Title GOV, California Gov. Code

(a) The services of a California Science and Technology Policy Fellow provided by the California Council on Science and Technology and duly authorized by an executed memorandum of understanding between the council and an executive branch agency or department are not a gift to a s…

(a) The services of a policy fellow provided by an association are not a gift to a state elective or appointive officer for the purposes of this article. (b) For the purposes of this section, “association” means any of the following organizations that are exempt from taxation und…

(a) Payments, advances, or reimbursements for travel, including actual transportation and related lodging and subsistence that is reasonably related to a legislative or governmental purpose, or to an issue of state, national, or international public policy, are not prohibited or …

(a) A candidate for elective state office may only accept contributions within the limits provided in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 85100). (b) All contributions deposited into the campaign account shall be deemed to be held in trust for expenses associated with the election…

(a) This article applies to campaign funds held by candidates for elective office, elected officers, controlled committees, ballot measure committees, committees opposed to a candidate or measure, and any committee which qualifies as a committee pursuant to subdivision (a) of Sec…

(a) An incumbent elected officer may utilize the incumbent elected officer’s personal funds for expenditures authorized by subdivision (b) of Section 89510 without first depositing those funds in the incumbent elected officer’s controlled committee’s campaign bank account, if bot…

(a) An expenditure to seek office is within the lawful execution of the trust imposed by Section 89510 if it is reasonably related to a political purpose. An expenditure associated with holding office is within the lawful execution of the trust imposed by Section 89510 if it is r…

(a) Subject to the provisions of subdivision (b), any expenditure by a committee not subject to the trust imposed by subdivision (b) of Section 89510 shall be reasonably related to a political, legislative, or governmental purpose of the committee. (b) Any expenditure by a commit…

This section governs the use of campaign funds for the specific expenditures set forth in this section. It is the intent of the Legislature that this section shall guide the interpretation of the standard imposed by Section 89512 as applied to other expenditures not specifically …

(a) Expenditures of campaign funds for attorney’s fees and other costs in connection with administrative, civil, or criminal litigation are not directly related to a political, legislative, or governmental purpose except where the litigation is directly related to activities of a…

Campaign funds may be used to make donations or loans to bona fide charitable, educational, civic, religious, or similar tax-exempt, nonprofit organizations, where no substantial part of the proceeds will have a material financial effect on the candidate, elected officer, campaig…

Notwithstanding Sections 89512 and 89513, this section governs the use of campaign funds for vehicle expenses. (a) Campaign funds shall not be used to purchase a vehicle unless both of the following apply: (1) Title to the vehicle is held by the committee and not the candidate, e…

(a) Campaign funds shall not be used for payment or reimbursement for the lease of real property or for the purchase, lease, or refurbishment of any appliance or equipment, where the lessee or sublessor is, or the legal title resides, in whole or in part, in a candidate, elected …

(a) (1) For purposes of this section, “security expenses” include all of the following: (A) The reasonable costs of installing and monitoring a home or office electronic security for a candidate, elected officer, or the immediate family or staff of a candidate or elected officer.…

Notwithstanding Section 89517, campaign funds may be used to pay for, or reimburse the state for, the costs of installing and monitoring hardware, software, or services related to the cybersecurity of electronic devices of a candidate, elected officer, or campaign worker. The can…

(a) Campaign funds shall not be used to compensate a candidate or elected officer for the performance of political, legislative, or governmental activities, except for reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred for political, legislative, or governmental purposes. (b) Campa…

(a) Upon the 90th day after leaving an elective office, or the 90th day following the end of the postelection reporting period following the defeat of a candidate for elective office, whichever occurs last, campaign funds under the control of the former candidate or elected offic…

(a) An officeholder who is convicted of a felony enumerated in Section 20 of the Elections Code, and whose conviction has become final, shall use funds held by the officeholder’s candidate controlled committee only for the following purposes: (1) The payment of outstanding campai…

The remedies provided in Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 91000) shall not apply to violations of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 84, Sec. 13.)

(a) Any person who makes or receives an honorarium, gift, or expenditure in violation of this chapter is liable in a civil action brought by the commission for an amount of up to three times the amount of the unlawful honorarium, gift, or expenditure. (b) (1) Any person who uses …

This chapter shall not be construed to permit an expenditure of campaign funds prohibited by Section 18680 of the Elections Code. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 108. Effective January 1, 1995.)

