FPPC Regulations

• 18104. Secure Electronic Signatures
• 18110. Duties of Filing Officers' Campaign Statements
• 18115. Duties of Filing Officers and Filing Officials- Statements of Economic Interests
• 18115.1. Duties of Filing Officers and Filing Officials - Paper Format Statements of Economic Interests
• 18115.2. Duties of Filing Officers and Filing Officials - Electronically Filed Statements of Economic Interests
• 18116. Reports and Statements; Filing Dates
• 18117. Duties of Filing Officers and Filing Officials' Effect of Non-Compliance on Filing and Disclosure Obligations

• 18200. Terms and References
• 18202. Definitions. Quasi-Legislative Administrative Action
• 18215. Contribution
• 18215.2. Uncompensated Internet Activity by Individuals that is not a Contribution or Expenditure
• 18216. Enforceable Promise to Make a Payment
• 18217. Nonprofit Organization as Controlled Committee
• 18219. Designated Employees
• 18225.4. Independent Expenditures; When Aggregated
• 18225.7. Made at the Behest of; Independent versus Coordinated Expenditures
• 18227. Filing Officer
• 18227.5. General Purpose Committees - State, County or City
• 18229. Inclusion of Registered Domestic Partners [repealed]
• 18229.1. Definition of "Dependent Children."
• 18230. Doing Business in the Jurisdiction
• 18232. Salary and Reimbursement for Expenses or Per Diem Received from a State, Local, or Federal Government Agency.
• 18233. Leasehold Interest
• 18234. Interests in Trusts
• 18235. Reporting Interests in a Blind Trust (82030, 82033 and 82034)
• 18237. Definitions. Definition of Investment
• 18238.5. Definition of Lobbying Firm; Individual Contract Lobbyist
• 18239. Definition of Lobbyist
• 18239.5. Lobbyist Employer
• 18247.5. Primarily Formed Committees
• 18249. State Agency (82004, 86100, 86300)
• 18250. Street Address

• 18307. Honoraria for Members of the Fair Political Practices Commission
• 18310. Meetings
• 18310.1. Public Participation at Meetings
• 18312. Rulemaking Procedure
• 18313. Forms and Manuals
• 18313.5. Online Posting
• 18313.6. Online Posting: Redacting Personal Information
• 18315. Complaint against a Commissioner
• 18316.5. Application of Government Code Section 83116.5
• 18316.6. Treasurer Liability
• 18318. Collections. Executive Director's Authority for the Settlement of an Order for Monetary Penalties.
• 18319. Delegation of Authority
• 18320. Requests for Opinions
• 18321. Review of Requests Denied by the Executive Director
• 18322. Procedures for Issuing Opinions
• 18324. Opinions
• 18326. Petition for Rehearing
• 18327. Voting Requirements for Formal Action by the Commission 
• 18329. Formal Written Advice and Informal Assistance
• 18329.5. Commission Advice Procedure - Government Code Sections 87300, 87306
• 18351. Conflict-of-Interest Code of the Fair Political Practices Commission 
• 18360. Complaints Filed with the Commission
• 18360.1. Eligibility Requirements and Considerations for Campaign Violations -- Streamline (Tiers One and Two), Warning Letters and the Political Reform Education Program (PREP)
• 18360.2. Eligibility Requirements and Considerations for Ethics and Lobbying Violations -- Streamline (Tiers One and Two), Warning Letters and the Political Reform Education Program (PREP)
• 18360.3. Penalties in Streamline Cases
• 18361. Delegation by the Executive Director Pertaining to Enforcement Proceedings and Authority to Hear Probable Cause Proceedings
• 18361.1. Administrative Subpoenas
• 18361.2. Memorandum Respecting Civil Litigation
• 18361.3. Referral of Questions of Law to the Commission 
• 18361.4. Probable Cause Proceedings
• 18361.5. Administrative Hearings 
• 18361.6. Probable Cause Presentation by Civil or Criminal Prosecutor 
• 18361.7. Executive Director Subpoena Authority
• 18361.8. Inapplicability of Regulations 18361.1 Through 18361.8 to Other Enforcement Procedures
• 18361.9. Procedure for Commission's Consideration of Proposed Decision by an Administrative Law Judge; Reconsideration
• 18361.10. Administrative Adjudicated Enforcement Decisions as Precedent
• 18361.11. Default Proceedings
• 18362. Access to Complaint Files
• 18363. Administering Oaths and Affirmations
• 18370. State Agency Ethics Training
• 18371. Local Agency Ethics Training 

