for use in an election campaign or used or intended for the payment of such debts or obligations of a candidate or committee previously incurred, or which was made or received by a committee; (f) Funds received by a committee which are transferred to such committee from another committee or other source, except funds received by a candidate committee as a transfer of funds from another candidate committee controlled by the same candidate but such transfer shall be included in the disclosure reports; (g) Facilities, office space or equipment supplied by any person to a candidate or committee without charge or at reduced charges, except gratuitous space for meeting purposes which is made available regularly to the public, including other candidates or committees, on an equal basis for similar purposes on the same conditions; (h) The direct or indirect payment by any person, other than a connected organization, of the costs of establishing, administering, or maintaining a committee, including legal, accounting and computer services, fund raising and solicitation of contributions for a committee; (i) Contribution does not include: a. Ordinary home hospitality or services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering their time in support of or in opposition to a candidate, committee or ballot measure, nor the necessary and ordinary personal expenses of such volunteers incidental to the performance of voluntary activities, so long as no compensation is directly or indirectly asked or given; b. An offer or tender of a contribution which is expressly and unconditionally rejected and returned to the donor within ten business days after receipt or transmitted to the state treasurer; c. Interest earned on deposit of committee funds; d. The costs incurred by any connected organization listed pursuant to subdivision (4) of subsection 5 of section 130.021 for establishing, administering or maintaining a committee, or for the solicitation of contributions to a committee which solicitation is solely directed or related to the members, officers, directors, employees or security holders of the connected organization; (13) "County" , any one of the several counties of this state or the City of St. Louis; (14) "Disclosure report" , an itemized report of receipts, expenditures and incurred indebtedness which is prepared on forms approved by the Missouri ethics commission and filed at the times and places prescribed; (15) "Election" , any primary, general or special election held to nominate or elect an individual to public office, to retain or recall an elected officeholder or to submit a ballot measure to the voters, and any caucus or other meeting of a political party or a political party committee at which that party's candidate or candidates for public office are officially selected. A primary election and the succeeding general election shall be considered separate elections; (16) "Electronic means" , any instrument, device, or service that facilitates an electronic withdrawal of funds from a bank account including, but not limited to, credit cards, debit cards, and the presentation of a credit or debit card account number; (17) "Expenditure" , a payment, advance, conveyance, deposit, donation or contribution of money or anything of value for the purpose of supporting or opposing the nomination or election of any candidate for public office or the qualification or passage of any ballot measure or for the support of any committee which in turn supports or opposes any candidate or ballot measure or for the purpose of paying a previously incurred campaign debt or obligation of a candidate or the debts or obligations of a committee; a payment, or an agreement or promise to pay, money or anything of value, including a candidate's own money or property, for the purchase of goods, services, property, facilities or anything of value for the purpose of supporting or opposing the nomination or election of any candidate for public office or the qualification or passage of any ballot measure or for the support of any committee which in turn supports or opposes any candidate or ballot measure or for the purpose of paying a previously incurred campaign debt or obligation of a candidate or the debts or obligations of a committee. An expenditure of anything of value shall be deemed to have a money value equivalent to the fair market value. Expenditure includes, but is not limited to: (a) Payment by anyone other than a committee for services of another person rendered to such committee; (b) The purchase of tickets, goods, services or political merchandise in connection with any testimonial affair or fund-raising event of or for candidates or committees, or the purchase of advertising in a brochure, booklet, program or pamphlet of a candidate or committee; (c) The transfer of funds by one committee to another committee; (d) The direct or indirect payment by any person, other than a connected organization for a committee, of the costs of establishing, administering or maintaining a committee, including legal, accounting and computer services, fund raising and solicitation of contributions for a committee; but (e) Expenditure does not include: a. Any news story, commentary or editorial which is broadcast or published by any broadcasting station, newspaper, magazine or other periodical without charge to the candidate or to any person supporting or opposing a candidate or ballot measure; b. The internal dissemination by any membership organization, proprietorship, labor organization, corporation, association or other entity of information advocating the election or defeat of a candidate or candidates or the passage or defeat of a ballot measure or measures to its directors, officers, members, employees or security holders, provided that the cost incurred is reported pursuant to subsection 2 of section 130.051 * ; c. Repayment of a loan, but such repayment shall be indicated in required reports; d. The rendering of voluntary personal services by an individual of the sort commonly performed by volunteer campaign workers and the payment by such individual of the individual's necessary and ordinary personal expenses incidental to such volunteer activity, provided no compensation is, directly or indirectly, asked or given; e. The costs incurred by any connected organization listed pursuant to subdivision (4) of subsection 5 of section 130.021 for establishing, administering or maintaining a committee, or for the solicitation of contributions to a committee which solicitation is solely directed or related to the members, officers, directors, employees or security holders of the connected organization; f. The use of a candidate's own money or property for expense of the candidate's personal food, lodging, travel, and payment of any fee necessary to the filing for public office, if such expense is not reimbursed to the candidate from any source; (18) "Exploratory committees" , a committee which shall be formed by an individual to receive contributions and make expenditures on behalf of this individual in determining whether or not the individual seeks elective office. Such committee shall terminate no later than December thirty-first of the year prior to the general election for the possible office; (19) "Fund-raising event" , an event such as a dinner, luncheon, reception, coffee, testimonial, rally, auction or similar affair through which contributions are solicited or received by such means as the purchase of tickets, payment of attendance fees, donations for prizes or through the purchase of goods, services or political merchandise; (20) "In-kind contribution" or "in-kind expenditure" , a contribution or expenditure in a form other than money; (21) "Labor organization" , any organization of any kind, or any agency or employee representation committee or plan, in which employees participate and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions of work; (22) "Loan" , a transfer of money, property or anything of ascertainable monetary value in exchange for an obligation, conditional or not, to repay in whole or in part and which was contracted, used, or intended for use in an election campaign, or which was made or received by a committee or which was contracted, used, or intended to pay previously incurred campaign debts or obligations of a candidate or the debts or obligations of a committee; (23) "Person" , an individual, group of individuals, corporation, partnership, committee, proprietorship, joint venture, any department, agency, board, institution or other entity of the state or any of its political subdivisions, union, labor organization, trade or professional or business association, association, political party or any executive committee thereof, or any other club or organization however constituted or any officer or employee of such entity acting in the person's official capacity; (24) "Political merchandise" , goods such as bumper stickers, pins, hats, ties, jewelry, literature, or other items sold or distributed at a fund-raising event or to the general public for publicity or for the purpose of raising funds to be used in supporting or opposing a candidate for nomination or election or in supporting or opposing the qualification, passage or defeat of a ballot measure; (25) "Political party" , a political party which has the right under law to have the names of its candidates listed on the ballot in a general election; (26) "Political party committee" , a state, district, county, city, or area committee of a political party, as defined in section 115.603 , which may be organized as a not-for-profit corporation under Missouri law, and which committee is of continuing existence, and has the primary or incidental purpose of receiving contributions and making expenditures to influence or attempt to influence the action of voters on behalf of the political party; (27) "Public office" or "office" , any state, judicial, county, municipal, school or other district, ward, township, or other political subdivision office or any political party office which is filled by a vote of registered voters; (28) "Regular session" , includes that period beginning on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January and ending following the first Friday after the second Monday in May; (29) "Write-in candidate" , an individual whose name is not printed on the ballot but who otherwise meets the definition of candidate in subdivision (3) of this section. (L. 1978 S.B. 839, A.L. 1979 S.B. 129, A.L. 1985 H.B. 150, et al., A.L. 1986 H.B. 1554 Revision, A.L. 1990 S.B. 631, A.L. 1991 S.B. 262, A.L. 1994 S.B. 650, A.L. 1995 H.B. 484, et al., A.L. 1997 S.B. 16, A.L. 2006 H.B. 1900, A.L. 2010 S.B. 844, A.L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision, A.L. 2025 S.B. 98) *Section 130.051 was repealed by S.B. 16, 1997 (2018) Provision in 130.011(8) violates the First Amendment by imposing 30-day formation deadline for campaign committees, prohibiting those who do not form a campaign committee within such time frame from speaking. Missourians for Fiscal Accountability v. Klahr, 892 F.3d 944 (8th. Cir).

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.016 Certain candidates exempt from filing requirements - procedure for ...

130.016. Certain candidates exempt from filing requirements — procedure for exemption — restrictions on subsequent contributions and expenditures — rejection of exemption — candidate committees for certain general assembly leadership offices prohibited. — 1. No candidate for statewide elected office, general assembly, or municipal office in a city with a population of more than one hundred thousand shall be required to comply with the requirements to file a statement of organization or disclosure reports of contributions and expenditures for any election in which neither the aggregate of contributions received nor the aggregate of expenditures made on behalf of such candidate exceeds five hundred dollars and no single contributor, other than the candidate, has contributed more than three hundred twenty-five dollars, provided that: (1) The candidate files a sworn exemption statement with the appropriate officer that the candidate does not intend to either receive contributions or make expenditures in the aggregate of more than five hundred dollars or receive contributions from any single contributor, other than the candidate, that aggregate more than three hundred twenty-five dollars, and that the total of all contributions received or expenditures made by the candidate and all committees or any other person with the candidate's knowledge and consent in support of the candidacy will not exceed five hundred dollars and that the aggregate of contributions received from any single contributor will not exceed the amount of the limitation on contributions to elect an individual to the office of state representative as calculated in subsection 2 of section 130.032 * . Such exemption statement shall be filed no later than the date set forth in section 130.046 on which a disclosure report would otherwise be required if the candidate does not file the exemption statement. The exemption statement shall be filed on a form furnished to each appropriate officer by the executive director of the Missouri ethics commission. Each appropriate officer shall make the exemption statement available to candidates and shall direct each candidate's attention to the exemption statement and explain its purpose to the candidate; and (2) The sworn exemption statement includes a statement that the candidate understands that records of contributions and expenditures must be maintained from the time the candidate first receives contributions or makes expenditures and that an exemption from filing a statement of organization or disclosure reports does not exempt the candidate from other provisions of this chapter. Each candidate described in this subsection who files a statement of exemption shall file a statement of limited activity for each reporting period described in section 130.046 . 2. Any candidate who has filed an exemption statement as provided in subsection 1 of this section shall not accept any contribution or make any expenditure in support of the person's candidacy, either directly or indirectly or by or through any committee or any other person acting with the candidate's knowledge and consent, which would cause such contributions or expenditures to exceed the limits specified in subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section unless the candidate later rejects the exemption pursuant to subsection 3 of this section. Any contribution received in excess of such limits shall be returned to the donor or transmitted to the state treasurer to escheat to the state. 3. If, after filing the exemption statement provided for in this section, the candidate subsequently determines the candidate wishes to exceed any of the limits in subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section, the candidate shall file a notice of rejection of the exemption with the appropriate officer; however, such rejection shall not be filed later than thirty days before election. A notice of rejection of exemption shall be accompanied by a statement of organization as required by section 130.021 and any other statements and reports which would have been required if the candidate had not filed an exemption statement. 4. A primary election and the immediately succeeding general election are separate elections, and restrictions on contributions and expenditures set forth in subsection 2 of this section shall apply to each election; however, if a successful primary candidate has correctly filed an exemption statement prior to the primary election and has not filed a notice of rejection prior to the date on which the first disclosure report applicable to the succeeding general election is required to be filed, the candidate shall not be required to file an exemption statement for that general election if the limitations set forth in subsection 1 of this section apply to the succeeding general election. 5. A candidate who has an existing candidate committee formed for a prior election for which all statements and reports required by this chapter have been properly filed shall be eligible to file the exemption statement as provided in subsection 1 of this section and shall not be required to file the disclosure reports pertaining to the election for which the candidate is eligible to file the exemption statement if the candidate and the treasurer or deputy treasurer of such existing candidate committee continue to comply with the requirements, limitations and restrictions set forth in subsections 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this section. The exemption permitted by this subsection does not exempt a candidate or the treasurer of the candidate's existing candidate committee from complying with the requirements of subsections 6 and 7 of section 130.046 applicable to a prior election. 6. No candidate for supreme court, circuit court, or associate circuit court, or candidate for political party office, or for county office or municipal office in a city of one hundred thousand or less, or for any special purpose district office shall be required to file an exemption statement pursuant to this section in order to be exempted from forming a committee and filing disclosure reports required of committees pursuant to this chapter if the aggregate of contributions received or expenditures made by the candidate and any other person with the candidate's knowledge and consent in support of the person's candidacy does not exceed one thousand dollars and the aggregate of contributions from any single contributor does not exceed three hundred twenty-five dollars. No candidate for any office listed in this subsection shall be excused from complying with the provisions of any section of this chapter, other than the filing of an exemption statement under the conditions specified in this subsection. 7. If any candidate for an office listed in subsection 6 of this section exceeds the limits specified in subsection 6 of this section, the candidate shall form a committee no later than thirty days prior to the election for which the contributions were received or expended which shall comply with all provisions of this chapter for committees. 8. No member of or candidate for the general assembly shall form a candidate committee for the office of speaker of the house of representatives or president pro tem of the senate. (L. 1978 S.B. 839, A.L. 1979 S.B. 129, A.L. 1985 H.B. 150, et al., A.L. 1990 S.B. 631, A.L. 1991 S.B. 262, A.L. 1997 S.B. 16, A.L. 2003 H.B. 99, A.L. 2006 H.B. 1900, A.L. 2008 S.B. 1038) *Section 130.032 was repealed by S.B. 1038, 2008.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.021 Treasurer for candidates and committees, when required - duties - official ...

