Indiana Code

Ind. Code § 3-9-2-5 (2026)

Contributions or donations to specific candidate or committee

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     Sec. 5. (a) A contribution:

(1) authorized under subsection (c) or section 4 of this chapter;

(2) to a committee by a corporation or labor organization; and

(3) designated by that corporation or labor organization for disbursement to a specific candidate, central committee, or other regular party committee;

is subject to the limitations in section 4 of this chapter.

     (b) A corporation or labor organization may make a donation to cover any amount of administrative costs (as described in IC 3-5-2.1-27(e)) to a political action committee established and controlled by the corporation or labor organization. A donation made under this subsection is not considered a contribution or an expenditure by the corporation or labor organization.

     (c) A corporation or labor organization may make a contribution to a political action committee if the contribution:

(1) does not exceed any of the limits prescribed under section 4 of this chapter; and

(2) is designated for disbursement to a specific candidate or committee listed under section 4 of this chapter.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-3-3(b).]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.67; P.L.3-1995, SEC.67; P.L.8-1995, SEC.36; P.L.2-1996, SEC.96; P.L.3-1997, SEC.177; P.L.186-2025, SEC.15; P.L.241-2025, SEC.14.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2022–2024 · leading case: Indiana Right to Life Victory Fund v. Sullivan (S.D. Ind. 2022).
Indiana Right to Life Victory Fund v. Sullivan (S.D. Ind. 2022). · cites it 7× “Indiana Code § 3-9-2-5 describes limitations on the various kinds of corporate contributions, stating in relevant part that: (a) A contribution: (1) authorized under subsection (c) or section 4 of this chapter; (2) to a committee by a corporation or labor organization; and (3)…”
Indiana Right to Life Victory Fund v. Diego Morales, 112 F.4th 466 (7th Cir. 2024). “See Ind. Code § 3-9-2-5 . The Fund has cred- ibly alleged that the statute poses a threat of enforcement la- tent in the statute’s existence and traceable to its enforcement.”
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