• 18400. Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, Responsible Officer, and Principal Officer Capacity
• 18401. Required Recordkeeping for Chapter 4 & 5
• 18401.1. Required Recordkeeping for Slate Mailer Organizations
• 18402. Committee Names
• 18402.1. Principal Officers
• 18402.2. Limited Liability Companies, Responsible Officer
• 18404. Termination of Candidate's and Committees' Filing Requirements
• 18404.1. Termination and Reopening of Committees
• 18404.2. Administrative Termination
• 18405. Candidates with Multiple Controlled Committees
• 18406. Short Form for Candidates or Officeholders Who Receive and Spend Less than $2,000 in a Calendar Year
• 18410. Statement of Organization
• 18417. Campaign Reporting - LAFCO Proposals
• 18419. Sponsored Committees
• 18420. Reporting of Campaign Contributions and Expenditures of State or Local Government Agencies
• 18420.1. Payments by State or Local Agencies for a Campaign Related Communication
• 18421. Cash Equivalents
• 18421.1. Disclosure of the Making and Receipt of Contributions
• 18421.2. Campaign Disclosure. Cryptocurrency Contributions
• 18421.3. Reporting of Contributions and Expenditures Collected by Contract Vendors or Collecting Agents
• 18421.4. Reporting Cumulative Amounts for State Elections and State Recipient Committees
• 18421.5. Reporting an Expenditure for Paid Online Communications
• 18421.6. Reporting Accrued Expenses
• 18421.7. Reporting an Expenditure for a Gift, a Meal, or Travel
• 18421.8. Reporting an Expenditure by a Candidate Controlled General Purpose Ballot Measure
• 18421.9. Reporting Expenditures Charged to a Credit, Debit or Charge Card by a Candidate or Committee
• 18421.10. Reporting Contributions from Limited Liability Companies
• 18421.11. Reporting Payments in Connection with Amplification of Online Communications
• 18421.31. Text Message Contributions
• 18422. Multipurpose Organization Political Activity Transparency.
  
• 18422.1. Required Recordkeeping for Multipurpose Organizations. 
• 18422.5. Top Contributor Disclosure by Committees Primarily Formed for State Ballot Measures or Candidates.
• 18423. Payments for Personal Services as Contributions and Expenditures
• 18424. Behested Payment Reporting. Additional Information
• 18424.1. Behested Payment Reporting. Good Faith Estimate
• 18424.2. Behested Payment Reporting. Charitable Organization Fundraising Solicitations
• 18424.3. Behested Payment Reporting. Payments from Donor Advised Funds
• 18425. 24-Hour Contribution Reports
• 18426. Semi-Annual Statement Early Filing
• 18426.1. Assistant Treasurer; Duties and Liability
• 18427. Duties of Treasurers and Candidates with Respect to Campaign Statements
• 18427.1. Notification to Contributors of Filing Obligations
• 18428. Reporting of Contributions and Independent Expenditures Required to be Aggregated
• 18430. Committees Controlled by More Than One Candidate
• 18431. Reporting of Expenditures by an Agent or Independent Contractor
• 18432.5. Intermediary
• 18435. Definition of Mass Mailing and Sender
• 18435.5. Slate Mailer Requirements
• 18438. Application of Government Code Section 84308.
• 18438.1. Officers and Agencies Under Government Code Section 84308
• 18438.2. Proceedings Under Government Code Section 84308
• 18438.3. Agents Under Government Code Section 84308
• 18438.4. Participants Under Government Code Section 84308
• 18438.5. Aggregated Contributions Under Section 84308
• 18438.6. Solicitation, Direction, and Receipt of Contributions Under Government Code Section 84308
• 18438.7. Prohibitions and Disqualification Under Government Code Section 84308
• 18438.8. Disclosure Under Government Code Section 84308
• 18439. Definition of "Personally Deliver"
• 18440. Telephone Advocacy
• 18450.1. Definitions. Advertisement Disclosure
• 18450.2. Definitions. Authorized and Paid For
• 18450.3. Top Contributor Disclosure for Affiliated Entities
• 18450.4. Video and Television Advertisement Disclosure
• 18450.5. Amended Advertising Disclosure
• 18450.6. Disclosure on Advertisements in Languages Other than English
• 18450.7. Disclosure for Advertisements in Formats Not Specifically Addressed
• 18450.8. Disclosure for Advertisements on Listening Applications that are Both Audio and Visual
• 18450.9. Website Advertisements and Social Media Advertisements
• 18450.10. Adertisements by a Paid Third-Party Influencer
• 18450.11. Spokesperson Disclosure
• 18451. CalPERS and CalSTRS Board Member Elections; Where to File Campaign Reports and Statements