130.021. Treasurer for candidates and committees, when required — duties — official depository account to be established — statement of organization for committees, contents, when filed — termination of committee, procedure. — 1. Every committee shall have a treasurer who, except as provided in subsection 10 of this section, shall be a resident of this state and reside in the district or county in which the committee sits. A committee may also have a deputy treasurer who, except as provided in subsection 10 of this section, shall be a resident of this state and reside in the district or county in which the committee sits, to serve in the capacity of committee treasurer in the event the committee treasurer is unable for any reason to perform the treasurer's duties. 2. Every candidate for offices listed in subsection 1 of section 130.016 who has not filed a statement of exemption pursuant to that subsection and every candidate for offices listed in subsection 6 of section 130.016 who is not excluded from filing a statement of organization and disclosure reports pursuant to subsection 6 of section 130.016 shall form a candidate committee and appoint a treasurer. Thereafter, all contributions on hand and all further contributions received by such candidate and any of the candidate's own funds to be used in support of the person's candidacy shall be deposited in a candidate committee depository account established pursuant to the provisions of subsection 4 of this section, and all expenditures shall be made through the candidate, treasurer or deputy treasurer of the person's candidate committee. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent a candidate from appointing himself or herself as a committee of one and serving as the person's own treasurer, maintaining the candidate's own records and filing all the reports and statements required to be filed by the treasurer of a candidate committee. 3. A candidate who has more than one candidate committee supporting the person's candidacy shall designate one of those candidate committees as the committee responsible for consolidating the aggregate contributions to all such committees under the candidate's control and direction as required by section 130.041 . 4. (1) Every committee shall have a single official fund depository within this state which shall be a federally or state-chartered bank, a federally or state-chartered savings and loan association, or a federally or state-chartered credit union in which the committee shall open and thereafter maintain at least one official depository account in its own name. An "official depository account" shall be a checking account or some type of negotiable draft or negotiable order of withdrawal account, and the official fund depository shall, regarding an official depository account, be a type of financial institution which provides a record of deposits, cancelled checks or other cancelled instruments of withdrawal evidencing each transaction by maintaining copies within this state of such instruments and other transactions. All contributions which the committee receives in money, checks and other negotiable instruments shall be deposited in a committee's official depository account. Contributions shall not be accepted and expenditures shall not be made by a committee except by or through an official depository account and the committee treasurer, deputy treasurer or candidate; however, a committee may utilize a credit card or debit card in the name of the committee when authorized by the treasurer, deputy treasurer, or candidate, provided that all expenditures made by the committee through a credit card are paid through the official depository account. Contributions received by a committee shall not be commingled with any funds of an agent of the committee, a candidate or any other person, except that contributions from a candidate of the candidate's own funds to the person's candidate committee shall be deposited to an official depository account of the person's candidate committee. No expenditure shall be made by a committee when the office of committee treasurer is vacant except that when the office of a candidate committee treasurer is vacant, the candidate shall be the treasurer until the candidate appoints a new treasurer. (2) A committee treasurer, deputy treasurer or candidate may withdraw funds from a committee's official depository account and deposit such funds in one or more savings accounts in the committee's name in any bank, savings and loan association or credit union within this state, and may also withdraw funds from an official depository account for investment in the committee's name in any certificate of deposit, bond or security. Proceeds from interest or dividends from a savings account or other investment or proceeds from withdrawals from a savings account or from the sale of an investment shall not be expended or reinvested, except in the case of renewals of certificates of deposit, without first redepositing such proceeds in an official depository account. Investments, other than savings accounts, held outside the committee's official depository account at any time during a reporting period shall be disclosed by description, amount, any identifying numbers and the name and address of any institution or person in which or through which it is held in an attachment to disclosure reports the committee is required to file. Proceeds from an investment such as interest or dividends or proceeds from its sale, shall be reported by date and amount. In the case of the sale of an investment, the names and addresses of the persons involved in the transaction shall also be stated. Funds held in savings accounts and investments, including interest earned, shall be included in the report of money on hand as required by section 130.041 . (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, funds held in candidate committees, campaign committees, debt service committees, and exploratory committees shall be liquid such that these funds shall be readily available for the specific and limited purposes allowed by law. These funds may be invested only in short-term treasury instruments or short-term bank certificates with durations of one year or less, or that allow the removal of funds at any time without any additional financial penalty other than the loss of interest income. Continuing committees, political party committees, and other committees such as out-of-state committees not formed for the benefit of any single candidate or ballot issue shall not be subject to the provisions of this subdivision. This subdivision shall not be interpreted to restrict the placement of funds in an interest-bearing checking account. 5. The treasurer or deputy treasurer acting on behalf of any person or organization or group of persons which is a committee by virtue of the definitions of committee in section 130.011 and any candidate who is not excluded from forming a committee in accordance with the provisions of section 130.016 shall file a statement of organization with the appropriate officer within twenty days after the person or organization becomes a committee but no later than the date for filing the first report required pursuant to the provisions of section 130.046 . The statement of organization shall contain the following information: (1) The name, mailing address and telephone number, if any, of the committee filing the statement of organization. If the committee is deemed to be affiliated with a connected organization as provided in subdivision (11) of section 130.011 , the name of the connected organization, or a legally registered fictitious name which reasonably identifies the connected organization, shall appear in the name of the committee. If the committee is a candidate committee, the name of the candidate shall be a part of the committee's name; (2) The name, mailing address and telephone number of the candidate; (3) The name, mailing address and telephone number of the committee treasurer, and the name, mailing address and telephone number of its deputy treasurer if the committee has named a deputy treasurer; (4) The name and mailing address of any connected organizations with which the committee is affiliated; (5) The names, mailing addresses, and titles of its officers, if any; (6) The name and mailing address of its depository, the name and account number of each account the committee has in the depository, and the account number and issuer of any credit card in the committee's name. The account number of each account shall be redacted prior to disclosing the statement to the public; (7) Identification of the major nature of the committee such as a candidate committee, campaign committee, continuing committee, political party committee, incumbent committee, or any other committee according to the definition of committee in section 130.011 ; (8) In the case of the candidate committee designated in subsection 3 of this section, the full name and address of each other candidate committee which is under the control and direction of the same candidate, together with the name, address and telephone number of the treasurer of each such other committee; (9) The name and office sought of each candidate supported or opposed by the committee; (10) The ballot measure concerned, if any, and whether the committee is in favor of or opposed to such measure. 6. A committee may omit the information required in subdivisions (9) and (10) of subsection 5 of this section if, on the date on which it is required to file a statement of organization, the committee has not yet determined the particular candidates or particular ballot measures it will support or oppose. 7. A committee which has filed a statement of organization and has not terminated shall not be required to file another statement of organization, except that when there is a change in any of the information previously reported as required by subdivisions (1) to (8) of subsection 5 of this section an amended statement of organization shall be filed within twenty days after the change occurs, but no later than the date of the filing of the next report required to be filed by that committee by section 130.046 . 8. Upon termination of a committee, a termination statement indicating dissolution shall be filed not later than ten days after the date of dissolution with the appropriate officer or officers with whom the committee's statement of organization was filed. The termination statement shall include: the distribution made of any remaining surplus funds and the disposition of any deficits; and the name, mailing address and telephone number of the individual responsible for preserving the committee's records and accounts as required in section 130.036 . 9. Any statement required by this section shall be signed and attested by the committee treasurer or deputy treasurer, and by the candidate in the case of a candidate committee. 10. A committee domiciled outside this state shall be required to file a statement of organization and appoint a treasurer residing in this state and open an account in a depository within this state; provided that either of the following conditions prevails: (1) The aggregate of all contributions received from persons domiciled in this state exceeds twenty percent in total dollar amount of all funds received by the committee in the preceding twelve months; or (2) The aggregate of all contributions and expenditures made to support or oppose candidates and ballot measures in this state exceeds one thousand five hundred dollars in the current calendar year. 11. If a committee domiciled in this state receives a contribution of one thousand five hundred dollars or more from any committee domiciled outside of this state, the committee domiciled in this state shall file a disclosure report with the commission. The report shall disclose the full name, mailing address, telephone numbers and domicile of the contributing committee and the date and amount of the contribution. The report shall be filed within forty-eight hours of the receipt of such contribution if the contribution is received after the last reporting date before the election. 12. Each legislative and senatorial district committee shall retain only one address in the district it sits for the purpose of receiving contributions. (L. 1978 S.B. 839, A.L. 1979 S.B. 129, A.L. 1985 H.B. 150, et al., A.L. 1990 S.B. 631, A.L. 1997 S.B. 16, A.L. 2008 S.B. 1038, A.L. 2009 S.B. 485, A.L. 2010 S.B. 844, A.L. 2016 H.B. 2203, A.L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision, A.L. 2025 S.B. 98) (2003) Resident treasurer requirement is a constitutional restriction on association. National Right to Life Political Action Committee v. Connor, 323 F.3d 684 (8th Cir.). (2015) Even if a political action committee is inactive, receiving disclosure reports is substantially related to state's interest in enforcing state campaign finance law, and reporting statute is not overly burdensome under First Amendment analysis. Geier v. Missouri Ethics Com'n, 474 S.W.3d 560 (Mo.).

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.023 Challenge failure to report.

130.023. Challenge failure to report. — Failure to report current or previous campaign contributions or expenditures may be challenged by the candidate, candidate committee treasurer or deputy treasurer who has allegedly failed to file the proper report. Any candidate may request that any statement alleging the failure to file campaign expenditures or contributions contained in a candidate's official file may be removed after filing a disclosure report describing the contribution or expenditure. (L. 1997 S.B. 16 § 2)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.026 Election authority defined - appropriate officer designated - electronic ...

*130.026. Election authority defined — appropriate officer designated — electronic filing, when. — 1. For the purpose of this section, the term "election authority" or "local election authority" means the county clerk, except that in a city or county having a board of election commissioners the board of election commissioners shall be the election authority. For any political subdivision or other district which is situated within the jurisdiction of more than one election authority, as defined herein, the election authority is the one in whose jurisdiction the candidate resides or, in the case of ballot measures, the one in whose jurisdiction the most populous portion of the political subdivision or district for which an election is held is situated, except that a county clerk or a county board of election commissioners shall be the election authority for all candidates for elective county offices other than county clerk and for any countywide ballot measures. 2. The appropriate officer or officers for candidates and ballot measures shall be as follows: (1) In the case of candidates for the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, state auditor, attorney general, judges of the supreme court and appellate court judges, the appropriate officer shall be the Missouri ethics commission; (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of this section, in the case of candidates for the offices of state senator, state representative, county clerk, and associate circuit court judges and circuit court judges, the appropriate officer shall be the Missouri ethics commission; (3) In the case of candidates for elective municipal offices in municipalities of more than one hundred thousand inhabitants and elective county offices in counties of more than one hundred thousand inhabitants, the appropriate officer shall be the Missouri ethics commission; (4) In the case of all other offices, the appropriate officer shall be the Missouri ethics commission; (5) In the case of ballot measures, the appropriate officer or officers shall be: (a) The Missouri ethics commission for a statewide measure; (b) The local election authority for any political subdivision or district as determined by the provisions of subsection 1 of this section for any measure, other than a statewide measure, to be voted on in that political subdivision or district. 3. The appropriate officer or officers for candidate committees and campaign committees shall be the same as designated in subsection 2 of this section for the candidates or ballot measures supported or opposed as indicated in the statement of organization required to be filed by any such committee. 4. The appropriate officer for political party committees shall be as follows: (1) In the case of state party committees, the appropriate officer shall be the Missouri ethics commission; (2) In the case of any district, county or city political party committee, the appropriate officer shall be the Missouri ethics commission. 5. The appropriate officer for a continuing committee and for any other committee not named in subsections 2, 3, and 4 of this section shall be the Missouri ethics commission. 6. The term "domicile" or "domiciled" means the address of the committee listed on the statement of organization required to be filed by that committee in accordance with the provisions of section 130.021 . 7. Any financial disclosure reports and statements filed with the Missouri ethics commission under this section shall be filed in an electronic format as prescribed by the commission. (L. 1978 S.B. 839, A.L. 1979 S.B. 129, A.L. 1985 H.B. 150, et al., A.L. 1990 S.B. 631, A.L. 1991 S.B. 262, A.L. 2010 S.B. 844, A.L. 2016 S.B. 786, A.L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision) *Revisor's Note: S.B. 844 in 2010 amended this section. S.B. 844 was declared unconstitutional (see Legends Bank v. State, 361 S.W.3d 383 (Mo. banc)). The S.B. 844 version of this section was repealed by S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision, 2018. This version of this section (the 2016 language from S.B. 786, effective 1/1/2017) is the current version.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.028 Prohibitions against certain discrimination or intimidation relating to ...

