(a) A person may not knowingly make or authorize a political contribution while in the Capitol to:
- (1) a candidate or officeholder;
- (2) a political committee; or
- (3) a person acting on behalf of a candidate, officeholder, or political committee.
- (b) A candidate, officeholder, or political committee or a person acting on behalf of a candidate, officeholder, or political committee may not knowingly accept a political contribution, and shall refuse a political contribution that is received, in the Capitol.
- (c) This section does not prohibit contributions made in the Capitol through the United States postal service or a common or contract carrier.
- (d) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 304, Sec. 5.07, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.