{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-1163.10a","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 1-1163.10a","heading":"Fund balance requirements of principal campaign committees.","body":"(a)\nExcept as provided in § 1-1163.32h, within the limitations specified in subchapter I of Chapter 10 of this title, any surplus, residual, or unexpended campaign funds received by or on behalf of a candidate shall be:\n(1)\nContributed to a political party for political purposes;\n(2)\nWithin 12 months after the election, used to retire the proper debts of his or her political committee that received the funds, after which the candidate shall be personally liable for any remaining debts; provided, that:\n(A)\nPersonal liability shall not attach until the Director of Campaign Finance is no longer auditing the principal campaign committee; and\n(B)\nAny loans made by a candidate to support his or her campaign may only be repaid up to the amount of $25,000;\n(3)\nTransferred to:\n(A)\nA political committee;\n(B)\nA nonprofit organization within the meaning of section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, operating in good standing in the District for a minimum of one calendar year before the date of any transfer; or\n(C)\nIn the case of the Mayor or a Councilmember, an established constituent-service program; or\n(4)\nReturned to the donors as follows:\n(A)\nIn the case of an individual defeated in an election, within 6 months after the election;\n(B)\nIn the case of an individual elected to office, within 6 months after the election; and\n(C)\nIn the case of an individual ceasing to be a candidate, within 6 months thereafter.\n\n(b)\nNo public official elected to office shall fundraise after 6 months after the election to retire the proper debts of the public official's political committee.","path":["Title 1. Government Organization.","Chapter 11A. Ethics and Government Accountability.","Subchapter III. Campaign Finance.","Part B. Campaign Finance Committees."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/1-1163.10a","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"4d9fa56aa4b61d72abf976a4e1c2bbbd56a8c1f277d8ee321fdce134cbd93195","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-1163.10","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-1163.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}