California Code
Government Code - GOV
TITLE 9 - POLITICAL REFORM

CHAPTER 1 - General

Section 81000. - 81000. This title shall be known and may be cited...

Section 81001. - 81001. The people find and declare as follows: (a) State...

Section 81002. - 81002. The people enact this title to accomplish the following...

Section 81003. - 81003. This title should be liberally construed to accomplish its...

Section 81004. - 81004. (a) All reports and statements filed under this title...

Section 81004. - 81004. (a) All reports and statements filed under this title...

Section 81004.5. - 81004.5. Any report or statement filed pursuant to this title...

Section 81005. - 81005. (a) If this title requires that a statement or...

Section 81006. - 81006. Except as provided in this title, no fee or...

Section 81007. - 81007. When a report or statement or copies thereof required...

Section 81007. - 81007. When a report or statement or copies thereof required...

Section 81007.5. - 81007.5. (a) Any report or statement or copies thereof required...

Section 81007.5. - 81007.5. (a) Any report or statement or copies thereof required...

Section 81008. - 81008. Every report and statement filed pursuant to this title...

Section 81008. - 81008. A report or statement filed pursuant to this title...

Section 81009. - 81009. (a) Statements of organization, registration statements, and original campaign...

Section 81009. - 81009. (a) Statements of organization, registration statements, and original campaign...

Section 81009.5. - 81009.5. (a) Any local government agency which has enacted, enacts,...

Section 81010. - 81010. With respect to reports and statements filed with a...

Section 81010. - 81010. For reports and statements filed with a filing officer...

Section 81010.5. - 81010.5. A filing officer or filing official’s failure to comply...

Section 81011.5. - 81011.5. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the...

Section 81012. - 81012. This title may be amended or repealed by the...

Section 81013. - 81013. Nothing in this title prevents the Legislature or any...

Section 81014. - 81014. Whenever any reference is made in this title to...

Section 81015. - 81015. If any provision of this title, or the application...

CHAPTER 2 - Definitions

Section 82000. - 82000. Unless the contrary is stated or clearly appears from...

Section 82001. - 82001. “Adjusting an amount for cost-of-living changes” means adjusting the...

Section 82002. - 82002. (a) “Administrative action” means any of the following: (1)...

Section 82003. - 82003. “Agency” means any state agency or local government agency....

Section 82004. - 82004. “Agency official” means any member, officer, employee, or consultant...

Section 82004.5. - 82004.5. “Behested payment” means a payment that is made at...

Section 82005. - 82005. “Business entity” means any organization or enterprise operated for...

Section 82006. - 82006. “Campaign statement” means an itemized report which is prepared...

Section 82006. - 82006. “Campaign statement” means an itemized report that is prepared...

Section 82007. - 82007. (a) “Candidate” means any of the following: (1) Anyone...

Section 82008. - 82008. “City” means a general law or a chartered city....

Section 82009.5. - 82009.5. “Clerk” refers to the city or county clerk unless...

Section 82010. - 82010. “Closing date” means the date through which any report...

Section 82011. - 82011. “Code reviewing body” means all of the following: (a)...

Section 82012. - 82012. “Commission” means the Fair Political Practices Commission. (Added June...

Section 82013. - 82013. “Committee” means any person or combination of persons who...

Section 82014. - 82014. “Conflict of Interest Code” means a set of rules...

Section 82015. - 82015. (a) “Contribution” means a payment, a forgiveness of a...

Section 82015.5. - 82015.5. (a) To determine when contributions are aggregated under this...

Section 82016. - 82016. (a) “Controlled committee” means a committee that is controlled...

Section 82017. - 82017. “County” includes a city and county. (Added June 4,...

Section 82018. - 82018. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and...

Section 82019. - 82019. (a) “Designated employee” means any officer, employee, member, or...

Section 82020. - 82020. “Elected officer” means any person who holds an elective...

Section 82021. - 82021. “Elected state officer” means any person who holds an...

Section 82022. - 82022. “Election” means any primary, general, special or recall election...

Section 82022.5. - 82022.5. “Election-related activities” include, but are not limited to, the...

Section 82023. - 82023. “Elective office” means any state, regional, county, municipal, district...

Section 82024. - 82024. “Elective state office” means the office of Governor, Lieutenant...

Section 82025. - 82025. (a) “Expenditure” means a payment, a forgiveness of a...

Section 82025.3. - 82025.3. (a) “External manager” means either of the following: (1)...