130.028. Prohibitions against certain discrimination or intimidation relating to elections — contributions by employees, payroll deduction, when. — 1. Every person, labor organization, or corporation organized or existing by virtue of the laws of this state, or doing business in this state who shall: (1) Discriminate or threaten to discriminate against any member in this state with respect to his or her membership, or discharge or discriminate or threaten to discriminate against any employee in this state, with respect to his or her compensation, terms, conditions or privileges of employment by reason of his political beliefs or opinions; or (2) Coerce or attempt to coerce, intimidate or bribe any member or employee to vote or refrain from voting for any candidate at any election in this state; or (3) Coerce or attempt to coerce, intimidate or bribe any member or employee to vote or refrain from voting for any issue at any election in this state; or (4) Make any member or employee as a condition of membership or employment, contribute to any candidate, political committee or separate political fund; or (5) Discriminate or threaten to discriminate against any member or employee in this state for contributing or refusing to contribute to any candidate, political committee or separate political fund with respect to the privileges of membership or with respect to his employment and the compensation, terms, conditions or privileges related thereto shall be guilty of a class E felony. 2. No employer, corporation, continuing committee, or labor organization shall receive or cause to be made contributions from its members or employees except on the advance voluntary permission of the members or employees. Violation of this section by the corporation, employer, continuing committee or labor organization shall be a class A misdemeanor. 3. An employer shall, upon written request by ten or more employees, provide its employees with the option of contributing to a continuing committee as defined in section 130.011 through payroll deduction, if the employer has a system of payroll deduction. No contribution to a continuing committee from an employee through payroll deduction shall be made other than to a continuing committee voluntarily chosen by the employee. Violation of this section shall be a class A misdemeanor. 4. Any person aggrieved by any act prohibited by this section shall, in addition to any other remedy provided by law, be entitled to maintain within one year from the date of the prohibited act, a civil action in the courts of this state, and if successful, he or she shall be awarded civil damages of not less than one hundred dollars and not more than one thousand dollars, together with his or her costs, including reasonable attorney's fees. Each violation shall be a separate cause of action. (L. 1978 S.B. 839, A.L. 1994 S.B. 650, A.L. 2010 S.B. 844, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.029 Corporations and labor organizations may make contributions or expenditures ...

130.029. Corporations and labor organizations may make contributions or expenditures — limited liability companies, applicability, when. — 1. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit any corporation organized under any general or special law of this state, or any other state or by an act of the Congress of the United States or any labor organization, cooperative association or mutual association from making any contributions or expenditures, provided: (1) That the board of directors of any corporation by resolution has authorized contributions or expenditures, or by resolution has authorized a designated officer to make such contributions or expenditures; or (2) That the members of any labor organization, cooperative association or mutual association have authorized contributions or expenditures by a majority vote of the members present at a duly called meeting of any such labor organization, cooperative association or mutual association or by such vote has authorized a designated officer to make such contributions or expenditures. 2. No provision of this section shall be construed to authorize contributions or expenditures otherwise prohibited by, or to change any necessary percentage of vote otherwise required by, the articles of incorporation or association or bylaws of such labor organization, corporation, cooperative or mutual association. 3. Authority to make contributions or expenditures as authorized by this section shall be adopted by general or specific resolution. This resolution shall state the total amount of contributions or expenditures authorized, the purposes of such contributions or expenditures and the time period within which such authority shall exist. 4. (1) Any limited liability company that is duly registered pursuant to chapter 347 and that has not elected to be classified as a corporation under the federal tax code may make contributions to any committee if the limited liability company has: (a) Been in existence for at least one year prior to such contribution; and (b) Electronically filed with the Missouri ethics commission indicating that the limited liability company is a legitimate business with a legitimate business interest and is not created for the sole purpose of making campaign contributions. (2) The Missouri ethics commission shall develop a method for limited liability companies to use for purposes of paragraph (b) of subdivision (1) of this subsection. The commission shall post all information submitted pursuant to this subdivision on its website on a public page in a searchable format. (L. 1978 S.B. 839, A.L. 2022 H.B. 2400)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.031 Restrictions and limitations on contributions - expenditure by check - ...

130.031. Restrictions and limitations on contributions — expenditure by check — anonymous contributions, how handled — campaign materials, sponsor to be identified — prizes prohibited. — 1. No contribution of cash in an amount of more than one hundred dollars shall be made by or accepted from any single contributor for any election by a continuing committee, a campaign committee, a political party committee, an exploratory committee or a candidate committee. 2. Each expenditure of more than fifty dollars, except an in-kind expenditure, shall be made by check signed by the committee treasurer, deputy treasurer, or candidate or by other electronic means authorized by the treasurer, deputy treasurer, or candidate and drawn on the committee's depository or credit card in the name of the committee and authorized by the treasurer, deputy treasurer, or candidate. A single expenditure of cash shall not exceed fifty dollars, and the aggregate of all expenditures of cash during a calendar year shall not exceed the lesser of five thousand dollars or ten percent of all expenditures made by the committee during that calendar year. 3. No contribution shall be made or accepted and no expenditure shall be made or incurred, directly or indirectly, in a fictitious name, in the name of another person, or by or through another person in such a manner as to conceal the identity of the actual source of the contribution or the actual recipient and purpose of the expenditure. Any person who receives contributions for a committee shall disclose to that committee's treasurer, deputy treasurer or candidate the recipient's own name and address and the name and address of the actual source of each contribution such person has received for that committee. Any person who makes expenditures for a committee shall disclose to that committee's treasurer, deputy treasurer or candidate such person's own name and address, the name and address of each person to whom an expenditure has been made and the amount and purpose of the expenditures the person has made for that committee. 4. No anonymous contribution of more than twenty-five dollars shall be made by any person, and no anonymous contribution of more than twenty-five dollars shall be accepted by any candidate or committee. If any anonymous contribution of more than twenty-five dollars is received, it shall be returned immediately to the contributor, if the contributor's identity can be ascertained, and if the contributor's identity cannot be ascertained, the candidate, committee treasurer or deputy treasurer shall immediately transmit that portion of the contribution which exceeds twenty-five dollars to the state treasurer and it shall escheat to the state. 5. The maximum aggregate amount of anonymous contributions which shall be accepted in any calendar year by any committee shall be the greater of five hundred dollars or one percent of the aggregate amount of all contributions received by that committee in the same calendar year. If any anonymous contribution is received which causes the aggregate total of anonymous contributions to exceed the foregoing limitation, it shall be returned immediately to the contributor, if the contributor's identity can be ascertained, and, if the contributor's identity cannot be ascertained, the committee treasurer, deputy treasurer or candidate shall immediately transmit the anonymous contribution to the state treasurer to escheat to the state. 6. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 5 of this section, contributions from individuals whose names and addresses cannot be ascertained which are received from a fund-raising activity or event, such as defined in section 130.011 , shall not be deemed anonymous contributions, provided the following conditions are met: (1) There are twenty-five or more contributing participants in the activity or event; (2) The candidate, committee treasurer, deputy treasurer or the person responsible for conducting the activity or event makes an announcement that it is illegal for anyone to make or receive a contribution in excess of one hundred dollars unless the contribution is accompanied by the name and address of the contributor; (3) The person responsible for conducting the activity or event does not knowingly accept payment from any single person of more than one hundred dollars unless the name and address of the person making such payment is obtained and recorded pursuant to the record-keeping requirements of section 130.036 ; (4) A statement describing the event shall be prepared by the candidate or the treasurer of the committee for whom the funds were raised or by the person responsible for conducting the activity or event and attached to the disclosure report of contributions and expenditures required by section 130.041 . The following information to be listed in the statement is in addition to, not in lieu of, the requirements elsewhere in this chapter relating to the recording and reporting of contributions and expenditures: (a) The name and mailing address of the person or persons responsible for conducting the event or activity and the name and address of the candidate or committee for whom the funds were raised; (b) The date on which the event occurred; (c) The name and address of the location where the event occurred and the approximate number of participants in the event; (d) A brief description of the type of event and the fund-raising methods used; (e) The gross receipts from the event and a listing of the expenditures incident to the event; (f) The total dollar amount of contributions received from the event from participants whose names and addresses were not obtained with such contributions and an explanation of why it was not possible to obtain the names and addresses of such participants; (g) The total dollar amount of contributions received from contributing participants in the event who are identified by name and address in the records required to be maintained pursuant to section 130.036 . 7. No candidate or committee in this state shall accept contributions from any out-of-state committee unless the out-of-state committee from whom the contributions are received has filed a statement of organization pursuant to section 130.021 or has filed the reports required by sections 130.049 and 130.050 , whichever is applicable to that committee. 8. Any person publishing, circulating, or distributing any printed matter relative to any candidate for public office or any ballot measure shall on the face of the printed matter identify in a clear and conspicuous manner the person who paid for the printed matter with the words "Paid for by" followed by the proper identification of the sponsor pursuant to this section. For the purposes of this section, "printed matter" shall be defined to include any pamphlet, circular, handbill, sample ballot, advertisement, including advertisements in any newspaper or other periodical, sign, including signs for display on motor vehicles, or other imprinted or lettered material; but printed matter is defined to exclude materials printed and purchased prior to May 20, 1982, if the candidate or committee can document that delivery took place prior to May 20, 1982; any sign personally printed and constructed by an individual without compensation from any other person and displayed at that individual's place of residence or on that individual's personal motor vehicle; any items of personal use given away or sold, such as campaign buttons, pins, pens, pencils, book matches, campaign jewelry, or clothing, which is paid for by a candidate or committee which supports a candidate or supports or opposes a ballot measure and which is obvious in its identification with a specific candidate or committee and is reported as required by this chapter; and any news story, commentary, or editorial printed by a regularly published newspaper or other periodical without charge to a candidate, committee or any other person. (1) In regard to any printed matter paid for by a candidate from the candidate's personal funds, it shall be sufficient identification to print the first and last name by which the candidate is known. (2) In regard to any printed matter paid for by a committee, it shall be sufficient identification to print the name of the committee as required to be registered by subsection 5 of section 130.021 and the name and title of the committee treasurer who was serving when the printed matter was paid for. (3) In regard to any printed matter paid for by a corporation or other business entity, labor organization, or any other organization not defined to be a committee by subdivision (7) of section 130.011 and not organized especially for influencing one or more elections, it shall be sufficient identification to print the name of the entity, the name of the principal officer of the entity, by whatever title known, and the mailing address of the entity, or if the entity has no mailing address, the mailing address of the principal officer. (4) In regard to any printed matter paid for by an individual or individuals, it shall be sufficient identification to print the name of the individual or individuals and the respective mailing address or addresses, except that if more than five individuals join in paying for printed matter it shall be sufficient identification to print the words "For a list of other sponsors contact:" followed by the name and address of one such individual responsible for causing the matter to be printed, and the individual identified shall maintain a record of the names and amounts paid by other individuals and shall make such record available for review upon the request of any person. No person shall accept for publication or printing nor shall such work be completed until the printed matter is properly identified as required by this subsection. 9. Any broadcast station transmitting any matter relative to any candidate for public office or ballot measure as defined by this chapter shall identify the sponsor of such matter as required by federal law. 10. The provisions of subsection 8 or 9 of this section shall not apply to candidates for elective federal office, provided that persons causing matter to be printed or broadcast concerning such candidacies shall comply with the requirements of federal law for identification of the sponsor or sponsors. 11. It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person required to be identified as paying for printed matter pursuant to subsection 8 of this section or paying for broadcast matter pursuant to subsection 9 of this section to refuse to provide the information required or to purposely provide false, misleading, or incomplete information. 12. It shall be a violation of this chapter for any committee to offer chances to win prizes or money to persons to encourage such persons to endorse, send election material by mail, deliver election material in person or contact persons at their homes; except that, the provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to prohibit hiring and paying a campaign staff. (L. 1978 S.B. 839, A.L. 1982 S.B. 526, A.L. 1985 H.B. 150, et al., A.L. 1990 S.B. 631, A.L. 1994 S.B. 650, A.L. 1997 S.B. 16, A.L. 1999 S.B. 31 & 285, A.L. 2010 S.B. 844, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2025 S.B. 98)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.033 Attorney's fees may be paid from candidate committee funds, when.

