(1) A political subject shall be punished for a minor offence in an amount of 3.000 to 30.000 KM if it or its candidate:

1. fails to resign from office, or fails to comply with the law governing his/her status in violation of Article 1.8 paragraph (4);
2. fails to submit changes of data within 10 days in line with Article 4.22;
3. in violation of Article 7.1, during the period of premature election campaign, performs an act that is viewed as a conduct of the election campaign;
4. removes, covers, destroys, or alters a printed notice, a placard, a poster, or other material, which is in accordance with law used for the purposes of election campaigning by political party, coalition, list of independent candidates or independent candidates, in violation of Article 7.2, paragraph (2);
5. displays a notice, a placard or a poster, or places its name or a slogan related to the election campaign in or on the building of government authority at any level, public enterprise, public institution or local community, or on a religious facility, on a public road and in a public area, except for the places designated for distribution of posters and advertising; [Article 7.2, paragraph (3)];
6. fails to, within 15 days from the Election Day, remove all notices, placards, posters, and other similar material used for campaign purposes as prescribed by Article 7.2, paragraph (4);
7. abuses public resources for his/her own and for the promotion of the political subject he/she is a member of in violation of Article 7.2a, paragraph (2);
8. carries or displays a weapon at political meeting, polling station or their surroundings, or during a gathering related to the activity of a political party, coalition, independent candidates’ list, or independent candidates in the election process, in violation of Article 7.3 paragraph (1) sub-paragraph 1);
9. disturbs a gathering of other political party, coalition, or independent candidate, or incites another to conduct such activities in violation of Article 7.3 paragraph (1) sub- paragraph 2);
10. prevents a journalist from conducting their work in accordance with their professional rules and election rules in violation of Article 7.3 paragraph (1) sub- paragraph 3);
11. promises a financial reward or other material benefit with the purpose of gaining the support of voters or threatens the supporter of other political party, coalition, independent candidates’ list, or independent candidate in violation of Article 7.3 paragraph (1) sub-paragraph 4);
12. induces a person to vote who is not entitled to vote in violation of Article 7.3 paragraph (1) sub-paragraph 5);
13. induces a person to vote more than once in the same election, or to vote in the name of another person in violation of Article 7.3 paragraph (1) sub-paragraph 6) if it does not constitute a criminal offence;
14. uses language which could provoke or incite someone to violence or spreading of hatred, or publishes or uses a picture, a symbol, audio or video recordings, a text message, internet communication or other material that can have such an effect [Article 7.3 paragraph (1) sub-paragraph 7)] if it does not constitute a criminal offence;
15. abuses a child for a political purpose in violation of Article 7.3 paragraph (1) sub- paragraph 8) if it does not constitute a criminal offence;
16. impersonates a political party, coalition, independent candidates’ list or independent candidate, or fictitiously represents a political subject to which a seat in the Polling Station Committee was allocated so as to favour another political subject to which that seat in the Polling Station Committee was not allocated in violation of Article 7.3 paragraph (2);
17. holds a meeting for the purpose of election campaigning in violation of Article 7.4 paragraph (1) sub-paragraph 1)];
18. presents any kind of material for the purpose of influencing voters at a polling station or the surrounding area in violation of Article 7.4 paragraph (1) sub-paragraph 2);
19. uses national and international means of communication intended to influence voters in violation of Article 7.4 paragraph (1) sub-paragraph 3);
20. uses a megaphone or other public address systems for the purpose of influencing voters in violation of Article 7.4 paragraph (1) sub-paragraph 4);
21. conducts any activity that interferes with or obstructs the election process [Article 7.4 paragraph (3)];
22. exceeds the maximum amount allowed to be spent for financing the election campaign from Article 15.10;
23. conducts the election campaign in the period from the day when the elections have been announced to the day of official start of the election campaign [Article 16.14, paragraph (3)];
24. by way of media spreads false information that could undermine the integrity of the election process or misinform the voters in violation of Article 16.17a of this Law.

(2) For the minor offence from paragraph (1) of this Article committed by a follower of a political subject, that political subject shall be sanctioned.

(3) For the minor offence from paragraph (1) sub-paragraph 2 of this Article, the responsible person in the political party, coalition or list of independent candidates shall also be punished by a fine in an amount of 600 to 15.000 KM.

(4) For the minor offence from paragraph (1) of this Article the candidate of the political subject shall also be punished by a fine in an amount of 3.000 to 15.000 KM.

(5) For the minor offence from paragraph (1) sub-paragraphs 8, 12 and l3 of this Article, persons employed or hired in the election administration shall also be punished by a fine in an amount of 600 to 3.000 KM.

(6) For the minor offences from this Article, the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina may, together with the fine, impose other sanctions prescribed in Article 6.7 of this Law.