Section 82025.5. - 82025.5. “Fair market value” means the estimated fair market value...

Section 82026. - 82026. “Filer” means the person filing or required to file...

Section 82027. - 82027. “Filing officer” means the office or officer with whom...

Section 82027.5. - 82027.5. (a) “General purpose committee” means all committees pursuant to...

Section 82028. - 82028. (a) “Gift” means, except as provided in subdivision (b),...

Section 82029. - 82029. “Immediate family” means the spouse and dependent children. (Amended...

Section 82030. - 82030. (a) “Income” means, except as provided in subdivision (b),...

Section 82030.5. - 82030.5. (a) For purposes of this title, “earned income” means,...

Section 82031. - 82031. “Independent expenditure” means an expenditure made by any person,...

Section 82032. - 82032. “Influencing legislative or administrative action” means promoting, supporting, influencing,...

Section 82033. - 82033. “Interest in real property” includes any leasehold, beneficial or...

Section 82034. - 82034. “Investment” means any financial interest in or security issued...

Section 82035. - 82035. “Jurisdiction” means the state with respect to a state...

Section 82035.5. - 82035.5. “LAFCO proposal” means a proposal, as defined in Section...

Section 82036. - 82036. “Late contribution” means any of the following: (a) A...

Section 82036.5. - 82036.5. “Late independent expenditure” means an independent expenditure that totals...

Section 82037. - 82037. “Legislative action” means the drafting, introduction, consideration, modification, enactment,...

Section 82038. - 82038. “Legislative official” means any employee or consultant of the...

Section 82038.3. - 82038.3. (a) “Lobbying coalition” means a group of 10 or...

Section 82038.5. - 82038.5. (a) “Lobbying firm” means any business entity, including an...

Section 82039. - 82039. (a) “Lobbyist” means either of the following: (1) Any...

Section 82039.5. - 82039.5. “Lobbyist employer” means any person, other than a lobbying...

Section 82041. - 82041. “Local government agency” means a county, city or district...

Section 82041.3. - 82041.3. “Made at the behest of” means made under the...

Section 82041.5. - 82041.5. “Mass mailing” means over two hundred substantially similar pieces...

Section 82042. - 82042. “Mayor” of a city includes mayor of a city...

Section 82043. - 82043. “Measure” means any constitutional amendment or other proposition which...

Section 82044. - 82044. “Payment” means a payment, distribution, transfer, loan, advance, deposit,...

Section 82045. - 82045. “Payment to influence legislative or administrative action” means any...

Section 82046. - 82046. (a) “Period covered” by a statement or report required...

Section 82047. - 82047. “Person” means an individual, proprietorship, firm, partnership, joint venture,...

Section 82047.3. - 82047.3. (a) “Placement agent” means an individual directly or indirectly...

Section 82047.5. - 82047.5. “Primarily formed committee” means a committee pursuant to subdivision...

Section 82047.6. - 82047.6. (a) “Principal officer” means the individual primarily responsible for...

Section 82047.7. - 82047.7. “Proponent of a state ballot measure” means “proponent” as...

Section 82048. - 82048. (a) “Public official” means every member, officer, employee, or...

Section 82048.3. - 82048.3. “Slate mailer” means a mass mailing which supports or...

Section 82048.4. - 82048.4. (a) “Slate mailer organization” means, except as provided in...

Section 82048.5. - 82048.5. “Special district” means any agency of the state established...

Section 82048.7. - 82048.7. (a) “Sponsored committee” means a committee, other than a...

Section 82048.8. - 82048.8. “Spouse” includes registered domestic partners recognized by state law....

Section 82049. - 82049. “State agency” means every state office, department, division, bureau,...

Section 82050. - 82050. “State candidate” means a candidate who seeks nomination or...

Section 82051. - 82051. “State measure” means any measure which is submitted or...

Section 82052. - 82052. “Statewide candidate” means a candidate who seeks election to...

Section 82052.5. - 82052.5. “Statewide election” means an election for statewide elective office....

Section 82053. - 82053. “Statewide elective office” means the office of Governor, Lieutenant...

Section 82054. - 82054. “Statewide petition” means a petition to qualify a proposed...

CHAPTER 3 - Fair Political Practices Commission

Section 83100. - 83100. There is hereby established in state government the Fair...

Section 83101. - 83101. The chair and one additional member of the Commission...

Section 83102. - 83102. (a) The Attorney General, the Secretary of State, and...

Section 83103. - 83103. Members and the chair of the Commission shall serve...