130.033. Attorney's fees may be paid from candidate committee funds, when. — Any reasonable attorney's fees accrued by a person who is the subject of a complaint which are used in defending such person in any matter resulting in an investigation arising from holding or running for public office may be paid out of such person's committee, as defined in section 130.011 . (L. 1999 S.B. 31 & 285 § 1)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.034 Contributions not to be converted to personal use - allowable uses - gifts ...

130.034. Contributions not to be converted to personal use — allowable uses — gifts — disposition of contributions upon death — restitution payments, fines — exploratory committee funds, use — funds held to be liquid, when, investment of funds, exceptions. — 1. Contributions as defined in section 130.011 , received by any committee shall not be converted to any personal use. 2. Contributions may be used for any purpose allowed by law including, but not limited to: (1) Any ordinary expenses incurred relating to a campaign; (2) Any ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the duties of a holder of elective office; (3) Any expenses associated with the duties of candidacy or of elective office pertaining to the entertaining of or providing social courtesies to constituents, professional associations, or other holders of elective office; (4) The return of any contribution to the person who made the contribution to the candidate or holder of elective office; (5) To contribute to a political organization or candidate committee as allowed by law; (6) To establish a new committee as defined by this chapter; (7) To make an unconditional gift which is fully vested to any charitable, fraternal or civic organizations or other associations formed to provide for some good in the order of benevolence, if such candidate, former candidate or holder of elective office or such person's immediate family gain no direct financial benefit from the unconditional gift; (8) Except when such candidate, former candidate or holder of elective office dies while the committee remains in existence, the committee may make an unconditional gift to a fund established for the benefit of the spouse and children of the candidate, former candidate or holder of elective office. The provisions of this subdivision shall expire October 1, 1997. 3. Upon the death of the candidate, former candidate or holder of elective office who received such contributions, all contributions shall be disposed of according to this section and any funds remaining after final settlement of the candidate's decedent's estate, or if no estate is opened, then twelve months after the candidate's death, will escheat to the state of Missouri to be deposited in the general revenue fund. 4. No contributions, as defined in section 130.011 , received by a candidate, former candidate or holder of elective office shall be used to make restitution payments ordered of such individual by a court of law or for the payment of any fine resulting from conviction of a violation of any local, state or federal law. 5. Committees described in subdivision (18) * of section 130.011 shall make expenditures only for the purpose of determining whether an individual will be a candidate. Such expenditures include polling information, mailings, personal appearances, telephone expenses, office and travel expenses but may not include contributions to other candidate committees. 6. Any moneys in the exploratory committee fund may be transferred to the candidate committee upon declaration of candidacy for the position being explored. Such funds shall be included for the purposes of reporting and limitation. In the event that candidacy is not declared for the position being explored, the remaining exploratory committee funds shall be returned to the contributors on a pro rata basis. In no event shall the amount returned exceed the amount given by each contributor nor be less than ten dollars. 7. Funds held in candidate committees, campaign committees, debt service committees, and exploratory committees shall be liquid such that these funds shall be readily available for the specific and limited purposes allowed by law. These funds may be invested only in short-term treasury instruments or short-term bank certificates with durations of one year or less, or that allow the removal of funds at any time without any additional financial penalty other than the loss of interest income. Continuing committees, political party committees, and other committees such as out-of-state committees not formed for the benefit of any single candidate or ballot issue shall not be subject to the provisions of this subsection. This subsection shall not be interpreted to restrict the placement of funds in an interest-bearing checking account. (L. 1994 S.B. 650, A.L. 1995 H.B. 484, et al., A.L. 1997 S.B. 16, A.L. 2016 H.B. 2203) *Statutory reference to subdivision "(17)" changed to "(18)" in accordance with section 3.060 based on renumbering within section 130.011 by S.B. 98, 2025.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.036 Treasurer, deputy treasurer or candidate to maintain records, contents.

130.036. Treasurer, deputy treasurer or candidate to maintain records, contents. — 1. The candidate, treasurer or deputy treasurer of a committee shall maintain accurate records and accounts on a current basis. The records and accounts shall be maintained in accordance with accepted normal bookkeeping procedures and shall contain the bills, receipts, deposit records, cancelled checks, credit card statements, and records and other detailed information necessary to prepare and substantiate any statement or report required to be filed pursuant to this chapter. Every person who acts as an agent for a committee in receiving contributions, making expenditures or incurring indebtedness for the committee shall, on request of that committee's treasurer, deputy treasurer or candidate, but in any event within five days after any such action, render to the candidate, committee treasurer or deputy treasurer a detailed account thereof, including names, addresses, dates, exact amounts and any other details required by the candidate, treasurer or deputy treasurer to comply with this chapter. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 4 of section 130.021 prohibiting commingling of funds, an individual, trade or professional association, business entity, or labor organization which acts as an agent for a committee in receiving contributions may deposit contributions received on behalf of the committee to the agent's account within a financial institution within this state, for purposes of facilitating transmittal of the contributions to the candidate, committee treasurer or deputy treasurer. Such contributions shall not be held in the agent's account for more than five days after the date the contribution was received by the agent, and shall not be transferred to the account of any other agent or person, other than the committee treasurer. 2. Unless a contribution is rejected by the candidate or committee and returned to the donor or transmitted to the state treasurer within ten business days after its receipt, it shall be considered received and accepted on the date received, notwithstanding the fact that it was not deposited by the closing date of a reporting period. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 130.041 that only contributors of more than one hundred dollars shall be reported by name and address for all committees, the committee's records shall contain a listing of each contribution received by the committee, including those accepted and those which are rejected and either returned to the donor or transmitted to the state treasurer. Each contribution, regardless of the amount, shall be recorded by date received, name and address of the contributor and the amount of the contribution, except that any contributions from unidentifiable persons which are received through fund-raising activities and events as permitted in subsection 6 of section 130.031 shall be recorded to show the dates and amounts of all such contributions received together with information contained in statements required by subsection 6 of section 130.031 . The procedure for recording contributions shall be of a type which enables the candidate, committee treasurer or deputy treasurer to maintain a continuing total of all contributions received from any one contributor. 4. The committee's records shall include a listing of each expenditure made and each contract, promise or agreement to make an expenditure, showing the date and amount of each transaction, the name and address of the person to whom the expenditure was made or promised, and the purpose of each expenditure made or promised. 5. In the case of a committee which makes expenditures for both the support or opposition of any candidate and the passage or defeat of a ballot measure, the committee treasurer shall maintain records segregated according to each candidate or measure for which the expenditures were made. 6. Records shall indicate which transactions, either contributions received or expenditures made, were cash transactions or in-kind transactions. 7. Any candidate who, pursuant to section 130.016 , is exempt from the requirements to form a committee shall maintain records of each contribution received or expenditure made in support of his candidacy. Any other person or combination of persons who, although not deemed to be a committee according to the definition of the term committee in section 130.011 , accepts contributions or makes expenditures, other than direct contributions from the person's own funds, for the purpose of supporting or opposing the election or defeat of any candidate or for the purpose of supporting or opposing the qualifications, passage or defeat of any ballot measure shall maintain records of each contribution received or expenditure made. The records shall include name, address and amount pertaining to each contribution received or expenditure made and any bills, receipts, cancelled checks or other documents relating to each transaction. 8. All records and accounts of receipts and expenditures shall be preserved for at least three years after the date of the election to which the records pertain. Records and accounts regarding supplemental disclosure reports or reports not required pursuant to an election shall be preserved for at least three years after the date of the report to which the records pertain. Such records shall be available for inspection by the Missouri ethics commission and its duly authorized representatives. (L. 1978 S.B. 839, A.L. 1985 H.B. 150, et al., A.L. 1997 S.B. 16, A.L. 1999 S.B. 31 & 285, A.L. 2025 S.B. 98)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.037 Two candidate's committees may be formed - committee for paying off past ...

130.037. Two candidate's committees may be formed — committee for paying off past debts only, restrictions, reports required — committee to raise funds for future. — Any candidate may file a supplemental report containing information required pursuant to section 130.041 for the purposes of this section. Candidates whose supplemental report filed within thirty days of August 28, 1997, or whose report filed pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of section 130.046 reflects outstanding obligations in excess of moneys on hand, may convert their campaign committee to a debt service committee as provided in this section. If a debt service committee is formed, the committee may accept contributions from any person. A person who contributes to a debt service committee of a candidate may also contribute to the candidate's campaign committee for a succeeding election. The treasurer and the candidate shall terminate the debt service committee pursuant to section 130.021 when the contributions received exceed the amount of the debt, and within thirty days the committee shall file disclosure reports pursuant to section 130.041 and shall return any excess moneys received to the contributor or contributors, if known, otherwise such moneys shall escheat to the state. No debt service committee shall be in existence more than eighteen months. (L. 1995 H.B. 484, et al., A.L. 1996 H.B. 1557 & 1489, A.L. 1997 S.B. 16, A.L. 2008 S.B. 1038)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.041 Disclosure reports - who files - when required - contents.