• 18465. Disclosure of Lobbying Entity Identification Numbers
• 18465.1. Verification of Online Filers
• 18466. State Ballot Measure Contributions & Expenditures; Online Reports 

• 18503. Small Contributor Committees
• 18520. Statement of Intention To Be a Candidate
• 18521. Establishment of Separate Controlled Committee for Each Campaign Account
• 18521.5. Ballot Measure Committees Controlled by Candidates for Elective State Office
• 18523. Nondesignated Contributions or Loans
• 18523.1. Written Solicitation for Contributions
• 18524. Investment and Expenditure of Candidates' Campaign Funds
• 18525. Incumbent Candidates' Election Expenses and Officeholder Expenses
• 18526. Reimbursement of Expenditures
• 18530. Use of Public Funds
• 18530.2. Transfer of Funds Raised Prior to Proposition 34 Limits
• 18530.3. Reporting of Specified Contributions and Expenditures by Political Party Committees
• 18530.4. Legal Defense Funds - State Candidates & Officers
• 18530.45. Legal Defense Funds - Local Candidates and Officers
• 18530.7. Extensions of Credit
• 18530.8. Personal Loans
• 18531. Return or Attribution of Excessive Contributions
• 18531.2. Refunding General Election Contributions
• 18531.5. Recall Elections 
• 18531.6. Treatment of Debts Outstanding After an Election - Prior to January 24, 2004
• 18531.61. Treatment of Debts Outstanding After an Election
• 18531.62. Elected State Officeholder Bank Accounts
• 18531.63. Treatment of Debts Outstanding After a City or County Election for Offices Subject to AB571 - Prior to January 1, 2021.
• 18531.64. Treatment of Debts Outstanding After a City or County Election.
• 18531.7. Payments for Communications - Section 85312
• 18531.10. Communications Identifying State Candidates
• 18533. Contributions from Joint Checking Accounts
• 18534. Required Committee Bank Accounts
• 18535. Restrictions on Contributions Between State Candidates 
• 18536. Transfer and Attribution of Contributions 
• 18537. Contribution Limits and Application to Repaid Loans
• 18537.1. Carry Over of Contributions
• 18539.2. Reporting Payments Pursuant to Government Code Section 85310
• 18540. Voluntary Expenditure Ceilings
• 18542. Notification of Personal Contributions in Excess of the Voluntary Expenditure Limits 
• 18543. Lifting of Voluntary Expenditure Limits
• 18544. Campaign Contributions and Voluntary Expenditure COLA Formula
• 18545. Contribution Limit and Voluntary Expenditure Ceiling Amounts
• 18550. 24-Hour Independent Expenditure Reports
• 18570. Return of Contributions with Insufficient Donor Information
• 18572. Lobbyist Contributions - Making a Contribution Defined 
  