Section 83104. - 83104. Vacancies on the Commission shall be filled, within thirty...

Section 83105. - 83105. Each member of the commission shall be an elector....

Section 83106. - 83106. The chair of the Commission shall be compensated at...

Section 83107. - 83107. The Commission shall appoint an executive director who shall...

Section 83108. - 83108. The Commission may delegate authority to the chair or...

Section 83109. - 83109. For purposes of Section 19818.6, a nonclerical position under...

Section 83110. - 83110. The principal office of the Commission shall be in...

Section 83111. - 83111. The Commission has primary responsibility for the impartial, effective...

Section 83111.5. - 83111.5. The commission shall take no action to implement this...

Section 83112. - 83112. The Commission may adopt, amend and rescind rules and...

Section 83113. - 83113. The commission shall, in addition to its other duties,...

Section 83114. - 83114. (a) Any person may request the commission to issue...

Section 83115. - 83115. Upon the sworn complaint of any person or on...

Section 83115.5. - 83115.5. A finding of probable cause to believe this title...

Section 83116. - 83116. When the commission determines there is probable cause for...

Section 83116.3. - 83116.3. Whenever the commission rejects the decision of an administrative...

Section 83116.5. - 83116.5. Any person who violates any provision of this title,...

Section 83117. - 83117. The Commission may: (a) Accept grants, contributions and appropriations;...

Section 83117.5. - 83117.5. It shall be unlawful for a member of the...

Section 83118. - 83118. The Commission may subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance and...

Section 83119. - 83119. The Commission may refuse to excuse any person from...

Section 83120. - 83120. An interested person may seek judicial review of any...

Section 83121. - 83121. If judicial review is sought of any action of...

Section 83122. - 83122. There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund of...

Section 83123.5. - 83123.5. (a) Upon mutual agreement between the Commission and the...

Section 83123.6. - 83123.6. (a) (1) Upon mutual agreement between the Commission and...

Section 83124. - 83124. The commission shall adjust the contribution limitations and voluntary...

CHAPTER 4 - Campaign Disclosure

ARTICLE 1 - Organization of Committees

Section 84100. - 84100. (a) Every recipient committee, as defined by subdivision (a)...

Section 84101. - 84101. (a) A committee that is a committee by virtue...

Section 84101. - 84101. (a) A committee that is a committee by virtue...

Section 84101.5. - 84101.5. (a) Notwithstanding Section 81006, the Secretary of State shall...

Section 84101.5. - 84101.5. (a) Notwithstanding Section 81006, the Secretary of State shall...

Section 84102. - 84102. The statement of organization required by Section 84101 shall...

Section 84103. - 84103. (a) If there is a change in any of...

Section 84104. - 84104. It shall be the duty of each candidate, treasurer,...

Section 84105. - 84105. (a) A candidate or committee that receives contributions totaling...

Section 84106. - 84106. (a) Whenever identification of a sponsored committee is required...

Section 84107. - 84107. Within 30 days of the designation of the numerical...

Section 84108. - 84108. (a) Every slate mailer organization shall comply with the...

Section 84108. - 84108. (a) Every slate mailer organization shall comply with the...

Section 84109. - 84109. (a) A limited liability company that qualifies as a...

ARTICLE 2 - Filing of Campaign Statements

Section 84200. - 84200. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (1), (2), and...

Section 84200.5. - 84200.5. (a) In addition to the semiannual campaign statements required...

Section 84200.8. - 84200.8. Preelection statements shall be filed under this section as...

Section 84200.8. - 84200.8. Preelection statements shall be filed under this section as...

Section 84200.9. - 84200.9. Preelection statements for an election period for the Board...

Section 84202.3. - 84202.3. (a) In addition to the campaign statements required by...

Section 84202.7. - 84202.7. During an odd-numbered year, any committee by virtue of...

Section 84203. - 84203. (a) Each candidate or committee that makes or receives...

Section 84203. - 84203. (a) Each candidate or committee that makes or receives...

Section 84203.3. - 84203.3. (a) Any candidate or committee that makes a late...

Section 84204. - 84204. (a) A committee that makes a late independent expenditure,...

Section 84204. - 84204. (a) A committee that makes a late independent expenditure,...

Section 84204.5. - 84204.5. (a) In addition to any other report required by...

Section 84204.5. - 84204.5. (a) In addition to any other report required by...

Section 84205. - 84205. The commission may by regulation or written advice permit...

Section 84206. - 84206. (a) The commission shall provide by regulation for a...

