* § 14-207. Use of matching funds; qualified campaign expenditures. 1. Matching funds provided under the provisions of this title may be used only by an authorized committee for expenditures to further the participating candidate's nomination for election or election, including paying for debts incurred within one year prior to an election to further the participating candidate's nomination for election or election.

1. 2. Such matching funds may not be used for:

   1. (a) an expenditure in violation of any law;
   2. (b) an expenditure in excess of the fair market value of services, materials, facilities or other things of value received in exchange;
   3. (c) an expense incurred after the candidate has been finally disqualified from the ballot;
   4. (d) an expense incurred after the only remaining opponent of the candidate has been finally disqualified from the general or special election ballot;
   5. (e) an expenditure made by cash payment;
   6. (f) a contribution or loan or transfer made to or expenditure to support another candidate or political committee or party, committee or constituted committee;
   7. (g) an expenditure to exclusively support or oppose a candidate for an office other than that which the participating candidate seeks;
   8. (h) gifts, except brochures, buttons, signs and other printed campaign material;
   9. (i) legal fees to defend against a formal criminal charge;
   10. (j) payments to immediate family members of the participating candidate; or
   11. (k) any expenditure made to challenge the validity of any petition of designation or nomination or any certificate of nomination, acceptance, authorization, declination or substitution. * NB Repealed December 31, 2014