• 18600. Duties and Prohibitions of Lobbyists, Lobbying Firms, and Lobbyist Employers (86100, 86300)
• 18601. Withdrawal of Lobbyist Certification or Lobbying Firm Registration
• 18603. Lobbyist Certification
• 18603.1. Lobbyist Ethics Orientation Course
• 18610. Lobbyist Accounting
• 18611. Lobbyist Reporting
• 18612. Accounting by Lobbying Firms
• 18613. Reporting by Lobbying Firms
• 18614. Payments for Lobbying Services
• 18615. Accounting by Lobbyist Employers
• 18616. Reports by Lobbyist Employers and Persons Spending $5,000 or More to Influence Legislative or Administrative Action
• 18616.4. Reports by Lobbying Coalitions Which are Lobbyist Employers; Reports by Members of Lobbying Coalitions
• 18617. Early Filing of Periodic Reports
• 18623. Gifts from Lobbyists and Lobbying Firms; Honoraria
• 18624. Lobbyist Arranging Gifts
• 18625. Loans from Lobbyist or Lobbying Firm; Placing Official Under Personal Obligation
• 18626. Contingency Fees Prohibition 
• 18640. Activity Expenses

• 18700. Basic Rule and Guide to Conflict of Interest Regulations
• 18700.1. Definitions: Source of Income, Commission Income and Incentive Income
• 18700.2. Parent, Subsidiary, Otherwise Related Business Entity: Defined
• 18700.3. Consultant, Public Official Who Manages Public Investments: Definitions
• 18701. Determining Whether a Financial Effect Is Reasonably Foreseeable
• 18701.1. Real Estate or Professional License
• 18702. Materiality Standards 
• 18702.1. Materiality Standard: Financial Interest in Business Entities
• 18702.2. Materiality Standard: Financial Interest in Real Property
• 18702.3. Materiality Standard: Financial Interest in a Source of Income
• 18702.4. Materiality Standard: Financial Interest in Source of Gift
• 18702.5. Materiality Standard: Financial Interest in an Official's Personal Finances
• 18703. Public Generally
• 18704. Making, Participating in Making, or Using or Attempting to Use Official Position to Influence a Governmental Decision, Defined
• 18705. Legally Required Participation
• 18706. Governmental Decision: Segmentation
• 18707. Disqualification Requirements
• 18720 Annual Statements of Economic Interests:2020 Emergency Filing Date Extension
• 18722. Filing Assuming and Leaving Office Statements of Economic Interests; Alternates and Designees 
• 18723. Dates for Filing Annual Statements of Economic Interests
• 18723.1. Statements of Economic Interests: Public Officials with Multiple Positions
• 18724. Filing of Statements of Economic Interests by Temporary or Part-Time Court Commissioners, Pro Tem and Retired Judges
• 18728. Reporting of Income and Gifts; Honoraria and Awards (87207)
• 18728.5. Reporting of Commission Income and Incentive Compensation 
• 18729. Leasehold Interests, Value, Disclosure
• 18730. Provisions of Conflict of Interest Codes 
• 18730.1. Conflict of Interest Code: Reporting of Gifts
• 18732. Filing Dates for Annual Statements Filed Pursuant to Conflict of Interest Codes (87302)
• 18732.5. Statements of Economic Interests from Filers of Abolished Agencies
• 18733. Disclosure Categories for Auditors, Investigators and Inspectors and Persons Similarly Situated (87302)
• 18734. Designated Employees and Consultants - Positions Pending Code Amendment
• 18735. Change of Position or Disclosure Category Within Same Agency
• 18735.5. Filing Dates for Assuming Office, Annual, or Leaving Office Statements of Economic Interests for Multi-Agency Filers of Joint Powers Insurance Agencies 
• 18736. Contents of State Agency Biennial Reports
• 18736.1. Contents of Multi-County Local Agency Written Statements
• 18737. Suspension of Code Provisions Pending Appeal (87307)
• 18740. Legally Prohibited Disclosure: Statements of Economic Interests
• 18741.1. Revolving Door; State Permanent Ban
• 18746.1. Revolving Door; State One-Year Ban
• 18746.2. Revolving Door; Appearances and Communications
• 18746.3. Revolving Door; Local Officials
• 18746.4. Revolving Door; Permanently Left and Leave of Absence
• 18747. Influencing Prospective Employment 
• 18750. State and Multi-County Agencies: Adopting or Amending Conflict of Interest Code.
• 18751. Conflict of Interest Code Exemption
• 18753. Statements of Economic Interests; Where to File
• 18754. Statements of Economic Interests (Members of Boards or Commissions of Newly Created Agencies); When and Where to File
• 18755. Statements of Economic Interests; Person or Persons at an Institution of Higher Education with Principal Responsibility for a Research Project
• 18756. Statements of Economic Interests; Certification of Electronic Filing System
• 18757. Statements of Econic Interests; Filing an Original Statement of Economic Interest in Electronic Format Without a Cerified Electronic System