Section 84207. - 84207. (a) An elected member of, or a candidate for...

Section 84209. - 84209. A candidate or state measure proponent and any committee...

Section 84211. - 84211. Each campaign statement required by this article shall contain...

Section 84211. - 84211. Each campaign statement required by this article shall contain...

Section 84212. - 84212. The forms promulgated by the commission for disclosure of...

Section 84213. - 84213. (a) A candidate or state measure proponent shall verify...

Section 84213. - 84213. (a) A candidate or state measure proponent shall verify...

Section 84214. - 84214. Committees and candidates shall terminate their filing obligation pursuant...

Section 84215. - 84215. All candidates and elected officers and their controlled committees,...

Section 84215. - 84215. Campaign statements shall be filed at the following places:...

Section 84216. - 84216. (a) Notwithstanding Section 82015, a loan received by a...

Section 84216.5. - 84216.5. A loan of campaign funds, whether or not there...

Section 84217. - 84217. When the Secretary of State receives any campaign statement...

Section 84218. - 84218. (a) A slate mailer organization shall file semiannual campaign...

Section 84219. - 84219. Whenever a slate mailer organization is required to file...

Section 84219. - 84219. Whenever a slate mailer organization is required to file...

Section 84220. - 84220. If a slate mailer organization receives a payment of...

Section 84221. - 84221. Slate mailer organizations shall terminate their filing obligations in...

Section 84222. - 84222. (a) For purposes of this title, “multipurpose organization” means...

Section 84222.5. - 84222.5. (a) A publicly funded nonprofit organization that makes contributions...

Section 84223. - 84223. (a) A committee primarily formed to support or oppose...

Section 84223. - 84223. (a) For a committee primarily formed to support or...

Section 84224. - 84224. (a) A behested payment described in subdivision (b) shall...

Section 84225. - 84225. The provisions of this title apply to candidates for...

Section 84226. - 84226. (a) This section applies to any elected local government...

ARTICLE 2.5 - LAFCO Proposal Requirements

Section 84250. - 84250. All requirements of this title applicable to a measure,...

Section 84251. - 84251. A payment made for “political purposes,” as that term...

Section 84252. - 84252. A committee primarily formed to support or oppose a...

ARTICLE 3 - Prohibitions

Section 84300. - 84300. (a) No contribution of one hundred dollars ($100) or...

Section 84301. - 84301. No contribution shall be made, directly or indirectly, by...

Section 84302. - 84302. A person shall not make a contribution on behalf...

Section 84303. - 84303. (a) An expenditure of five hundred dollars ($500) or...

Section 84304. - 84304. No person shall make an anonymous contribution or contributions...

Section 84305. - 84305. (a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a...

Section 84305.5. - 84305.5. (a) No slate mailer organization or committee primarily formed...

Section 84305.7. - 84305.7. (a) If a slate mailer organization sends a slate...

Section 84306. - 84306. All contributions received by a person acting as an...

Section 84307. - 84307. No contribution shall be commingled with the personal funds...

Section 84307.5. - 84307.5. A spouse or domestic partner of an elected officer...

Section 84308. - 84308. (a) The definitions set forth in this subdivision shall...

Section 84309. - 84309. (a) No person shall receive or personally deliver or...

Section 84310. - 84310. (a) A candidate, candidate controlled committee established for an...

ARTICLE 4 - Exemptions

Section 84400. - 84400. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, the commission...

ARTICLE 5 - Disclosure in Advertisements

Section 84501. - 84501. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:...

Section 84501.1. - 84501.1. The Commission shall not, by regulation, policy, opinion, or...

Section 84502. - 84502. (a) (1) Any advertisement not described in subdivision (b)...

Section 84503. - 84503. (a) Any advertisement not described in subdivision (b) of...

Section 84504. - 84504. (a) An advertisement paid for by a committee, other...

Section 84504.1. - 84504.1. (a) An advertisement paid for by a committee, other...

Section 84504.2. - 84504.2. (a) A print advertisement paid for by a committee,...

Section 84504.2. - 84504.2. (a) A print advertisement designed to be individually distributed,...

Section 84504.3. - 84504.3. (a) This section applies to an electronic media advertisement...

Section 84504.4. - 84504.4. (a) A radio or television advertisement that is paid...

Section 84504.5. - 84504.5. An advertisement that is an independent expenditure and paid...

Section 84504.6. - 84504.6. (a) For purposes of this article, the following terms...

