{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-25-5.2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-25-5.2","heading":"Segregation of campaign funds.","body":"(a) All campaign funds received and expended by a candidate, office holder, treasurer, or deputy treasurer, subject to the provisions of this chapter, shall be segregated from all other accounts. The candidate or office holder must maintain a separate campaign account, which shall not contain any non-campaign funds, at a financial institution that has a physical branch within this state. The comingling of a candidate’s personal or business funds with campaign funds is expressly prohibited. As used herein, the term “financial institution” includes a bank or a credit union.\n(b) Applicability to political action committees. The provisions of this section shall apply to political action committees, as well as to individual candidates and office holders.","path":["Title 17 Elections","Chapter 25 Rhode Island Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE17/17-25/17-25-5.2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:05Z","sha256":"76f486ee7fe8f5b88a078cd3f5fb9873682f4211c48c6806fa162cf14a058731","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-25-5.1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-17-25-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}