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LegalText 52 U.S.C. § 30124 Fraudulent misrepresentation of campaign authority us united_states_code code_section 52 VOTING AND ELECTIONS 301 FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS 30124 52 U.S.C. § 30124 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc52@119-100.zip /us/usc/t52/s30124 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-52/usc52.xml 2efbdfe54bd1ab50e0f7e1b9780e614ccee157b74dc4404c0bc6bf1b4c40c5df 5600bd7cd3d8c74d24829ef745020a0f713944161d1d371581a369704150a87a 5a7214c75d22b5e2b75e22d6cab8e589cdc70cceb9cc6ac7bfb26b56daf0965d 2026-07-04 official
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52 U.S.C. § 30124 - Fraudulent misrepresentation of campaign authority

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(a) In general No person who is a candidate for Federal office or an employee or agent of such a candidate shall—

(1) fraudulently misrepresent himself or any committee or organization under his control as speaking or writing or otherwise acting for or on behalf of any other candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof on a matter which is damaging to such other candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof; or

(2) willfully and knowingly participate in or conspire to participate in any plan, scheme, or design to violate paragraph (1).

(b) Fraudulent solicitation of funds No person shall—

(1) fraudulently misrepresent the person as speaking, writing, or otherwise acting for or on behalf of any candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof for the purpose of soliciting contributions or donations; or

(2) willfully and knowingly participate in or conspire to participate in any plan, scheme, or design to violate paragraph (1).

(Pub. L. 92225, title III, § 322, formerly § 327, as added Pub. L. 94283, title I, § 112(2), May 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 494; renumbered § 322, Pub. L. 96187, title I, § 105(5), Jan. 8, 1980, 93 Stat. 1354; amended Pub. L. 107155, title III, § 309, Mar. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 104.)

Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 441h of Title 2, The Congress, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Prior ProvisionsA prior section 322 of Pub. L. 92225 was renumbered section 317, and is classified to section 30119 of this title.

Amendments2002—Pub. L. 107155 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2002 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 107155 effective Nov. 6, 2002, see section 402 of Pub. L. 107155, set out as an Effective Date of 2002 Amendment; Regulations note under section 30101 of this title.