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Article 150
 

Misappropriation of election funds


1. General managers and candidates’ managers, as well as any persons authorized to make use of election accounts, who misappropriate or divert such funds for a purpose other than those contemplated in this Act, shall be punished with a term of imprisonment of one year to four years and a coercive fine from six months to twelve months, where the misappropriated or diverted funds do not exceed 50,000 Euros and with two years to six years imprisonment and a coercive fine from twelve months to twenty-four months in the contrary case.


2. The Court, having regard to the seriousness of the facts and the circumstances, the accused person’s situation and the aims of this action, may impose a penalty of six months to one year imprisonment and coercive fine from three months to six months.


 SECT. 150 AS AMENDED BY SECT. 48 OF INSTTUTIONAL ACT 2/2011, OF JANUARY 28