Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 10A.13 (2026)

Accounts That Must Be Kept

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Subdivision 1.Accounts; penalty.

The treasurer of a political committee, political fund, principal campaign committee, or party unit must keep an account of:

(1) the sum of all contributions, except any donation in kind valued at $20 or less, made to the committee, fund, or party unit;

(2) the name and address of each source of a contribution made to the committee, fund, or party unit in excess of $20, together with the date and amount of each;

(3) each expenditure made by the committee, fund, or party unit, together with the date and amount;

(4) each approved expenditure made on behalf of the committee, fund, or party unit, together with the date and amount; and

(5) the name and address of each political committee, political fund, principal campaign committee, local candidate, or party unit to which contributions in excess of $20 have been made, together with the date and amount.

Any individual who knowingly violates this subdivision is subject to a civil penalty imposed by the board of up to $1,000.

Subd. 2.Receipts.

The treasurer must obtain a receipted bill, stating the particulars, for every expenditure over $100 made by, or approved expenditure over $100 made on behalf of, the committee, fund, or party unit, and for any expenditure or approved expenditure in a lesser amount if the aggregate amount of lesser expenditures and approved expenditures made to the same individual or association during the same year exceeds $100.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2010–2012 · leading case: Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life, Inc. v. Swanson, 692 F.3d 864 (8th Cir. 2012).
Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life, Inc. v. Swanson, 692 F.3d 864 (8th Cir. 2012). · cites it 2× “See Minn. Stat. § 10A.13, subdiv. 1 (1) and (2).”
Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life, Inc. v. Swanson, 741 F. Supp. 2d 1115 (D. Minnesota 2010). · cites it 2× “Minn. Stat. § 10A.13. Finally, if a corporation wants to terminate a political fund, it must settle its debts and dispose of assets in excess of $100 and file a termination report with the Board: A political committee, political fund, principal campaign committee, or party unit…”
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