Ohio House Bill 538 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 27 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-05-27 - To Elections & Ethics
Pending: House Elections and Ethics Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

To amend sections 3517.155 and 3517.992 of the Revised Code to increase from $5,000 to $100,000 the penalty for making a false statement in campaign materials related to the nomination or election of a statewide or General Assembly candidate if additional publications of the campaign materials containing the false statement are made after a panel of the Elections Commission has determined that there is probable cause to believe that the campaign materials contain a false statement, and to require the person who made the false statement to pay the complainant's reasonable attorney's fees.

To increase from $5,000 to $100,000 the penalty for making a false statement in campaign materials related to the nomination or election of a statewide or General Assembly candidate if additional publications of the campaign materials containing the false statement are made after a panel of the Elections Commission has determined that there is probable cause to believe that the campaign materials contain a false statement, and to require the person who made the false statement to pay the complainant's reasonable attorney's fees.

Rep. Nan Baker [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-05-27		To Elections & Ethics
2010-05-27		Introduced to House

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
35			Amended Code	Citation Text
35	17		Amended Code	Citation Text
35	17	155	Amended Code	Citation Text
35	17	992	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://archives.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=128_HB_538
Text	http://archives.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_538_I_Y.html