Section 84504.7. - 84504.7. (a) A candidate or committee shall not authorize or...

Section 84504.8. - 84504.8. If a disclosure statement required by a local ordinance...

Section 84505. - 84505. (a) In addition to the requirements of Sections 84502,...

Section 84506.5. - 84506.5. An advertisement supporting or opposing a candidate that is...

Section 84509. - 84509. If the order of top contributors required to be...

Section 84510. - 84510. (a) (1) In addition to the remedies provided for...

Section 84511. - 84511. (a) This section applies to a committee that does...

Section 84512. - 84512. (a) (1) A business entity shall submit a report...

CHAPTER 4.6 - Online Disclosure Act of 1997

Section 84600. - 84600. This chapter may be known and may be cited...

Section 84601. - 84601. The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) The...

Section 84602. - 84602. (a) To implement the Legislature’s intent, the Secretary of...

Section 84602.1. - 84602.1. (a) The Secretary of State shall, on or before...

Section 84602.3. - 84602.3. The Secretary of State shall conspicuously post on the...

Section 84602.5. - 84602.5. The Secretary of State shall disclose online pursuant to...

Section 84603. - 84603. The Secretary of State, once all state-mandated development, procurement,...

Section 84605. - 84605. (a) The following persons shall file online or electronically...

Section 84605. - 84605. (a) The following persons shall file online or electronically...

Section 84606. - 84606. The Secretary of State shall determine and publicly disclose...

Section 84606. - 84606. The date that a filer transmits an online or...

Section 84607. - 84607. Pursuant to Section 8314, no employee or official of...

Section 84612. - 84612. If the Secretary of State rejects a filing made...

Section 84612. - 84612. If the Secretary of State rejects a filing made...

Section 84613. - 84613. (a) The Political Disclosure, Accountability, Transparency, and Access Fund...

Section 84615. - 84615. A local government agency may require an elected officer,...

Section 84615. - 84615. A local government agency may require an elected officer,...

Section 84616. - 84616. (a) Within 72 hours of each applicable filing deadline,...

CHAPTER 5 - Limitations on Contributions

ARTICLE 1 - Title of Chapter

Section 85100. - 85100. This chapter shall be known as the “Campaign Contribution...

ARTICLE 2 - Candidacy

Section 85200. - 85200. Prior to the solicitation or receipt of any contribution...

Section 85200. - 85200. Prior to the solicitation or receipt of any contribution...

Section 85201. - 85201. (a) Upon the filing of the statement of intention...

ARTICLE 2.5 - Applicability of the Political Reform Act of 1974

Section 85202. - 85202. Unless specifically superseded by the act that adds this...

Section 85203. - 85203. “Small contributor committee” means any committee that meets all...

Section 85204. - 85204. “Election cycle,” for purposes of Sections 85309 and 85500,...

Section 85204.5. - 85204.5. With respect to special elections, the following terms have...

Section 85205. - 85205. “Political party committee” means the state central committee or...

Section 85206. - 85206. “Public moneys” has the same meaning as defined in...

ARTICLE 3 - Contribution Limitations

Section 85300. - 85300. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a public...

Section 85301. - 85301. (a) A person, other than a small contributor committee...

Section 85302. - 85302. (a) A small contributor committee may not make to...

Section 85303. - 85303. (a) A person may not make to any committee,...

Section 85304. - 85304. (a) A candidate for elective state office or an...

Section 85304.5. - 85304.5. (a) A candidate for elective office other than an...

Section 85305. - 85305. (a) A candidate for elective state, county, or city...

Section 85306. - 85306. (a) A candidate may transfer campaign funds from one...

Section 85307. - 85307. (a) The provisions of this article regarding loans apply...

Section 85308. - 85308. (a) Contributions made by a husband and wife may...

Section 85309. - 85309. (a) In addition to any other report required by...

Section 85310. - 85310. (a) Any person who makes a payment or a...

Section 85312. - 85312. For purposes of this title, payments for communications to...

Section 85314. - 85314. The contribution limits of this chapter apply to special...

Section 85315. - 85315. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an...

Section 85316. - 85316. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a contribution...

Section 85317. - 85317. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 85306, a candidate...

Section 85318. - 85318. (a) A candidate for elective state, county, or city...

Section 85319. - 85319. A candidate for state elective office may return all...

Section 85319.5. - 85319.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a committee that receives...

Section 85320. - 85320. (a) A foreign government or foreign principal shall not...

Section 85321. - 85321. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if a...

