{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-5-2.1-44","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-5-2.1-44","heading":"\"Expenditure\"","body":"Sec. 44. (a) \"Expenditure\" means a disbursement (whether characterized as an advance, a deposit, a distribution, a gift, a loan, a payment, a purchase, or a contract or promise to make a disbursement) of property (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-253) that:\n(1) is made for the purpose of influencing:\n(A) the nomination or election to office of a candidate;\n(B) the election of delegates to a state constitutional convention; or\n(C) the outcome of a public question; and\n(2) is made by:\n(A) an individual, except that a contribution made by an individual is not considered to be an expenditure;\n(B) a candidate's committee;\n(C) a regular party committee; or\n(D) a political action committee.\n(b) Whenever funds are transferred from one committee to another, the disbursing committee is considered to be making an expenditure in the amount of the funds transferred.","path":["TITLE 3. ELECTIONS","ARTICLE 5. GENERAL PROVISIONS","Chapter 2.1. Definitions"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_3.html#3-5-2.1-44","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"ccff60dcfb5aca162bcdee16055d5198d11e084aba13f68075915d5bd14f771c","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-5-2.1-43","next":"us-in/ic-3-5-2.1-45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}