130.041. Disclosure reports — who files — when required — contents. — 1. Except as provided in subsection 5 of section 130.016 , the candidate, if applicable, treasurer or deputy treasurer of every committee which is required to file a statement of organization, shall file a legibly printed or typed disclosure report of receipts and expenditures. The reports shall be filed with the appropriate officer designated in section 130.026 at the times and for the periods prescribed in section 130.046 . Except as provided in sections 130.049 and 130.050 , each report shall set forth: (1) The full name, as required in the statement of organization pursuant to subsection 5 of section 130.021 , and mailing address of the committee filing the report and the full name, mailing address and telephone number of the committee's treasurer and deputy treasurer if the committee has named a deputy treasurer; (2) The amount of money, including cash on hand at the beginning of the reporting period; (3) Receipts for the period, including: (a) Total amount of all monetary contributions received which can be identified in the committee's records by name and address of each contributor. In addition, the candidate committee shall make a reasonable effort to obtain and report the employer, or occupation if self-employed or notation of retirement, of each person from whom the committee received one or more contributions which in the aggregate total in excess of one hundred dollars and shall make a reasonable effort to obtain and report a description of any contractual relationship over five hundred dollars between the contributor and the state if the candidate is seeking election to a state office or between the contributor and any political subdivision of the state if the candidate is seeking election to another political subdivision of the state; (b) Total amount of all anonymous contributions accepted; (c) Total amount of all monetary contributions received through fund-raising events or activities from participants whose names and addresses were not obtained with such contributions, with an attached statement or copy of the statement describing each fund-raising event as required in subsection 6 of section 130.031 ; (d) Total dollar value of all in-kind contributions received; (e) A separate listing by name and address and employer, or occupation if self-employed or notation of retirement, of each person from whom the committee received contributions, in money or any other thing of value, aggregating more than one hundred dollars, together with the date and amount of each such contribution; (f) A listing of each loan received by name and address of the lender and date and amount of the loan. For each loan of more than one hundred dollars, a separate statement shall be attached setting forth the name and address of the lender and each person liable directly, indirectly or contingently, and the date, amount and terms of the loan; (4) Expenditures for the period, including: (a) The total dollar amount of expenditures made by check drawn on the committee's depository; (b) The total dollar amount of expenditures made in cash; (c) The total dollar value of all in-kind expenditures made; (d) The total dollar amount of expenditures made via electronic means; (e) The full name and mailing address of each person to whom an expenditure of money or any other thing of value in the amount of more than one hundred dollars has been made, contracted for or incurred, together with the date, amount and purpose of each expenditure. Expenditures of one hundred dollars or less may be grouped and listed by categories of expenditure showing the total dollar amount of expenditures in each category, except that the report shall contain an itemized listing of each payment made to campaign workers by name, address, date, amount and purpose of each payment and the aggregate amount paid to each such worker; (f) A list of each loan made, by name and mailing address of the person receiving the loan, together with the amount, terms and date; (5) The total amount of cash on hand as of the closing date of the reporting period covered, including amounts in depository accounts and in petty cash fund; (6) The total amount of outstanding indebtedness as of the closing date of the reporting period covered; (7) The amount of expenditures for or against a candidate or ballot measure during the period covered and the cumulative amount of expenditures for or against that candidate or ballot measure, with each candidate being listed by name, mailing address and office sought. For the purpose of disclosure reports, expenditures made in support of more than one candidate or ballot measure or both shall be apportioned reasonably among the candidates or ballot measure or both. In apportioning expenditures to each candidate or ballot measure, political party committees and continuing committees need not include expenditures for maintaining a permanent office, such as expenditures for salaries of regular staff, office facilities and equipment or other expenditures not designed to support or oppose any particular candidates or ballot measures; however, all such expenditures shall be listed pursuant to subdivision (4) of this subsection; (8) A separate listing by full name and address of any committee including a candidate committee controlled by the same candidate for which a transfer of funds or a contribution in any amount has been made during the reporting period, together with the date and amount of each such transfer or contribution; (9) A separate listing by full name and address of any committee, including a candidate committee controlled by the same candidate from which a transfer of funds or a contribution in any amount has been received during the reporting period, together with the date and amount of each such transfer or contribution; (10) Each committee that receives a contribution which is restricted or designated in whole or in part by the contributor for transfer to a particular candidate, committee or other person shall include a statement of the name and address of that contributor in the next disclosure report required to be filed after receipt of such contribution, together with the date and amount of any such contribution which was so restricted or designated by that contributor, together with the name of the particular candidate or committee to whom such contribution was so designated or restricted by that contributor and the date and amount of such contribution. 2. For the purpose of this section and any other section in this chapter except sections 130.049 and 130.050 which requires a listing of each contributor who has contributed a specified amount, the aggregate amount shall be computed by adding all contributions received from any one person during the following periods: (1) In the case of a candidate committee, the period shall begin on the date on which the candidate became a candidate according to the definition of the term candidate in section 130.011 and end at 11:59 p.m. on the day of the primary election, if the candidate has such an election or at 11:59 p.m. on the day of the general election. If the candidate has a general election held after a primary election, the next aggregating period shall begin at 12:00 midnight on the day after the primary election day and shall close at 11:59 p.m. on the day of the general election. Except that for contributions received during the thirty-day period immediately following a primary election, the candidate shall designate whether such contribution is received as a primary election contribution or a general election contribution; (2) In the case of a campaign committee, the period shall begin on the date the committee received its first contribution and end on the closing date for the period for which the report or statement is required; (3) In the case of a political party committee or a continuing committee, the period shall begin on the first day of January of the year in which the report or statement is being filed and end on the closing date for the period for which the report or statement is required; except, if the report or statement is required to be filed prior to the first day of July in any given year, the period shall begin on the first day of July of the preceding year. 3. The disclosure report shall be signed and attested by the committee treasurer or deputy treasurer and by the candidate in case of a candidate committee. 4. The words "consulting or consulting services, fees, or expenses", or similar words, shall not be used to describe the purpose of a payment as required in this section. The reporting of any payment to such an independent contractor shall be on a form supplied by the appropriate officer, established by the ethics commission and shall include identification of the specific service or services provided including, but not limited to, public opinion polling, research on issues or opposition background, print or broadcast media production, print or broadcast media purchase, computer programming or data entry, direct mail production, postage, rent, utilities, phone solicitation, or fund raising, and the dollar amount prorated for each service. (L. 1978 S.B. 839, A.L. 1985 H.B. 150, et al., A.L. 1990 S.B. 631, A.L. 1993 S.B. 31, A.L. 1994 S.B. 650, A.L. 1995 H.B. 484, et al., A.L. 1997 H.B. 526, S.B. 16, A.L. 1999 S.B. 31 & 285, A.L. 2010 S.B. 844, A.L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision, A.L. 2025 S.B. 98)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.042 Posting of expenditures supporting and opposing candidates.

130.042. Posting of expenditures supporting and opposing candidates. — The Missouri ethics commission shall post on its website in an easily accessible and conspicuous manner a listing organized by candidate showing all expenditures required to be disclosed by sections 130.041 and 130.050 , made in support of and against each candidate, together with the date and amount of each expenditure. The commission shall post each expenditure within seven days of notification of the expenditure. The list underlying each candidate shall be further organized into the following two categories: (1) Expenditures in support of the candidate; and (2) Expenditures in opposition to the candidate. (L. 2006 H.B. 1900) Effective 1-01-07

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.043 Political party county committee members and candidates may consolidate ...

130.043. Political party county committee members and candidates may consolidate disclosure filings with ward organization — restrictions. — Other provisions of the law to the contrary notwithstanding, persons running for or serving as a county committee member for a political party pursuant to section 115.609 may consolidate all campaign disclosure filings with the committee member's ward organization, provided however, that all limits and restrictions applicable to candidates shall still apply and any consolidated report shall clearly identify the amount and source of any and all funds received or spent on behalf of the committeeman or committeewoman of the ward. (L. 1996 H.B. 1557 & 1489 § 4) Effective 6-13-96

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.044 Certain contributions to be reported within forty-eight hours of receipt - ...

*130.044. Certain contributions to be reported within forty-eight hours of receipt — rulemaking authority. — 1. All individuals and committees required to file disclosure reports under section 130.041 shall electronically report any contribution by any single contributor which exceeds five thousand dollars to the Missouri ethics commission within forty-eight hours of receiving the contribution. Such reports shall contain the same content required under section 130.041 and shall be filed in accordance with the standards established by the commission for electronic filing and other rules the commission may deem necessary to promulgate for the effective administration of this section. 2. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010 , that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028 . This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2008, shall be invalid and void. (L. 2008 S.B. 1038, A.L. 2010 S.B. 844, A.L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision) *Revisor's Note: S.B. 844 in 2010 amended this section. S.B. 844 was declared unconstitutional (see Legends Bank v. State, 361 S.W.3d 383 (Mo. banc)). The S.B. 844 version of this section was repealed by S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision, 2018. This version of this section (the 2008 language from S.B. 1038, effective 8/28/2008), reprinted in accordance with Section 3.066, is the current version.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.046 Times for filing of disclosure - periods covered by reports - certain ...

*130.046. Times for filing of disclosure — periods covered by reports — certain disclosure reports not required — supplemental reports, when — certain disclosure reports filed electronically — rulemaking authority. — 1. The disclosure reports required by section 130.041 for all committees shall be filed at the following times and for the following periods: (1) Not later than the eighth day before an election for the period closing on the twelfth day before the election if the committee has made any contribution or expenditure either in support or opposition to any candidate or ballot measure; (2) Not later than the thirtieth day after an election for a period closing on the twenty-fifth day after the election, if the committee has made any contribution or expenditure either in support of or opposition to any candidate or ballot measure; except that, a successful candidate who takes office prior to the twenty-fifth day after the election shall have complied with the report requirement of this subdivision if a disclosure report is filed by such candidate and any candidate committee under the candidate's control before such candidate takes office, and such report shall be for the period closing on the day before taking office; and (3) Not later than the fifteenth day following the close of each calendar quarter. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, if any committee accepts contributions or makes expenditures in support of or in opposition to a ballot measure or a candidate, and the report required by this subsection for the most recent calendar quarter is filed prior to the fortieth day before the election on the measure or candidate, the committee shall file an additional disclosure report not later than the fortieth day before the election for the period closing on the forty-fifth day before the election. 2. In the case of a ballot measure to be qualified to be on the ballot by initiative petition or referendum petition, or a recall petition seeking to remove an incumbent from office, disclosure reports relating to the time for filing such petitions shall be made as follows: (1) In addition to the disclosure reports required to be filed pursuant to subsection 1 of this section the treasurer of a committee, other than a continuing committee, supporting or opposing a petition effort to qualify a measure to appear on the ballot or to remove an incumbent from office shall file an initial disclosure report fifteen days after the committee begins the process of raising or spending money. After such initial report, the committee shall file quarterly disclosure reports as required by subdivision (3) of subsection 1 of this section until such time as the reports required by subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection 1 of this section are to be filed. In addition the committee shall file a second disclosure report no later than the fifteenth day after the deadline date for submitting such petition. The period covered in the initial report shall begin on the day the committee first accepted contributions or made expenditures to support or oppose the petition effort for qualification of the measure and shall close on the fifth day prior to the date of the report; (2) If the measure has qualified to be on the ballot in an election and if a committee subject to the requirements of subdivision (1) of this subsection is also required to file a preelection disclosure report for such election any time within thirty days after the date on which disclosure reports are required to be filed in accordance with subdivision (1) of this subsection, the treasurer of such committee shall not be required to file the report required by subdivision (1) of this subsection, but shall include in the committee's preelection report all information which would otherwise have been required by subdivision (1) of this subsection. 3. The candidate, if applicable, treasurer or deputy treasurer of a committee shall file disclosure reports pursuant to this section, except for any calendar quarter in which the contributions received by the committee or the expenditures or contributions made by the committee do not exceed five hundred dollars. The reporting dates and periods covered for such quarterly reports shall not be later than the fifteenth day of January, April, July and October for periods closing on the thirty-first day of December, the thirty-first day of March, the thirtieth day of June and the thirtieth day of September. No candidate, treasurer or deputy treasurer shall be required to file the quarterly disclosure report required not later than the fifteenth day of any January immediately following a November election, provided that such candidate, treasurer or deputy treasurer shall file the information required on such quarterly report on the quarterly report to be filed not later than the fifteenth day of April immediately following such November election. Each report by such committee shall be cumulative from the date of the last report. In the case of the continuing committee's first report, the report shall be cumulative from the date of the continuing committee's organization. Every candidate, treasurer or deputy treasurer shall file, at a minimum, the campaign disclosure reports covering the quarter immediately preceding the date of the election and those required by subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection 1 of this section. A continuing committee shall submit additional reports if it makes aggregate expenditures, other than contributions to a committee, of five hundred dollars or more, within the reporting period at the following times for the following periods: (1) Not later than the eighth day before an election for the period closing on the twelfth day before the election; (2) Not later than twenty-four hours after aggregate expenditures of two hundred fifty dollars or more are made after the twelfth day before the election; and (3) Not later than the thirtieth day after an election for a period closing on the twenty-fifth day after the election. 4. The reports required to be filed no later than the thirtieth day after an election and any subsequently required report shall be cumulative so as to reflect the total receipts and disbursements of the reporting committee for the entire election campaign in question. The period covered by each disclosure report shall begin on the day after the closing date of the most recent disclosure report filed and end on the closing date for the period covered. If the committee has not previously filed a disclosure report, the period covered begins on the date the committee was formed; except that in the case of a candidate committee, the period covered begins on the date the candidate became a candidate according to the definition of the term candidate in section 130.011 . 5. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter to the contrary: (1) Certain disclosure reports pertaining to any candidate who receives nomination in a primary election and thereby seeks election in the immediately succeeding general election shall not be required in the following cases: (a) If there are less than fifty days between a primary election and the immediately succeeding general election, the disclosure report required to be filed quarterly; provided that, any other report required to be filed prior to the primary election and all other reports required to be filed not later than the eighth day before the general election are filed no later than the final dates for filing such reports; (b) If there are less than eighty-five days between a primary election and the immediately succeeding general election, the disclosure report required to be filed not later than the thirtieth day after the primary election need not be filed; provided that any report required to be filed prior to the primary election and any other report required to be filed prior to the general election are filed no later than the final dates for filing such reports; and (2) No disclosure report needs to be filed for any reporting period if during that reporting period the committee has neither received contributions aggregating more than five hundred dollars nor made expenditure aggregating more than five hundred dollars and has not received contributions aggregating more than three hundred dollars from any single contributor and if the committee's treasurer files a statement with the appropriate officer that the committee has not exceeded the identified thresholds in the reporting period. Any contributions received or expenditures made which are not reported because this statement is filed in lieu of a disclosure report shall be included in the next disclosure report filed by the committee. This statement shall not be filed in lieu of the report for two or more consecutive disclosure periods if either the contributions received or expenditures made in the aggregate during those reporting periods exceed five hundred dollars. This statement shall not be filed, in lieu of the report, later than the thirtieth day after an election if that report would show a deficit of more than one thousand dollars. 6. (1) If the disclosure report required to be filed by a committee not later than the thirtieth day after an election shows a deficit of unpaid loans and other outstanding obligations in excess of five thousand dollars, semiannual supplemental disclosure reports shall be filed with the appropriate officer for each succeeding semiannual period until the deficit is reported in a disclosure report as being reduced to five thousand dollars or less; except that, a supplemental semiannual report shall not be required for any semiannual period which includes the closing date for the reporting period covered in any regular disclosure report which the committee is required to file in connection with an election. The reporting dates and periods covered for semiannual reports shall be not later than the fifteenth day of January and July for periods closing on the thirty-first day of December and the thirtieth day of June. (2) Committees required to file reports pursuant to subsection 2 or 3 of this section which are not otherwise required to file disclosure reports for an election shall file semiannual reports as required by this subsection if their last required disclosure report shows a total of unpaid loans and other outstanding obligations in excess of five thousand dollars. 7. In the case of a committee which disbands and is required to file a termination statement pursuant to the provisions of section 130.021 with the appropriate officer not later than the tenth day after the committee was dissolved, the candidate, committee treasurer or deputy treasurer shall attach to the termination statement a complete disclosure report for the period closing on the date of dissolution. A committee shall not utilize the provisions of subsection 8 of section 130.021 or the provisions of this subsection to circumvent or otherwise avoid the reporting requirements of subsection 6 or 7 of this section. 8. Disclosure reports shall be filed with the appropriate officer not later than 5:00 p.m. prevailing local time of the day designated for the filing of the report and a report postmarked not later than midnight of the day previous to the day designated for filing the report shall be deemed to have been filed in a timely manner. The appropriate officer may establish a policy whereby disclosure reports may be filed by facsimile transmission. 9. Each candidate for the office of state representative, state senator, and for statewide elected office shall file all disclosure reports described in section 130.041 electronically with the Missouri ethics commission. The Missouri ethics commission shall promulgate rules establishing the standard for electronic filings with the commission and shall propose such rules for the importation of files to the reporting program. 10. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010 , that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028 . This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2006, shall be invalid and void. (L. 1978 S.B. 839, A.L. 1979 S.B. 129, A.L. 1985 H.B. 150, et al., A.L. 1986 H.B. 1471, et al., A.L. 1990 S.B. 631, A.L. 1993 S.B. 31, A.L. 1994 S.B. 650, A.L. 1995 H.B. 484, et al., A.L. 1997 S.B. 16, A.L. 1999 S.B. 31 & 285, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1492, A.L. 2006 H.B. 1900, A.L. 2010 S.B. 844, A.L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision) *Revisor's Note: S.B. 844 in 2010 amended this section. S.B. 844 was declared unconstitutional (see Legends Bank v. State, 361 S.W.3d 383 (Mo. banc)). The S.B. 844 version of this section was repealed by S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision, 2018. This version of this section (the 2006 language from H.B. 1900, effective 1/1/2007), reprinted in accordance with Section 3.066, is the current version. (2015) Even if a political action committee is inactive, receiving disclosure reports is substantially related to state's interest in enforcing state campaign finance law, and reporting statute is not overly burdensome under First Amendment analysis. Geier v. Missouri Ethics Comm'n, 474 S.W.3d 560 (Mo.).