ARTICLE 4 - Voluntary Expenditure Ceilings

Section 85400. - 85400. (a) A candidate for elective state office, other than...

Section 85401. - 85401. (a) Each candidate for elective state office shall file...

Section 85402. - 85402. (a) Any candidate for elective state office who has...

Section 85403. - 85403. Any candidate who files a statement of acceptance pursuant...

ARTICLE 5 - Independent Expenditures

Section 85500. - 85500. (a) In addition to any other report required by...

Section 85501. - 85501. A controlled committee of a candidate may not make...

Section 85505. - 85505. (a) The Secretary of State shall include on the...

ARTICLE 6 - Ballot Pamphlet

Section 85600. - 85600. The Secretary of State shall designate in the state...

Section 85601. - 85601. (a) A candidate for statewide elective office, as defined...

ARTICLE 7 - Additional Contribution Requirements

Section 85700. - 85700. (a) A candidate or committee shall return not later...

Section 85701. - 85701. Any candidate or committee that receives a contribution in...

Section 85701.5. - 85701.5. (a) (1) A solicitation by a candidate or committee,...

Section 85702. - 85702. An elected state officer or candidate for elected state...

Section 85702.5. - 85702.5. (a) A county or city may, by ordinance or...

Section 85703. - 85703. (a) This act does not nullify contribution limitations or...

Section 85704. - 85704. (a) A person shall not make any contribution to...

Section 85802. - 85802. There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund of...

CHAPTER 6 - Lobbyists

ARTICLE 1 - Registration and Reporting

Section 86100. - 86100. (a) The following persons shall register with the Secretary...

Section 86101. - 86101. Every lobbying firm and lobbyist employer who is required...

Section 86102. - 86102. (a) The Secretary of State shall charge each lobbying...

Section 86103. - 86103. A lobbyist certification shall include all of the following:...

Section 86103. - 86103. A lobbyist certification shall include all of the following:...

Section 86104. - 86104. The registration of a lobbying firm shall include: (a)...

Section 86104. - 86104. The registration of a lobbying firm shall include: (a)...

Section 86105. - 86105. The registration for a lobbyist employer that employs lobbyists...

Section 86106. - 86106. Each registered lobbying firm and lobbyist employer which will...

Section 86107. - 86107. (a) If any change occurs in any of the...

Section 86107. - 86107. (a) If any information in a registration statement changes,...

Section 86108. - 86108. All information listed on any registration statement and on...

Section 86108. - 86108. The Secretary of State shall make all information listed...

Section 86109. - 86109. Within 140 days after the commencement of each regular...

Section 86109.5. - 86109.5. (a) The Secretary of State shall establish and maintain...

Section 86109.5. - 86109.5. (a) The Secretary of State shall establish and maintain...

Section 86110. - 86110. Lobbyists, lobbying firms, and lobbyist employers which receive payments,...

Section 86111. - 86111. (a) “Activity expense” as used in this chapter means...

Section 86112. - 86112. When a person is required to report activity expenses...

Section 86112.3. - 86112.3. (a) Each person filing a report pursuant to this...

Section 86112.5. - 86112.5. (a) Each person filing a report pursuant to this...

Section 86113. - 86113. (a) A lobbyist shall complete and verify a periodic...

Section 86114. - 86114. (a) Lobbying firms shall file periodic reports containing all...

Section 86114. - 86114. (a) Lobbying firms shall file periodic reports containing all...

Section 86115. - 86115. Subject to the exceptions in Section 86300, the following...

Section 86116. - 86116. Every person described in Section 86115 shall file periodic...

Section 86116. - 86116. Every person described in Section 86115 shall file periodic...

Section 86116.5. - 86116.5. (a) In addition to the information required pursuant to...

Section 86117. - 86117. (a) Reports required by Sections 86114 and 86116 shall...

Section 86118. - 86118. The original and one copy of each report required...

Section 86118. - 86118. (a) Reports required by Sections 86114 and 86116 shall...

Section 86119. - 86119. (a) (1) “Issue lobbying advertisement” means any advertisement as...

ARTICLE 2 - Prohibitions

Section 86201. - 86201. “Gift” as used in this article means a gift...

Section 86203. - 86203. It shall be unlawful for a lobbyist, or lobbying...

Section 86204. - 86204. It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to...

Section 86205. - 86205. No lobbyist or lobbying firm shall: (a) Do anything...

Section 86206. - 86206. Nothing in this article prohibits the payment of fees...

