Citizens for Safe Communities PAC: Alleged violations of RCW 42.17.235, 240, .245, and WAC 390-16-034 as a political committee supporting an August 5, 2014 Benton County ballot measure.

Case

#16062

Respondent

Citizens for Safe Communities PAC

Complainant

Radphord-Leon Howard

Description

PDC staff alleges that the Citizens for Safe Communities PAC, a local Benton County political committee formed to support an August 5, 2014, local law and justice ballot measure, violated the following: 

RCW 42.17A.235 and .240 by failing to timely file Monetary Contribution reports (C-3 reports) and Summary, Full Report Receipts and Expenditures (C-4 reports).

RCW 42.17A.240 by failing to provide the required contributor information including an address, City, State and Zip Code on C-3 reports, and the required vendor information including an address, City, State and Zip Code on C-4 reports.

RCW 42.17.245 by failing to timely file C-3 and C-4 reports electronically using the Online Reporting of Campaign Activity disclosing contribution and expenditure 
activities.

WAC 390-16-034 by failing to provide the occupation, and the name and address of the person's employer for each individual person who has contributed more than $100 to the committee in the aggregate. 

An enforcement hearing before the Full Commission has been scheduled for May 25, 2017.  At the hearing, the Commission accepted the signed Stipulation which assessed a $650 penalty, of which $450 is suspended on the conditions that the Committee pays the $200 non-suspended portion of the penalty within 30 days of receiving this Order, and commits no further violations of RCW 42.17A or WAC 390 for four years from the date of the Order. 

Disposition

Violation Found by Commission

Date Opened

March 30, 2017

Areas of Law

RCW 42.17A.235, RCW 42.17A.240, RCW 42.17A.245, WAC 390-16-034

Documents

Penalties

Total penalties: $650

Balance Due: $0

Citizens for Safe Communities PAC

Penalty
$650 (Penalty PAID 6/14/17)
Suspended
$450
Payments
$200 on 06/14/2017

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