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.047 Reporting noncommittee expenditures.

130.047. Reporting noncommittee expenditures. — Any person who is not a defined committee who makes an expenditure or expenditures aggregating five hundred dollars or more in support of, or opposition to, one or more candidates or in support of, or in opposition to, the qualification or passage of one or more ballot measures, other than a contribution made directly to a candidate or committee, shall file a report signed by the person making the expenditures, or that person's authorized agent. The report shall include the name and address of the person making the expenditure, the date and amount of the expenditure or expenditures, the name and address of the payee, and a description of the nature and purpose of each expenditure. Such report shall be filed with the appropriate officer having jurisdiction over the election of the candidate or ballot measure in question as set forth in section 130.026 no later than fourteen days after the date of making an expenditure which by itself or when added to all other such expenditures during the same campaign equals five hundred dollars or more. If, after filing such report, additional expenditures are made, a further report shall be filed no later than fourteen days after the date of making the additional expenditures; except that, if any such expenditure is made within fourteen days prior to an election, the report shall be filed no later than forty-eight hours after the date of such expenditure. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a person who uses only the person's funds or resources to make an expenditure or expenditures in support of or in coordination or consultation with a candidate or committee; provided that, any such expenditure is recorded as a contribution to such candidate or committee and so reported by the candidate or committee being supported by the expenditure or expenditures. (L. 1997 S.B. 16 § 130.047 subsec. 1)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.048 Reporting, internal dissemination of information on candidates for public ...

130.048. Reporting, internal dissemination of information on candidates for public office or ballot issues, when. — The internal dissemination by any membership organization, proprietorship, labor organization, corporation, association or other entity, except a committee as defined in section 130.011 , of information advocating the election or defeat of a candidate or the passage or defeat of a ballot measure to its members, employees or shareholders, the cost of which is more than two thousand dollars in support of or in opposition to one or more candidates or in support of or in opposition to the qualification or passage of one or more ballot measures in a calendar year, other than a contribution made directly to a candidate or committee, shall be reported in a report signed by the person responsible for making the expenditure or that person's authorized agent. The report shall include the name and address of the person making the expenditure, the date and amount of the expenditure or expenditures, the name and address of the payee and a description of nature and purpose of the dissemination of information. Such report shall be filed with the appropriate officer having jurisdiction over the election of the candidate or ballot measure in question as set forth in section 130.026 no later than fourteen days after the date of making an expenditure. If, after filing such report, additional expenditures are made, a further report shall be filed at the date set forth in section 130.046 for any reporting period in which the additional expenditures are made; except that, such expenditure is made no later than fourteen days prior to an election, the report shall be filed no later than forty-eight hours after the date of such expenditure. (L. 1997 S.B. 16)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.049 Out-of-state committees, reporting, contents.

130.049. Out-of-state committees, reporting, contents. — An out-of-state committee which according to the provisions of subsection 10 of section 130.021 is not required to file a statement of organization and is not required to file the full disclosure reports required by section 130.041 shall file reports with the Missouri ethics commission according to the provisions of such sections if the committee makes contributions or expenditures in support of or in opposition to candidates or ballot measures in this state in any election covered by this chapter or makes contributions to any committee domiciled in this state. An initial report shall be filed no later than fourteen days prior to the date such out-of-state committee first makes a contribution or expenditure in this state. Such initial report shall state the name and address of the committee receiving such contributions or expenditures. The contributions or expenditures shall be made no later than thirty days prior to the election. The out-of-state committee thereafter shall file copies of the campaign disclosure report required to be filed in the domicile of the committee with the Missouri ethics commission as required by subsections 1 to 3 of section 130.046 . No candidate or committee may accept any contribution made by a committee domiciled outside this state unless the provisions of this section are met. (L. 1997 S.B. 16)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.050 Out-of-state committees, reporting, contents - late contribution or loan, ...

130.050. Out-of-state committees, reporting, contents — late contribution or loan, defined. — 1. An out-of-state committee which, according to the provisions of subsection 10 of section 130.021 , is not required to file a statement of organization and is not required to file the full disclosure reports required by section 130.041 shall file reports with the Missouri ethics commission according to the provisions of this subsection if the committee makes contributions or expenditures in support of or in opposition to candidates or ballot measures in this state in any election covered by this chapter or makes contributions to any committee domiciled in this state. An initial report shall be filed on or within fourteen days prior to the date such out-of-state committee first makes a contribution or expenditure in this state, and thereafter reports shall be filed at the times and for the reporting periods prescribed in subsection 1 of section 130.046 . Each report shall contain: (1) The full name, address and domicile of the committee making the report and the name, residential and business addresses, domicile and telephone numbers of the committee's treasurer; (2) The name and address of any entity such as a labor union, trade or business or professional association, club or other organization or any business entity with which the committee is affiliated; (3) A statement of the total dollar amount of all funds received by the committee in the current calendar year and a statement of the total contributions in the same period from persons domiciled in this state and a list by name, address, date and amount of each Missouri resident who contributed an aggregate of more than two hundred dollars in the current calendar year; (4) A list by name, address, date and amount regarding any contributor to the out-of-state committee, regardless of state of residency, who made a contribution during the reporting period; (5) A statement as to whether the committee is required to file reports with the Federal Election Commission, and a listing of agencies in other states with which the committee files reports, if any; (6) A separate listing showing contributions made in support of or opposition to each candidate or ballot measure in this state, together with the date and amount of each contribution; (7) A separate listing showing contributions made to any committee domiciled in this state with the date and amount of each contribution. 2. In the case of a political party committee's selection of an individual to be the party's nominee for public office in an election covered by this chapter, any individual who seeks such nomination and who is a candidate according to the definition of the term candidate in section 130.011 shall be required to comply with all requirements of this chapter; except that, for the purposes of this subsection, the reporting dates and reporting periods in section 130.046 shall not apply, and the first reporting date shall be no later than the fifteenth day after the date on which a nomination covered by this subsection was made and for the period beginning on the date the individual became a candidate, as the term candidate is defined in section 130.011 , and closing on the tenth day after the date the nomination was made, with subsequent reports being made as closely as practicable to the times required in section 130.046 . 3. The receipt of any late contribution or loan of more than two hundred fifty dollars by a candidate committee supporting a candidate for statewide office or by any other committee shall be reported to the appropriate officer no later than twenty-four hours after receipt. For purposes of this subsection the term "late contribution or loan" means a contribution or loan received after the closing date of the last disclosure report required to be filed before an election but received prior to the date of the election itself. The disclosure report of a late contribution may be made by any written means of communication, setting forth the name and address of the contributor or lender and the amount of the contribution or loan and need not contain the signatures and certification required for a full disclosure report described in section 130.041 . A late contribution or loan shall be included in subsequent disclosure reports without regard to any special reports filed pursuant to this subsection. (L. 1997 S.B. 16, A.L. 1999 S.B. 31 & 285, A.L. 2006 H.B. 1900, A.L. 2008 S.B. 1038)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.054 Complaint, filing procedure, when - ethics commission to investigate, ...

130.054. Complaint, filing procedure, when — ethics commission to investigate, procedure — limitation on accepting complaints. — 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 3 of section 105.957 , any natural person may file a complaint with the Missouri ethics commission alleging failure to timely or accurately file a personal financial disclosure statement, a campaign finance disclosure report or a violation of the provisions of this chapter by any candidate for elective office, within sixty days prior to the primary election at which such candidate is running for office, until after the general election. Any such complaint shall be in writing, shall state all facts known by the complainant which have given rise to the complaint, and shall be sworn to, under penalty of perjury, by the complainant. 2. Within the first business day after receipt of a complaint pursuant to this section, the executive director shall supply a copy of the complaint to the person or entity named in the complaint, deleting any material identifying the name of the complainant. The executive director shall notify the complainant and the person or entity named in the complaint of the date and time at which the commission shall audit and investigate the allegations contained in the complaint pursuant to subsection 3 of this section. 3. Within fifteen business days of receipt of a complaint pursuant to this section, the commission shall audit and investigate the allegations contained in the complaint and shall determine by a vote of at least four members of the commission that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of law has occurred within the jurisdiction of the commission. The respondent may reply in writing or in person to the allegations contained in the complaint and may state justifications to dismiss the complaint. The complainant may also present evidence in support of the allegations contained in the complaint, but such evidence shall be limited in scope to the allegations contained in the original complaint, and such complaint may not be supplemented or otherwise enlarged in scope. 4. If, after audit and investigation of the complaint and upon a vote of at least four members of the commission, the commission determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of law has occurred within the jurisdiction of the commission, the commission shall proceed with such complaint as provided by sections 105.957 to 105.963 . If the commission does not determine that there are reasonable grounds to believe that such a violation of law has occurred, the complaint shall be dismissed. If a complaint is dismissed, the fact that such complaint was dismissed, with a statement of the nature of the complaint, shall be made public within twenty-four hours of the commission's action. 5. Any complaint made pursuant to this section, and all proceedings and actions concerning such a complaint, shall be subject to the provisions of subsection 15 of section 105.961 . 6. No complaint shall be accepted by the commission within fifteen days prior to the primary or general election at which such candidate is running for office. (L. 1994 S.B. 650, A.L. 1997 S.B. 16, A.L. 2006 H.B. 1900) Effective 1-01-07

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.056 Executive director of commission, duties.

