NAC294A.089. Return of contributions.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, any:

     (a) Candidate;

     (b) Representative of a committee for political action, committee sponsored by a political party or political party;

     (c) Person who makes an independent expenditure; or

     (d) Representative of a committee for the recall of a public officer,

Ê who returns a contribution within 14 days after he or she or any person who is authorized to receive contributions on his or her behalf receives the contribution, is not required to report that contribution pursuant to the provisions of chapter 294A of NRS.

     2. If a person returns a contribution more than 14 days after he or she or any person who is authorized to receive contributions on his or her behalf receives the contribution:

     (a) He or she shall report it as a contribution pursuant to the provisions of chapter 294A of NRS; and

     (b) The return of the contribution shall be deemed a campaign expense and must be reported as such pursuant to the provisions of chapter 294A of NRS.

     3. A person described in subsection 1 who does not have personal knowledge of a contribution that is received by a person who is authorized to receive contributions on his or her behalf until more than 14 days after the contribution is received is not required to report that contribution pursuant to the provisions of chapter 294A of NRS if the person:

     (a) Returns the contribution within 14 days after he or she has personal knowledge of the contribution; and

     (b) Includes in the next report he or she submits pursuant to the provisions of chapter 294A of NRS an affidavit signed by him or her under penalty of perjury attesting that he or she:

          (1) Did not have personal knowledge of the contribution until more than 14 days after a person authorized to receive contributions on his or her behalf received the contribution; and

          (2) Returned the contribution within 14 days after he or she had personal knowledge of the receipt of the contribution.

     (Added to NAC by Sec’y of State by R217-97, eff. 5-26-98; A by R111-11, 12-30-2011; R130-13, 2-26-2014)