There are currently no regulations in this chapter. 

• 18901.1. Campaign Related Mailings Sent at Public Expense

• 18930. Guide to Honorarium Regulations
• 18931.1. Definition of "Speech Given"
• 18931.2. Definition of "Article Published"
• 18931.3. Definition of "Attendance"
• 18932. Exceptions to "Honorarium": Earned Income
• 18932.1. Exceptions to "Honorarium": Bona Fide Business, Trade, or Profession
• 18932.2. Exceptions to "Honorarium": Teaching as a Bona Fide Profession
• 18932.3. Definition of "Predominant Activity"
• 18932.4. Exceptions to "Honorarium": General Exceptions
• 18932.5. Exclusions From "Honorarium": Direct Charitable Donations
• 18933. Returning Honoraria
• 18940. Guide to Gift Regulations
• 18940.1. General Definition 
• 18940.2. Gift Limit Amount
• 18941. Receipt, Promise, Acceptance and Return of a Gift
• 18942. Exceptions to Gift and Exceptions to Gift Limits 
• 18942.1. Definition of Informational Material
• 18942.2. Definition of Home Hospitality
• 18942.3. Definition of Ceremonial Role
• 18943. Gift to Official Through Family Member
• 18944. Payments Made to an Agency for Use by Agency Officials 
• 18944.1. Gifts -- Agency Provided Tickets or Passes
• 18944.2. Agency Raffles and Exchanges of Presents
• 18944.3. Gifts from a Government Agency to Officials in that Agency
• 18945. Source of Gifts
• 18945.1. Aggregation of Gifts -- Single Source
• 18945.2. Group Gifts
• 18946. Valuation of Gifts
• 18946.1 Exception -- Valuation of Gifts -- Passes and Tickets
• 18946.2. Exception -- Valuation of Gifts -- Attendance at Invitation-Only Events
• 18946.3. Exception -- Valuation of Gifts -- Wedding Gifts
• 18946.4. Exception -- Valuation of Gifts -- Attendance at Nonprofit or Political Organization Fundraising Events
• 18946.5. Exception -- Valuation of Gifts -- Air Transportation
• 18950. Travel Payments 
• 18950.1. Exception - Payments for Travel Made in Conjunction with Official Agency Business
• 18950.2. Exception - Payments for Travel in Connection with a Bona Fide Business 
• 18950.3. Exception - Payments for Travel in Connection with Campaign Activities 
• 18950.4. Payments for Travel in Connection with Campaign Activities - Renumbered
• 18951. Surplus Funds 
• 18960. Direct Personal Benefit Defined
• 18961. Incidental Use

• 18991. Audits of Campaign Reports and Statements of Local Candidates and Their Controlled Committees
• 18992. Terms Used in Section 90001
• 18993. Contain in Detail
• 18994. Auditing and Investigations
• 18995. Standards and Guidelines for Auditing Statements and Reports
• 18996. Scope of Audits and Investigations (repealed)
• 18997. Audits of Campaign Reports and Statements of Candidates for the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System
• 18998. Commission Audits and Investigations

