California Government Code

§ 85316

GOV § 85316 Effective Jan 1, 2020Title 9 · Ch. 5 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)Except as provided in subdivision (b), a contribution for an election may be accepted by a candidate for elective state, county, or city office after the date of the election only to the extent that the contribution does not exceed net debts outstanding from the election, and the contribution does not otherwise exceed the applicable contribution limit for that election.

(b)Notwithstanding subdivision (a), an elected state officer may accept contributions after the date of the election for the purpose of paying expenses associated with holding the office provided that the contributions are not expended for any contribution to any state or local committee. Contributions received pursuant to this subdivision shall be deposited into a bank account established solely for the purposes specified in this subdivision.

(1)A person shall not make, and an elected state officer shall not receive from a person, a contribution pursuant to this subdivision totaling more than the following amounts per calendar year:

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Legislative history

Repealed (in Sec. 13) and added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 556, Sec. 14. (AB 571) Effective January 1, 2020. Section operative January 1, 2021, by its own provisions.