130.056. Executive director of commission, duties. — 1. The executive director of the Missouri ethics commission shall: (1) Take such steps as are necessary to disseminate among the general public such information as may serve to guide all persons who are or may become subject to the provisions of this chapter for the purpose of facilitating voluntary compliance with the purposes and provisions of this chapter; (2) Be responsible for expediting the filing of all reports, statements and other information required to be filed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and, in connection therewith, be responsible for developing procedures whereby all candidates shall be informed of the provisions of section 130.016 so as to assure the timely filing of statements which some candidates are eligible to file as provided in section 130.016 ; (3) Develop and publish forms and printed instructional material and furnish such forms and instructions to persons required to file reports and statements pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, together with a summary of the provisions of chapter 115 , which apply to candidates and committees covered by this chapter, provided, however, such forms shall not seek information which is not specifically required by this chapter. All forms furnished pursuant to this chapter shall clearly state in readable type on the face of the form the date on which the form became effective. The forms published by the executive director shall provide for compliance with reporting and other provisions of this chapter. Any report form published by the executive director for purposes of compliance with section 130.041 shall provide for reporting contributions from individuals, corporations, labor organizations and fictitious entities and contributions from committees on the same form. Contributions from committees shall be listed first on each report form. All expenditures shall also be reported on a single report form; (4) Develop a filing, coding and cross-indexing system for reports and statements required to be filed with the Missouri ethics commission, and preserve such reports and statements for a period of not less than five years from date of receipt; (5) Make the reports and statements filed with the Missouri ethics commission available for public inspection and copying, commencing as soon as practicable but not later than the end of the second day after which a report was received, and permit copying of any such report or statement by hand or by duplicating machine, as requested by any person, at the expense of such person, but no information obtained from such reports and statements shall be sold or utilized by any person for any commercial purpose; (6) Examine each report and statement filed with the Missouri ethics commission pursuant to the requirements of this chapter to determine if the statements are properly completed and filed within the time required by this chapter; (7) Notify a person required to file a report or statement pursuant to this chapter with the Missouri ethics commission immediately if, upon examination of the official ballot or other circumstances surrounding any election, it appears that the person has failed to file a report or statement as required by law; (8) From reports filed with the Missouri ethics commission, prepare and publish an annual report including compilations of amounts contributed and expended for the influencing of nominations and elections; (9) Prepare and publish such other reports as the Missouri ethics commission deems appropriate; (10) Disseminate statistics, summaries, and reports prepared under this chapter; (11) Employ staff and retain such contract services, including legal services to represent the commission before any state agency or before the courts as the executive director deems necessary within the limits authorized by appropriation by the general assembly. 2. Each appropriate officer other than the executive director of the Missouri ethics commission shall: (1) Assist the executive director in furnishing forms and printed instructional material to persons required to file reports and statements pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; (2) Accept reports and statements required to be filed with the person's office; (3) Develop for the officer's constituency a filing, coding, and cross-indexing system consonant with the purposes of this chapter; (4) Make the reports and statements filed with the officer available for public inspection and copying, commencing as soon as practicable but not later than the end of the second day after which a report was received, and permit copying of any such report or statement by hand or by duplicating machine, as requested by any person, at the expense of such person, but no information obtained from such reports and statements shall be sold or utilized by any person for any commercial purpose; (5) Preserve such reports and statements for a period of not less than five years from the date of receipt; (6) Examine each report and statement filed with the person's office pursuant to the requirements of this chapter to determine if the reports and statements appear to be complete and filed within the required time; (7) Notify a person required to file a report or statement pursuant to this chapter immediately if, upon examination of the circumstances surrounding any election, it appears that the person has failed to file a report or statement as required by law; (8) Notify the Missouri ethics commission if the person has reasonable cause to believe that a violation of this chapter has occurred; (9) Assess every candidate for state or local office failing to file with a local election authority pursuant to section 130.026 , a campaign disclosure report as required by this chapter other than the report required pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of section 130.046 , a late filing fee of ten dollars for each day such report is due to the election authority. The local election authority shall mail a notice, by registered mail, to any candidate and candidate committee treasurer and deputy treasurer who fails to file such report informing such person of such failure and the fees provided by this subdivision. If the candidate persists in such failure for a period in excess of thirty days beyond the receipt of such notice, the amount of the late filing fee shall increase to one hundred dollars for each day that the report is not filed, provided that the total amount of such fees assessed pursuant to this subsection per report shall not exceed three hundred dollars. 3. Any person receiving from an appropriate officer a copy of, or who is permitted to inspect or make a copy of, any report or statement filed pursuant to the requirements of this chapter shall sign a statement that the person will not utilize the reports or statements or any information thereon for any commercial use, except for public news reporting, whatsoever and will not transfer the information obtained to any other persons for such purposes. It shall be the responsibility of each appropriate officer to instruct any person making a request to inspect, copy or receive a copy of any report or statement or any portion of a report or statement filed pursuant to this chapter that the utilization of any information obtained from such reports for any commercial purpose is a violation of this chapter. (L. 1978 S.B. 839, A.L. 1979 S.B. 129, A.L. 1985 H.B. 150, et al., A.L. 1991 S.B. 262, A.L. 1997 S.B. 16, A.L. 1999 S.B. 31 & 285) CROSS REFERENCE: Signature not required to view public documents after reports are published on internet, 105.975

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.057 Campaign finance electronic reporting system, establishment, use of - ...

*130.057. Campaign finance electronic reporting system, establishment, use of — certain candidates and committees to file in electronic format, when, fees to convert paper copy — purchase of electronic system, requirements — public access. — 1. In order for candidates for election and public officials to more easily file reports required by law and to access information contained in such reports, and for the Missouri ethics commission to receive and store reports in an efficient and economical method, and for the general public and news media to access information contained in such reports, the commission shall establish and maintain an electronic reporting system pursuant to this section. 2. The ethics commission shall establish and maintain a state campaign finance and financial interest disclosure electronic reporting system pursuant to this section for all candidates and committees required to file under this chapter. The system may be used for the collection, filing and dissemination of all reports, including monthly lobbying reports filed by law, and all reports filed with the commission pursuant to this chapter and chapter 105 . The reports shall be maintained and secured in the electronic format by the commission. 3. A copy of all reports filed in the state campaign finance electronic reporting system shall be placed on a public electronic access system so that the general public may have open access to the reports filed pursuant to this section. The access system shall be organized and maintained in such a manner to allow an individual to obtain information concerning all contributions made to or on behalf of, and all expenditures made on behalf of, any candidate or public official described in subsection 2 of this section in formats that will include both written and electronically readable formats. 4. All records that are in electronic format, not otherwise closed by law, shall be available in electronic format to the public. The commission shall maintain and provide for public inspection, a listing of all reports with a complete description for each field contained on the report, that has been used to extract information from their database files. The commission shall develop a report or reports which contain every field in each database. 5. Annually, the commission shall provide, without cost, a system-wide dump of information contained in the commission's electronic database files to the general assembly. The information is to be copied onto a medium specified by the general assembly. Such information shall not contain records otherwise closed by law. It is the intent of the general assembly to provide open access to the commission's records. The commission shall make every reasonable effort to comply with requests for information and shall take a liberal interpretation when considering such requests. (L. 1994 S.B. 650, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1557 & 1489, A.L. 1997 S.B. 16, A.L. 1999 H.B. 676 merged with S.B. 31 & 285, A.L. 2010 S.B. 844, A.L. 2016 S.B. 786, A.L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision) *Revisor's Note: S.B. 844 in 2010 amended this section. S.B. 844 was declared unconstitutional (see Legends Bank v. State, 361 S.W.3d 383 (Mo. banc)). The S.B. 844 version of this section was repealed by S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision, 2018. This version of this section (the 2016 language from S.B. 786, effective 1/1/2017) is the current version.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.058 Responsibility for reporting requirements.

130.058. Responsibility for reporting requirements. — The candidate or the committee treasurer of any committee except a candidate committee is ultimately responsible for all reporting requirements pursuant to this chapter. (L. 1997 S.B. 16)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.071 Candidate not to take office or file for subsequent elections until ...

*130.071. Candidate not to take office or file for subsequent elections until disclosure reports are filed. — 1. If a successful candidate, or the treasurer of his candidate committee fails to file the disclosure reports which are required by this chapter, the candidate shall not take office until such reports are filed. 2. In addition to any other penalties provided by law, no person may file for any office in a subsequent election until he or the treasurer of his existing candidate committee has filed all required campaign disclosure reports for all prior elections. (L. 1978 S.B. 839, A.L. 1988 H.B. 933, et al., A.L. 2010 S.B. 844, A.L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision) *Revisor's Note: S.B. 844 in 2010 amended this section. S.B. 844 was declared unconstitutional (see Legends Bank v. State, 361 S.W.3d 383 (Mo. banc)). The S.B. 844 version of this section was repealed by S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision, 2018. This version of this section (the 1988 language from H.B. 933, effective 8/28/1988), reprinted in accordance with Section 3.066, is the current version.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.072 Fines for violations - limitation.

130.072. Fines for violations — limitation. — Any person who knowingly accepts or makes a contribution or makes an expenditure in violation of any provision of this chapter or who knowingly conceals a contribution or expenditure by filing a false or incomplete report or by not filing a required report, in addition to or in the alternative to any other penalty imposed by this chapter, shall be held liable to the state in civil penalties in an amount equal to any such contribution or expenditure. (L. 1985 H.B. 150, et al., A.L. 2008 S.B. 1038)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.081 Violation, class A misdemeanor.

130.081. Violation, class A misdemeanor. — 1. Any person who purposely * violates the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. 2. Any person who fails to file any report or statement required by this chapter within the time periods specified in sections 130.011 to 130.051 is guilty of an infraction. 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law which bars prosecutions for any offenses other than a felony unless commenced within one year after the commission of the offense, any offense under the provisions of this chapter may be prosecuted if the indictment be found or prosecution be instituted within three years after the commission of the alleged offense. 4. Any prohibition to the contrary notwithstanding, no person shall be deprived of the rights, guarantees, protections or privileges accorded by sections 130.011 to 130.026 , 130.031 to 130.068 , 130.072 , and 130.081 by any person, corporation, entity or political subdivision. (L. 1978 S.B. 839, A.L. 1985 H.B. 150, et al.) Effective 1-01-86 *Word "purposefully" appears in original rolls.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.086 Federal candidates exempt if in compliance with federal election laws - ...

130.086. Federal candidates exempt if in compliance with federal election laws — certain filings required. — Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this chapter, national political party committees, candidates for elective federal offices and any committee formed for the sole purpose of supporting a candidate or candidates for elective federal office shall be deemed to have fully complied with the provisions of this chapter if they have complied with all the reporting requirements of the federal election laws, and if copies of all election reports which are required by federal law to be filed with appropriate federal officials are filed with the Missouri ethics commission at the same time that they are filed with federal officials, and if all books and records relating thereto are kept in accordance with federal law. (L. 1978 S.B. 839, A.L. 1991 S.B. 262)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.091 When chapter applicable to elections and contributions or expenditures.

130.091. When chapter applicable to elections and contributions or expenditures. — All sections contained in chapter 130 shall apply only to those elections held on or after August 13, 1978, and to contributions received and expenditures made after August 13, 1978. (L. 1978 S.B. 839)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.096 Severability.

130.096. Severability. — If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or application of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared severable. (L. 1978 S.B. 839)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.097 Transfer of committee funds, no compensation to person transferring - ...

130.097. Transfer of committee funds, no compensation to person transferring — lobbyists prohibited from transferring committee funds. — 1. No person who transfers funds from: (1) His or her candidate committee; or (2) Any committee over which such person exerts control over the expenditures of such committee to any other committee shall thereafter be compensated, for any purpose, by the committee that received such funds. 2. No person who registers as a lobbyist, as defined under section 105.470 , shall transfer funds from any candidate committee, exploratory committee, debt service committee, or continuing committee under his or her control to any such committee controlled by a candidate or public official, as defined under section 105.470 . (L. 2016 H.B. 2203)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.110 Limitation of cash contributions and anonymous contributions.

130.110. Limitation of cash contributions and anonymous contributions. — Limitations on cash contributions, anonymous contributions: (1) No contribution in cash in an amount in excess of one hundred dollars shall be made or accepted from any single contributor for any election; (2) Candidates and candidate committees shall not accept contributions of cash that, in the aggregate, are in excess of one hundred dollars per person per election cycle; (3) No anonymous contribution in excess of twenty-five dollars shall be made by any person, and no anonymous contributions in excess of twenty-five dollars shall be accepted by any candidate or committee. If any anonymous contribution in excess of twenty-five dollars is received, it shall be returned immediately to the contributor if his or her identity can be ascertained, and if the contributor's identity cannot be ascertained, the candidate or the committee treasurer shall immediately transmit that portion of the contribution which exceeds twenty-five dollars to the state treasurer and it shall escheat to the state. (L. 1994 Adopted by Initiative, Proposition A, November 8, 1994, A.L. 1999 S.B. 31 & 285)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.120 Disclosure of contributor information required.

