Any person who knowingly or willfully violates any provision
of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(SCC 672 § 1, 1986; SCC
683 § 1, 1987)
Any candidate or other resident of the County may bring an action,
at any time during an off-election year, an election year or thereafter,
in a court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin actual or threatened
violations of, or to compel compliance with, or to obtain judicial
declarations regarding, the provisions of this chapter.
(SCC 672 § 1, 1986; SCC
683 § 1, 1987)
A.
The
Board of Supervisors may maintain on behalf of the County, or a candidate
or other resident of the County may maintain on their own behalf,
a civil action to recover personally from a candidate any contributions
received by the candidate in excess of the contribution limitations
established by this chapter, any contributions which a candidate fails
or refuses to remit to the Registrar of Voters or return to the donor
pursuant to Section 2.115.300, 2.115.310 or 2.115.320, any campaign
expenditures made in excess of the expenditure limitations established
by this chapter, and any funds received by the candidate from the
Campaign Reform Fund in violation of any provision of this chapter.
B.
Any
money recovered in any action maintained pursuant to this section
shall be deposited in the Campaign Reform Fund.
C.
The
Board of Supervisors may maintain an action pursuant to this section
only after the election in which a candidate is elected to the County
elective office for which the election is held. A candidate or other
County resident may maintain an action pursuant to this section at
any time during an off-election year, election year or thereafter.
(SCC 672 § 1, 1986; SCC
683 § 1, 1987; SCC 1642 § 17,
2019)
It is the intent of this Article to prohibit civil enforcement
of this chapter by the County until such time as an election is over
and a candidate has been elected. It is the further intent of this
Article not to authorize the County to file actions for injunctive
or declaratory relief.
(SCC 672 § 1, 1986; SCC
683 § 1, 1987)