ARTICLE 3 - Exemptions

Section 86300. - 86300. The provisions of this chapter are not applicable to:...

CHAPTER 7 - Conflicts of Interest

ARTICLE 1 - General Prohibition

Section 87100. - 87100. A public official at any level of state or...

Section 87100.1. - 87100.1. (a) A registered professional engineer or licensed land surveyor...

Section 87101. - 87101. Section 87100 does not prevent any public official from...

Section 87102. - 87102. The requirements of Section 87100 are in addition to...

Section 87102.5. - 87102.5. (a) The remedies provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with...

Section 87102.6. - 87102.6. (a) “Nongeneral legislation” means legislation as to which both...

Section 87102.8. - 87102.8. (a) An elected state officer, as defined in subdivision...

Section 87103. - 87103. A public official has a financial interest in a...

Section 87103.5. - 87103.5. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 87103, a retail...

Section 87103.6. - 87103.6. Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 87103, any person who...

Section 87104. - 87104. (a) A public official of a state agency shall...

Section 87105. - 87105. (a) A public official who holds an office specified...

ARTICLE 2 - Disclosure

Section 87200. - 87200. This article is applicable to elected state officers, judges...

Section 87201. - 87201. Every candidate for an office specified in Section 87200...

Section 87202. - 87202. (a) Every person who is elected to an office...

Section 87203. - 87203. Every person who holds an office specified in Section...

Section 87204. - 87204. Every person who leaves an office specified in Section...

Section 87205. - 87205. A person who completes a term of an office...

Section 87206. - 87206. If an investment or an interest in real property...

Section 87206.5. - 87206.5. If an official must disclose a leasehold interest, the...

Section 87207. - 87207. (a) If income is required to be reported under...

Section 87208. - 87208. Except in statements required by Section 87203, investments and...

Section 87209. - 87209. When a statement is required to be filed under...

Section 87210. - 87210. A person shall not make a gift totaling fifty...

ARTICLE 3 - Conflict of Interest Codes

Section 87300. - 87300. Every agency shall adopt and promulgate a Conflict of...

Section 87301. - 87301. It is the policy of this act that Conflict...

Section 87302. - 87302. Each conflict of interest code shall contain the following...

Section 87302.3. - 87302.3. (a) Every candidate for an elective office that is...

Section 87302.6. - 87302.6. Notwithstanding Section 87302, a member of a board or...

Section 87303. - 87303. No conflict of interest code shall be effective until...

Section 87304. - 87304. If any agency fails to submit a proposed conflict...

Section 87305. - 87305. If after six months following the deadline for submission...

Section 87306. - 87306. (a) Every agency shall amend its Conflict of Interest...

Section 87306.5. - 87306.5. (a) No later than July 1 of each even-numbered...

Section 87307. - 87307. An agency may at any time amend its Conflict...

Section 87308. - 87308. Judicial review of any action of a code reviewing...

Section 87309. - 87309. A conflict of interest code or amendment shall not...

Section 87310. - 87310. If the duties of a designated employee are so...

Section 87311. - 87311. The review of proposed Conflict of Interest Codes by...

Section 87311.5. - 87311.5. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 87311, the review...

Section 87312. - 87312. The Commission shall, upon request, provide technical assistance to...

Section 87313. - 87313. A person shall not make a gift of fifty...

Section 87314. - 87314. (a) A board, commission, or agency of a public...

ARTICLE 3.5 - Multiagency Filers

Section 87350. - 87350. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a person...

ARTICLE 4 - Disqualification of Former Officers and Employees

Section 87400. - 87400. Unless the contrary is stated or clearly appears from...

Section 87401. - 87401. A former state administrative official, after the termination of...

Section 87402. - 87402. A former state administrative official, after the termination of...

Section 87403. - 87403. The prohibitions contained in Sections 87401 and 87402 shall...

Section 87404. - 87404. Upon the petition of any interested person or party,...

Section 87405. - 87405. The requirements imposed by this article shall not apply...

Section 87406. - 87406. (a) This section shall be known, and may be...

Section 87406.1. - 87406.1. (a) For purposes of this section, “district” means an...

Section 87406.3. - 87406.3. (a) A local elected official, chief administrative officer of...

Section 87407. - 87407. A public official shall not make, participate in making,...

Section 87408. - 87408. (a) A member of the Board of Administration of...

Section 87409. - 87409. (a) A member of the Board of Administration of...

Section 87410. - 87410. (a) A member of the Board of Administration of...

