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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.100 (2026)

Limit on amount that may be committed or contributed to or accepted by candidate during certain period; penalty

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NRS 294A.100  Limit on amount that may be committed or contributed to or accepted by candidate during certain period; penalty.

      1.  A person shall not make or commit to make a contribution or contributions to a candidate for any office, except a federal office, in an amount which exceeds $5,000 for the primary election, regardless of the number of candidates for the office, and $5,000 for the general election, regardless of the number of candidates for the office, during the period:

      (a) Beginning January 1 of the year immediately following the last general election for the office and ending December 31 immediately following the next general election for the office, if that office is a state, district, county or township office; or

      (b) Beginning from 30 days after the last election for the office and ending 30 days after the next general city election for the office, if that office is a city office.

      2.  A candidate shall not accept a contribution or commitment to make a contribution made in violation of subsection 1.

      3.  No contribution made, committed to be made or accepted pursuant to this section to a candidate for a primary election or general election affects the limitations on the amount of contributions that may be committed, contributed or accepted pursuant to NRS 294A.115 for a special election to recall a public officer.

      4.  A person who willfully violates any provision of this section is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

      (Added to NRS by 1991, 1401; A 1997, 240; 2011, 2106; 2013, 1333, 2381; 2015, 1880; 2019, 1633)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1998–2020 · leading case: Ivey v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. Cnty. of Clark, 299 P.3d 354 (Nev. 2013).
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Ivey v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. Cnty. of Clark, 299 P.3d 354 (Nev. 2013). “See NRS 294A.100 (stating that a person shall not contribute more than $5,000 to a candidate within a certain time).”
Americans for Med. Rights v. Heller, 2 F. Supp. 2d 1307 (D. Nev. 1998). · cites it 8× “Nev.Rev.Stat. § 294A.100 (1997). The legislative history relating to Nev.”
Pasquale Deon, Sr. v. David Barasch, 960 F.3d 152 (3d Cir. 2020). “2 § 10; Nev. Rev. Stat. § 294A.100); New Mexico ( N.”
Ivey v. Dist. Ct., No. 59297 (Nev. Mar. 28, 2013). “See NRS 294A.100 (stating that a person shall not contribute more than $5,000 to a candidate within a certain time).”
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