What penalties are envisioned for offences related to unlawful conduct of campaign financing?

LeyOrgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General.

Ineffect since 21/06/1985 (last update publishedon 29/01/2011, with effects since 30/01/2011)

TITLE ICHAPTER VIII Articles 135 to 153

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Article 149

1. Both the general administrators/trustees and the list of candidates’administrators/trustees of the political parties, coalitions or groups ofelectors (NB independent lists of candidates) who falsify the accounting, byunduly reflecting or omitting inputs or expenditures or using any contrivancethat involves an increase or decrease of the accounting entries, shall bepunished by a term of imprisonment of one to four years and a fine of twelve totwenty-four months.

2. Courts, taking into account the seriousness of the facts and theircircumstances, could impose the penalty at a lower grade to that specified inthe previous paragraph.

Article 150 Misappropriation of electoral funds crime.

1. General administrators and list of candidates’ administrators, aswell as persons entitled to have Access to electoral bank accounts, who divertfunds or misappropriate them for purposes other than those established by thisLaw, shall be punished by a term of imprisonment of one to four years and afine of six to twelve months, if the diverted or misappropriated funds do notexceed 50.000 euros, and by a term of imprisonment of two to six years and afine of twelve to twenty-four months, otherwise.

2. Courts, taking into account the seriousness of the facts and theircircumstances, the offender conditions and the aim pursued by him/her, couldimpose a term of imprisonment of six months to one year and a fine of three tosix months.

See the law for details on the penalties