ARTICLE 4.5 - Disqualification of State Officers and Employees

Section 87450. - 87450. (a) In addition to the provisions of Article 1...

ARTICLE 4.6 - Loans to Public Officials

Section 87460. - 87460. (a) An elected officer of a state or local...

Section 87461. - 87461. (a) Except as set forth in subdivision (b), an...

Section 87462. - 87462. (a) Except as set forth in subdivision (b), a...

ARTICLE 5 - Filing

Section 87500. - 87500. Statements of economic interests required by this chapter shall...

Section 87500.2. - 87500.2. (a) An agency may permit the electronic filing of...

Section 87500.3. - 87500.3. (a) The Commission may develop and operate an online...

Section 87500.4. - 87500.4. (a) If the Commission establishes an online system pursuant...

Section 87505. - 87505. Each city clerk or county clerk who maintains an...

CHAPTER 8 - Ballot Pamphlet

Section 88000. - 88000. There shall be a state ballot pamphlet which shall...

Section 88001. - 88001. The ballot pamphlet shall contain all of the following:...

Section 88002. - 88002. The ballot pamphlet shall contain as to each state...

Section 88002.5. - 88002.5. (a) The ballot pamphlet shall also contain a section,...

Section 88003. - 88003. The Legislative Analyst shall prepare an impartial analysis of...

Section 88004. - 88004. Measures shall be printed in the ballot pamphlet, so...

Section 88005. - 88005. The ballot pamphlet shall be printed according to the...

Section 88005.5. - 88005.5. The Legislative Counsel shall prepare and proofread the texts...

Section 88006. - 88006. Not less than 20 days before submitting the copy...

Section 88007. - 88007. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 81012, the Legislature may...

CHAPTER 9 - Incumbency

Section 89000. - 89000. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the...

Section 89001. - 89001. No newsletter or other mass mailing shall be sent...

Section 89002. - 89002. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a mailing...

Section 89003. - 89003. Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 89002, a mass mailing,...

CHAPTER 9.5 - Ethics

Section 89500. - 89500. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

CHAPTER 10 - Auditing

Section 90000. - 90000. Except as provided in Section 90006, the Franchise Tax...

Section 90001. - 90001. Audits and investigations shall be made pursuant to Section...

Section 90002. - 90002. (a) The scope of audits and investigations under Section...

Section 90003. - 90003. In addition to the audits and investigations required by...

Section 90004. - 90004. (a) The Franchise Tax Board shall periodically prepare reports,...

Section 90005. - 90005. A member, employee, or agent of the Franchise Tax...

Section 90006. - 90006. Audits and field investigations of candidates for Controller and...

Section 90007. - 90007. (a) The commission shall adopt auditing guidelines and standards...

Section 90008. - 90008. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...

Section 90009. - 90009. (a) To further the purposes of this title, the...

CHAPTER 11 - Enforcement

Section 91000. - 91000. (a) Any person who knowingly or willfully violates any...

Section 91000.5. - 91000.5. An administrative action brought pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing...

Section 91001. - 91001. (a) The Attorney General is responsible for enforcing the...

Section 91001.5. - 91001.5. In any case in which a district attorney could...

Section 91002. - 91002. No person convicted of a misdemeanor under this title...

Section 91003. - 91003. (a) Any person residing in the jurisdiction may sue...

Section 91003.5. - 91003.5. Any person who violates a provision of Article 2...

Section 91004. - 91004. Any person who intentionally or negligently violates any of...

Section 91005. - 91005. (a) Any person who makes or receives a contribution,...

Section 91005.5. - 91005.5. Any person who violates any provision of this title,...

Section 91006. - 91006. If two or more persons are responsible for any...

Section 91007. - 91007. (a) Any person, before filing a civil action pursuant...

Section 91008. - 91008. Not more than one judgment on the merits with...

Section 91008.5. - 91008.5. No civil action may be filed under Section 91004,...

Section 91009. - 91009. In determining the amount of liability under Sections 91004...

Section 91010. - 91010. No request to the civil prosecutor pursuant to Section...

Section 91011. - 91011. (a) No civil action alleging a violation in connection...

Section 91012. - 91012. The court may award to a plaintiff or defendant...

Section 91013. - 91013. (a) If any person files an original statement or...

Section 91013.5. - 91013.5. (a) In addition to any other available remedies, the...

Section 91013.7. - 91013.7. (a) If the time for judicial review of a...

Section 91014. - 91014. Nothing in this chapter shall exempt any person from...