58. What sanctions are provided for political finance infractions?

Article 20.4, Law on political parties, as last amended on 6 November 2014, No XII-1292.

Article 6, Law on funding of, and control over funding of, political campaigns, as last amended on 16 October 2014 No XII-1251.

Article 544, Code of administrative law violations of the Republic of Lithuania, as last amended on 25 June, 2015, No. XII-1869.

Law on Political Parties (20.4) Where the Central Electoral Commission recognizes that a political party has grossly violated this Law, or has made a gross violation of the funding of a political campaign, such political party shall not be allocated state budget appropriations for a period of up to two years counting from the date of entry into force of the decision.

Law on Party finance (6) A political party or any other independent political campaign participant forfeits the status of an independent political campaign participant  when the Central Electoral Commission revokes not later than nine days before the election date the registration of a political party or any other independent political campaign participant because of gross violations of this Law.

A violation of the accounting regime for donations to a political party imposes a fine on the person responsible for accounting of a political party or the chair of a political party (544, Code of administrative law violations).