NRS 294A.117 Solicitation or acceptance of contributions by Legislator appointed to fill vacancy; limitations; disposition of contributions.

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1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a Legislator who was appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of a Legislator during a period described in subsection 1 of NRS 294A.300 may, during the period described in subsection 1 of NRS 294A.300 in which the Legislator was appointed, solicit or accept a monetary contribution, or solicit or accept a commitment to make such a contribution, from another Legislator or from an organization whose primary purpose is to provide support for Legislators of a particular party and house.

2. A Legislator shall not:

(a)Solicit or accept monetary contributions pursuant to subsection 1, or solicit or accept a commitment to make such contributions, in a total amount which exceeds $10,000 for a regular session or $1,200 for a special session.

(b)Use any monetary contribution solicited or accepted pursuant to subsection 1 to pay any expenses other than expenses described in subsection 3 of NRS 218A.645 which are in excess of the supplemental allowance to which the Legislator is entitled pursuant to that subsection.

3. A Legislator who has received contributions pursuant to subsection 1 that were not spent or committed for expenditure before the end of the period described in subsection 1 of NRS 294A.300 in which the contributions were received shall, not later than 30 days after the end of that period, dispose of the money through one or any combination of the following methods:

(a)Return the unspent money to the contributors;

(b)Donate the money to any tax-exempt nonprofit entity; or

(c)Donate the money to any governmental entity or fund of this State or a political subdivision of this State. A Legislator who donates money pursuant to this paragraph may request that the money be used for a specific purpose.