• 18104. Secure Electronic Signatures
• 18110. Duties of Filing Officers' Campaign Statements
• 18115. Duties of Filing Officers and Filing Officials- Statements of Economic Interests
• 18115.1. Duties of Filing Officers and Filing Officials - Paper Format Statements of Economic Interests.
• 18115.2. Duties of Filing Officers and Filing Officials - Electronically Filed Statements of Economic Interests
• 18116. Reports and Statements; Filing Dates
• 18117. Duties of Filing Officers and Filing Officials' Effect of Non-Compliance on Filing and Disclosure Obligations
• 18200. Terms and References
• 18202. Definitions. Quasi-Legislative Administrative Action.
• 18215. Contribution
• 18215.2 Uncompensated Internet Activity by Individuals that is not a Contribution or Expenditure
• 18216. Enforceable Promise to Make a Payment
• 18217. Nonprofit Organization as Controlled Committee
• 18219. Designated Employees
• 18225.4. Independent Expenditures; When Aggregated
• 18225.7. Made at the Behest; Independent versus Coordinated Expenditures
• 18227. Filing Officer
• 18227.5. General Purpose Committees - State, County or City
• 18229. Inclusion of Registered Domestic Partners [repealed]
• 18229.1. Definition of "Dependent Children."
• 18230. Doing Business in the Jurisdiction
• 18232 Salary and Reimbursement for Expenses or Per Diem Received from a State, Local, or Federal Government Agency.
• 18233. Leasehold Interest
• 18234. Interests in Trusts
• 18235 .Reporting Interests in a Blind Trust (82030, 82033 and 82034)
• 18237. Definitions. Definition of Investment
• 18238.5. Definition of Lobbying Firm; Individual Contract Lobbyist
• 18239. Definition of Lobbyist
• 18239.5. Lobbyist Employer
• 18247.5. Primarily Formed Committees
• 18249. State Agency (82004, 86100, 86300)
• 18250. Street Address
• 18307. Honoraria for Members of the Fair Political Practices Commission
• 18310. Meetings
• 18310.1. Public Participation at Meetings
• 18312. Rulemaking Procedure
• 18313. Forms and Manuals
• 18313.5. Online Posting
• 18313.6. Online Posting: Redacting Personal Information
• 18315. Complaint Against a Commissioner
• 18316.5. Application of Government Code Section 83116.5
• 18316.6. Treasurer Liability
• 18319. Delegation of Authority
• 18318. Collections. Executive Director’s Authority for the Settlement of an Order for Monetary Penalties.
• 18320. Requests for Opinions
• 18321. Review of Requests Denied by the Executive Director
• 18322. Procedures for Issuing Opinions
• 18324. Opinions
• 18326. Petition for Rehearing
• 18327. Voting Requirements for Formal Action by the Commission 
• 18329. Formal Written Advice and Informal Assistance
• 18329.5. Commission Advice Procedure - Government Code Sections 87300, 87306
• 18351. Conflict-of-Interest Code of the Fair Political Practices Commission 
• 18360. Complaints Filed with the Commission
• 18360.1. Eligibility Requirements and Considerations for Campaign Violations -- Streamline (Tiers One and Two), Warning Letters and the Political Reform Education Program (PREP)
• 18360.2. Eligibility Requirements and Considerations for Ethics and Lobbying Violations -- Streamline (Tiers One and Two), Warning Letters and the Political Reform Education Program (PREP)
• 18360.3. Penalties in Streamline Cases
• 18361. Delegation by the Executive Director Pertaining to Enforcement Proceedings and Authority to Hear Probable Cause Proceedings
• 18361.1. Administrative Subpoenas
• 18361.2. Memorandum Respecting Civil Litigation
• 18361.3. Referral of Questions of Law to the Commission 
• 18361.4. Probable Cause Proceedings
• 18361.5. Administrative Hearings 
• 18361.6. Probable Cause Presentation by Civil or Criminal Prosecutor 
• 18361.7. Executive Director Subpoena Authority
• 18361.8. Inapplicability of Regulations 18361.1 Through 18361.8 to Other Enforcement Procedures
• 18361.9. Briefing Procedure of Proposed Decision by an Administrative Law Judge; Reconsideration 
• 18361.10. Administrative Adjudicated Enforcement Decisions as Precedent
• 18361.11. Default Proceedings
• 18362. Access to Complaint Files
• 18363. Administering Oaths and Affirmations
• 18370. State Agency Ethics Training
• 18371. Local Agency Ethics Training 
  
