Sec. 5. 21-A MRSA §1003, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1991, c. 839, §1 and affected by §34, is further amended to read:

1. Investigations. The commission may investigate undertake audits and investigations to determine the facts concerning the registration of a candidate, treasurer, political committee or political action committee and contributions by or to and expenditures by a person, candidate, treasurer, political committee or political action committee. For this purpose, the commission may subpoena witnesses and records and take evidence under oath. A person or political action committee that fails to obey the lawful subpoena of the commission or to testify before it under oath must be punished by the Superior Court for contempt upon application by the Attorney General on behalf of the commission.

Sec. 6. 21-A MRSA §1004-A, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 628, Pt. A, §1, is amended to read:

5. Material false statements. A person that makes a material false statement or that makes a statement that includes a material misrepresentation in a document that is required to be submitted to the commission, or that is submitted in response to a request by the commission, may be assessed a penalty not to exceed $5,000.

Sec. 7. 21-A MRSA §1012, sub-§2, ¶B, as amended by PL 1999, c. 432, §1, is further amended to read:

B. Does not include:

(1) The value of services provided without compensation by individuals who volunteer a portion or all of their time on behalf of a candidate or political committee;

(2) The use of real or personal property and the cost of invitations, food and beverages, voluntarily provided by an individual to a candidate in rendering voluntary personal services for candidate-related activities, if the cumulative value of these activities