130.120. Disclosure of contributor information required. — Disclosure of Contributor Information. (1) A separate listing by name, address, employer or occupation if self-employed, of each person from whom the committee received one or more contributions, in money or other things of value, which in the aggregate total in excess of $25, together with the date and amount of each such contribution. No candidate or candidate committee shall accept any contribution without such information, except as provided in subsection 6 of section 130.031 . (L. 1994 Adopted by Initiative, Proposition A, November 8, 1994)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.150 Complaints filed with ethics commission or civil action for forfeiture ...

130.150. Complaints filed with ethics commission or civil action for forfeiture authorized. — Complaints Concerning Violations (1) Any person may file a complaint alleging violations of the contribution limits set forth above with the Missouri Ethics Commission which complaint shall be acted upon promptly by the commission in the same manner and with the same effect as other complaints over which the commission has jurisdiction. (2) Instead of filing a complaint with the Missouri Ethics Commission, any person may file a civil action in summary process in the circuit court for the circuit in which the alleged violation occurred, against the alleged violator or violators, seeking a forfeiture to the General Revenue of the State of any amount of contributions in excess of the limits set forth above. (L. 1994 Adopted by Initiative, Proposition A, November 8, 1994)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.160 Severability clause for sections 130.110 to 130.160.

130.160. Severability clause for sections 130.110 to 130.160. — Severability. If any provision of this measure is held invalid or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this and the provisions of this measure are declared severable. (L. 1994 Adopted by Initiative, Proposition A, November 8, 1994)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.170 Definitions.

130.170. Definitions. — For purposes of sections 130.170 to 130.188 , the following terms mean: (1) "Committee" , the same meaning as otherwise provided in section 130.011 , except it shall not include candidate committees; (2) "Directly or indirectly" , acting either alone or jointly with, through, or on behalf of any other committee, organization, person, or other entity; (3) "Foreign national" , any of the following: (a) An individual who is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States of America; (b) A government, or subdivision, of a foreign country or municipality thereof; (c) A foreign political party; (d) Any entity, such as a partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other combination of persons, that is organized under the laws of, or has its principal place of business in, a foreign country; or (e) Any entity organized pursuant to the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof that is wholly or majority owned by a person or entity described in paragraphs (a) to (d) of this subdivision, unless: a. Any contribution or expenditure it makes derives entirely from funds generated by the entity's United States operations; and b. All decisions concerning the contribution or expenditure are made by individuals who are United States citizens or lawful permanent residents, except for setting overall budget amounts; (4) "Funds obtained through the usual course of business" , funds generated entirely by the entity's United States operations; (5) "Lobbyist" , the same meaning as in section 105.470 ; (6) "Prohibited sources" , contributions from or expenditures by a foreign national made with the intent to use such funds to influence an election on a ballot measure; (7) "Preliminary activity" , includes, but is not limited to, conducting a poll, drafting ballot measure language, conducting a focus group, making telephone calls, and travel; (8) "Tax-exempt organization" , an organization that is described in Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) of such code. A political organization organized pursuant to Section 527 of such code shall not be considered a tax-exempt organization. (L. 2025 S.B. 152)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.173 Contributions by prohibited sources, reporting requirements - recordkeeping.

130.173. Contributions by prohibited sources, reporting requirements — recordkeeping. — 1. Upon creating, forming, or registering a committee, the treasurer shall file an accompanying certification that no preliminary activity was funded by prohibited sources, whether directly or indirectly. 2. After a committee has been created, formed, or registered, the committee shall not knowingly or willfully receive, solicit, or accept contributions from a prohibited source, whether directly or indirectly. 3. Any report filed pursuant to this chapter shall include an affirmation that the committee has not knowingly or willfully received, solicited, or accepted, directly or indirectly, contributions from a prohibited source. 4. Any committee or person that makes an expenditure in support of or in opposition to a ballot measure shall keep records of any contribution or expenditure and retain such records in the same manner and for the same period of time as is required by section 130.036 . (L. 2025 S.B. 152)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.176 Donor affirmation for certain contributions - disclosure report ...

130.176. Donor affirmation for certain contributions — disclosure report requirements — ballot measure affirmation — in-kind contributions prohibited, when. — 1. Upon a committee's receipt of a contribution of more than two thousand dollars, the treasurer shall obtain from the donor an affirmation that the donor is not a foreign national and has not knowingly or willfully accepted funds, directly or indirectly, aggregating in excess of ten thousand dollars from one or more prohibited sources within the two-year period immediately preceding the date the contribution is made, in the case of an individual, or within the four-year period immediately preceding the date the contribution is made, in case of any other entity. Receipt of an affirmation by a committee pursuant to this subsection shall create a rebuttable presumption of compliance with this subsection on the part of the committee. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the attorney general from pursuing any action pursuant to section 130.188 if the attorney general has found a willful violation of this subsection. 2. Each disclosure report filed pursuant to section 130.041 shall require the treasurer of a committee to affirm that the donor associated with each contribution is not a foreign national and has not knowingly or willfully received, solicited, or accepted, whether directly or indirectly, contributions from one or more prohibited sources aggregating in excess of ten thousand dollars within the four-year period immediately preceding the date of the contribution. 3. Within forty-eight hours of making one or more expenditures supporting or opposing a ballot measure, the entity making the expenditure shall affirm to the Missouri ethics commission that it has not knowingly or willfully accepted funds, directly or indirectly, aggregating in excess of ten thousand dollars from one or more prohibited sources within the four-year period immediately preceding the date the expenditure is made and that it will not do so through the remainder of the calendar year in which the ballot measure will appear on the ballot. Each disclosure report filed pursuant to section 130.041 shall require the entity making the expenditure to affirm that it has not knowingly or willfully accepted funds, directly or indirectly, aggregating in excess of ten thousand dollars from one or more prohibited sources within the four-year period immediately preceding the date the expenditure is made. Receipt of an affirmation from a donor that it is not a foreign national shall create a rebuttable presumption that the entity has not knowingly or willingly accepted funds, directly or indirectly, aggregating in excess of ten thousand dollars from one or more prohibited sources. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the attorney general from pursuing any action pursuant to section 130.188 if the attorney general has found a willful violation of this subsection. 4. Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, a donor or entity that makes a contribution to a committee or an expenditure in support of or in opposition to a ballot measure from its own funds obtained through the usual course of business or in any commercial or other transaction from any source and which are not contributions does not violate this section. 5. A committee shall not accept an in-kind contribution from any foreign national or from any individual or entity that has knowingly or willfully accepted funds, directly or indirectly, aggregating in excess of ten thousand dollars from one or more foreign nationals within the four-year period immediately preceding the date the in-kind contribution is made. A foreign national shall not make an in-kind expenditure for the purpose of supporting or opposing any ballot measure. (L. 2025 S.B. 152)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.179 Decision-making process, foreign nationals prohibited from participating.

130.179. Decision-making process, foreign nationals prohibited from participating. — 1. A foreign national may not direct, dictate, control, or directly or indirectly participate in the decision-making process of any person with regard to that person's activities to influence an election on a ballot measure, such as decisions concerning the making of contributions to influence an election on a ballot measure. 2. A foreign national may not solicit, directly or indirectly, the making of a donation, contribution, or expenditure by another person to influence an election on a ballot measure. 3. Nothing in sections 130.170 to 130.188 shall be deemed to create or eliminate any existing rights or duties beyond those specifically enumerated in such sections. (L. 2025 S.B. 152)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.185 Right of privacy for donors, requirements.

130.185. Right of privacy for donors, requirements. — 1. Lawful donors to a tax-exempt organization possess a right of privacy in their donations. Any investigation of an alleged violation of sections 130.170 to 130.188 shall occur in a manner that shields the identity of lawful donors as much as possible. The attorney general shall not collect or require the submission of information on the identity of any donor to a tax-exempt organization other than those directly related to an alleged violation of sections 130.170 to 130.188 . Any collection or required submission of information by the attorney general regarding the identity of any donor to a tax-exempt organization beyond that permitted by sections 130.170 to 130.188 shall be deemed a violation of section 105.1500 . 2. The attorney general shall not disclose to the public, or another government official not directly involved in the investigation, information revealing the identity of the entity under investigation or any donor to a tax-exempt organization, unless the information is regarding the identity of the entity or of a donor that engaged in conduct prohibited by sections 130.170 to 130.188 after a final determination has been made that the entity or donor violated sections 130.170 to 130.188 . The unlawful disclosure of information revealing the identity of any entity under investigation or donor to a tax-exempt organization in connection with a committee shall be deemed a violation of section 105.1500 . (L. 2025 S.B. 152)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.188 Violations, attorney general's authority - refund of contribution, when - ...

130.188. Violations, attorney general's authority — refund of contribution, when — lobbyist violations, sanctions. — 1. (1) If the attorney general has reasonable cause to believe that a person or entity has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in, a violation of sections 130.170 to 130.185 , the attorney general may execute in writing and cause to be served upon any person who is believed to have information, documentary material, or physical evidence relevant to the alleged or suspected violation, a civil investigative demand requiring such person to appear and testify, or to produce relevant documentary material or physical evidence or examination, at such reasonable time and place as may be stated in the civil investigative demand, concerning the subject matter of the investigation. Service of any civil investigative demand, notice, or subpoena may be made by any person authorized by law to serve process or by any duly authorized employee of the attorney general. (2) In the process of a civil investigative demand being executed pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, the provisions of sections 407.040 to 407.090 shall apply. 2. (1) If the attorney general has reasonable cause to believe that a committee, person, or other entity has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in, a violation of sections 130.170 to 130.185 , the attorney general may bring a civil action to enforce sections 130.170 to 130.188 . The provisions of section 130.054 and sections * 105.957 to 105.963 shall not apply to violations of sections 130.170 to 130.188 . (2) A committee, person, or other entity alleged to have violated sections 130.170 to 130.188 shall be provided a notice of the civil action, with opportunity for discovery and opportunity to be heard as provided by law for civil actions generally before being found liable for a violation of sections 130.170 to 130.188 . (3) In all actions brought pursuant to this section, the burden of proof shall be on the attorney general. (4) (a) Prior to discovery, the court shall set a hearing to determine if there is probable cause to believe that a committee, person, or other entity has violated sections 130.170 to 130.188 . (b) If, after the hearing, the court determines that no probable cause exists to believe that a violation of sections 130.170 to 130.188 has occurred, the court shall enter an order of dismissal. (c) If, after the hearing, the court determines that probable cause does exist to believe that a violation of sections 130.170 to 130.188 has occurred, the court shall enter an order to that effect and the case should proceed to trial on an expedited basis. (5) Subject to the provisions of section 130.185 , the committee, person, or other entity alleged to have violated sections 130.170 to 130.188 may, at a time to be determined by the court prior to the scheduling of trial, present evidence sufficient to rebut the probable cause finding by making an ex parte presentation of records to the court for in-camera review. (6) A nonprevailing party under paragraph (c) of subdivision (4) of this subsection has the right to: (a) An interlocutory expedited appeal; and (b) A stay of proceedings in the trial court. 3. (1) Within thirty days of a court finding that a committee has violated sections 130.170 to 130.188 , the committee shall refund the contribution to the original contributor. In the event of an appeal, the contribution shall be placed in escrow, after which the funds shall be disbursed in accordance with the final order. (2) If the committee is unable to return the funds, the directors, officers, or executive members of the campaign committee shall be liable in their personal capacity, jointly and severally, for the refund of said funds. 4. Within thirty days of a court finding that a committee, person, or other entity making an expenditure covered by sections 130.170 to 130.188 has violated such sections, the committee, person, or other entity shall disgorge to the attorney general funds in an amount equal to the reported cost of the expenditure. If the committee, person, or entity is unable to disgorge the requisite funds, the person or the directors, officers, or executive members of the committee or other entity shall be liable in their personal capacities, jointly and severally, for the payment of the amount due. In the event of an appeal, the funds subject to disgorgement shall be placed in escrow, after which they shall be disbursed in accordance with the final order. 5. If any lobbyist violates any of the provisions of sections 130.170 to 130.188 , the lobbyist's registration may be revoked or suspended and the lobbyist may be enjoined from receiving compensation or making expenditures for lobbying. 6. If the attorney general prevails in an action brought under this section, the court shall award: (1) Injunctive relief sufficient to prevent the defendant from violating sections 130.170 to 130.188 or engaging in acts that aid or abet violations of such sections; and (2) Statutory damages up to twice the amount of the prohibited contribution or expenditure. 7. In addition to the penalties in subsection 6 of this section and any other remedies provided by law, if the court finds a knowingly or willful violation of sections 130.170 to 130.188 , the court may assess a penalty of up to three times the statutory damages. (L. 2025 S.B. 152) *Word "sections" does not appear in original rolls.
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