{"data":{"id":"us-mt/13-37-220","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"13-37-220","heading":"Child-care expenses.","body":"(1) While a candidate is engaged in campaign activity, a candidate may use contributions deposited in the candidate's primary campaign depository as provided in 13-37-205 to pay the candidate's reasonable and necessary child-care expenses.\n(2) When a candidate expends funds from the candidate's primary campaign depository as provided in 13-37-205 to pay for the candidate's child-care expenses, each expenditure must be reported as provided in Title 13, chapter 37, part 2.\n(3) After the candidate's closing campaign report provided for in 13-37-228 is filed, the candidate may not expend surplus campaign funds for the candidate's child-care expenses as provided in 13-37-240(1).\n(4) In-kind child care provided to the candidate while the candidate is engaging in campaign activity by the candidate's family or an individual known to the candidate is not a contribution and is not reportable under this chapter. The commissioner shall broadly construe this provision.","path":["TITLE 13. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 37. CONTROL OF CAMPAIGN PRACTICES","Part 2. Campaign Finance"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0130/chapter_0370/part_0020/section_0200/0130-0370-0020-0200.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:34Z","sha256":"4ffa6d23774ba3b69f61a69b9d1a21bea5ef037d8146df8eb1ab442f87f5948d","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/13-37-219","next":"us-mt/13-37-221"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}