The Legislature finds that political activities of public employees are of significant statewide concern. The provisions of this chapter shall supersede all provisions on this subject in the general law of this state or any city, county, or city and county charter except as provi…

This chapter applies to all officers and employees of a state or local agency. (a) “Local agency” means a county, city, city and county, political subdivision, district other than a school district, or municipal corporation. Officers and employees of a given local agency include …

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, or as necessary to meet requirements of federal law as it pertains to a particular employee or employees, no restriction shall be placed on the political activities of any officer or employee of a state or local agency. (Repealed and …

No one who holds, or who is seeking election or appointment to, any office or employment in a state or local agency shall, directly or indirectly, use, promise, threaten or attempt to use, any office, authority, or influence, whether then possessed or merely anticipated, to confe…

(a) An officer or employee of a local agency shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit a political contribution from an officer or employee of that agency, or from a person on an employment list of that agency, with knowledge that the person from whom the contribution is solicit…

No one who holds, or who is seeking election or appointment to, any office shall, directly or indirectly, offer or arrange for any increase in compensation or salary for an employee of a state or local agency in exchange for, or a promise of, a contribution or loan to any committ…

No officer or employee of a local agency shall participate in political activities of any kind while in uniform. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1422.)

Any city, county, or city and county charter or, in the absence of a charter provision, the governing body of any local agency and any agency not subject to Section 19251 by establishing rules and regulations, may prohibit or otherwise restrict the following: (a) Officers and emp…

Except as provided in Section 19990, the limitations set forth in this chapter shall be the only restrictions on the political activities of state employees. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 142, Sec. 25.)

Nothing in this chapter prevents an officer or employee of a state or local agency from soliciting or receiving political funds or contributions to promote the passage or defeat of a ballot measure which would affect the rate of pay, hours of work, retirement, civil service, or o…

(a) An officer, employee, or consultant of a local agency may not expend or authorize the expenditure of any of the funds of the local agency to support or oppose the approval or rejection of a ballot measure, or the election or defeat of a candidate, by the voters. (b) As used i…

(a) A nonprofit organization or an officer, employee, or agent of a nonprofit organization shall not use, or permit another to use, public resources received from any local agency to make a contribution or expenditure not authorized by law. (b) As used in this section and Section…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) There is a growing need for the state to finance capital projects to renew and expand the state’s infrastructure through the use of various types of revenue obligations that are paid from the General Fund. (b) The need …

As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Bonds” means general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, or any derivative evidence of indebtedness which includes, but is not limited to, interests in pools, money market mutual funds, and unit investmen…

The Treasurer may sell California savings bonds in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. Notwithstanding any provision of law, when the Treasurer determines that bonds are to be sold, the Treasurer may request the governing body to authorize bonds with the following t…

In arranging the sale of bonds, the Treasurer may impose the following requirements on any financial institution that sells the bonds to the public: (a) California residents planning to use the tax-exempt income for college expenses shall have first priority for purchase of the b…

(a) A person who redeems California savings bonds and who has owned the bonds for at least five years, or a person designated by the owner, may exclude the amount redeemed to a maximum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), per year per student, adjusted for inflation after J…

The general authority of the Treasurer to sell bonds, as provided in this chapter, is intended to be in addition to, and not limited by, specific provisions authorizing the issuance of bonds and is a separate and complete authority for the actions authorized by this chapter. (Add…

This chapter is known and may be cited as the California Special District Consolidation Assistance Act. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1392, Sec. 1.)

The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the best interests of the people of the state, and of primary importance to the safety of persons and property throughout California, to establish a program to enable counties to assist special districts to develop and implement pl…

The board of supervisors of any county may participate in the program created by this chapter by adopting an ordinance implementing the provisions of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1392, Sec. 1.)

The board of supervisors in a participating county may make loans to districts, as defined by Section 56036, which apply pursuant to this chapter to pay for the costs of any of the following: (a) Studies to determine the feasibility of reducing the costs of districts through cons…

The board of supervisors shall develop the procedure to be followed by special districts to submit applications and the criteria for evaluating those loan applications and awarding loans. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1392, Sec. 1.)

The board of supervisors shall determine after public hearing which applications by districts for loans shall be approved based on the criteria established pursuant to Section 60354. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1392, Sec. 1.)

The board of supervisors may cancel the repayment of any loan made pursuant to this chapter for special districts which successfully complete a consolidation, merger, or reorganization. If the board of supervisors cancels a loan, it shall be considered a grant and no repayment sh…