All provisions of this Chapter, unless specified otherwise herein, shall be applicable in any post-election recounts, election contests or other proceedings held pursuant to law. In addition, the following provisions shall be applicable in any such post-election legal proceedings:
(a) No person other than a candidate shall make, and no candidate shall solicit or accept, any contribution which will cause the total amount contributed by such person in post-election legal proceedings to any candidate to exceed, in addition to the contribution limit contained in Sections 1.114, $100.00.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter to the contrary, for the purposes of conducting post-election recounts, election contests or other proceedings held pursuant to law, the delivery of in-kind legal services by lawyers in support of or in opposition to candidates, including in-kind contributions to committees supporting or opposing candidates, shall not be subject to any contribution limitations set forth in this Chapter.
(c) If any person violates this Section, each campaign treasurer who received part or all of the contribution or contributions which constitute the violation shall pay promptly the amount received from such person in excess of the amount permitted by this Section to the City and County Treasurer for deposit in the General Fund of the City and County.
(Added by Ord. 71-00, File No. 000358, App. 4/28/2000; amended by Proposition O, 11/7/2000; Ord. 3-06, File No. 051439, App. 1/20/2006)