{"data":{"id":"us-mt/13-37-240","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"13-37-240","heading":"Surplus campaign funds.","body":"(1) A candidate shall dispose of any surplus funds from the candidate's campaign within 120 days after the time of filing the closing campaign report pursuant to 13-37-228. In disposing of the surplus funds, a candidate may not contribute the funds to another campaign, including the candidate's own future campaign, or use the funds for personal benefit. A successful candidate for a statewide elected or legislative office or for public service commissioner may establish a continuing service account as provided in 13-37-402. The candidate shall provide a supplement to the closing campaign report to the commissioner showing the disposition of any surplus campaign funds.\n(2) For purposes of this section, \"personal benefit\" means a use that will provide a direct or indirect benefit of any kind to the candidate or any member of the candidate's immediate family.","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_0400/0130-0370-0020-0400.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:34Z","sha256":"6ded79e3e289c6169d9e36437e4ad951d6341b84e39bd6cc8db5c9484f24c04b","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/13-37-235","next":"us-mt/13-37-241"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}