{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-278.16","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-278.16","heading":"Regulations regarding timing of contributions and expenditures.","body":"Except as provided in G.S. 163-278.6(74) and G.S. 163-278.12, no contribution may be received or expenditure made by or on behalf of a candidate, political committee, or referendum committee:\n(1)\tUntil the candidate, political committee, or referendum committee appoints a treasurer and certifies the name and address of the treasurer to the Board; and\n(2)\tUnless the contribution is received or the expenditure made by or through the treasurer of the candidate, political committee, or referendum committee. (1973, c. 1272, s. 1; 1975, c. 565, s. 2; 1979, c. 500, s. 4; c. 1073, ss. 19, 20; 1987, c. 652; 1997-515, s. 13.1(a); 1999-31, ss. 1(d), 4(b); 1999-453, s. 2(b); 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)","path":["Chapter 163. Elections and Election Laws.","SUBCHAPTER VIII. REGULATION OF ELECTION CAMPAIGNS.","Article 22A. Regulating Contributions and Expenditures in Political Campaigns.","Part 1. In General."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_163/GS_163-278.16.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:26:22Z","sha256":"548e3840748ade44305c100d98e145283fec722df8298efb21ba60ea24cdb7e5","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-278.15","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-163-278.16a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}