• 18400. Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, Responsible Officer, and Principal Officer Capacity
• 18401. Required Recordkeeping for Chapter 4 & 5
• 18401.1. Required Recordkeeping for Slate Mailer Organizations
• 18402. Committee Names
• 18402.1. Principal Officers
• 18402.2. Limited Liability Companies, Responsible Officer
• 18404. Termination of Candidate's and Committees' Filing Requirements
• 18404.1. Termination and Reopening of Committees
• 18404.2. Administrative Termination
• 18405. Candidates with Multiple Controlled Committees
• 18406. Short Form for Candidates or Officeholders Who Receive and Spend Less than $2,000 in a Calendar Year
• 18410. Statement of Organization
• 18417. Campaign Reporting - LAFCO Proposals
• 18419. Sponsored Committees
• 18420. Reporting of Campaign Contributions and Expenditures of State or Local Government Agencies
• 18420.1. Payments by State or Local Agencies for a Campaign Related Communication
• 18421. Cash Equivalents
• 18421.1. Disclosure of the Making and Receipt of Contributions
• 18421.2. Campaign Disclosure. Cryptocurrency Contributions
• 18421.3. Reporting of Contributions and Expenditures Collected by Contract Vendors or Collecting Agents
• 18421.4. Reporting Cumulative Amounts for State Elections and State Recipient Committees
• 18421.5. Reporting an Expenditure for Paid Online Communications
• 18421.6. Reporting Accrued Expenses
• 18421.7. Reporting an Expenditure for a Gift, a Meal, or Travel
• 18421.8. Reporting an Expenditure by a Candidate Controlled General Purpose Ballot Measure
• 18421.9. Reporting Expenditures Charged to a Credit, Debit or Charge Card by a Candidate or Committee
• 18421.10. Reporting Contributions from Limited Liability Companies
• 18421.11. Reporting Payments in Connection with Amplification of Online Communications
• 18421.31. Text Message Contributions
• 18422. Multipurpose Organization Political Activity Transparency.
  
• 18422.1. Required Recordkeeping for Multipurpose Organizations. 
• 18422.5. Top Contributor Disclosure by Committees Primarily Formed for State Ballot Measures or Candidates
• 18423. Payments for Personal Services as Contributions and Expenditures
• 18424. Behested Payment Reporting. Additional Information
• 18424.1. Behested Payment Reporting. Good Faith Estimate
• 18424.2. Behested Payment Reporting. Charitable Organization Fundraising Solicitations
• 18424.3. Behested Payment Reporting. Payments from Donor Advised Funds
• 18425. 24-Hour Contribution Reports
• 18426. Semi-Annual Statement Early Filing
• 18426.1. Assistant Treasurer; Duties and Liability
• 18427. Duties of Treasurers and Candidates with Respect to Campaign Statements
• 18427.1. Notification to Contributors of Filing Obligations
• 18428. Reporting of Contributions and Independent Expenditures Required to be Aggregated
• 18430. Committees Controlled by More Than One Candidate
• 18431. Reporting of Expenditures by an Agent or Independent Contractor
• 18432.5. Intermediary
• 18435. Definition of Mass Mailing and Sender
• 18435.5. Slate Mailer Requirements
• 18438. Application of Government Code Section 84308.
• 18438.1. Officers and Agencies Under Government Code Section 84308
• 18438.2. Proceedings Under Government Code Section 84308
• 18438.3. Agents Under Government Code Section 84308
• 18438.4. Participants Under Government Code Section 84308
• 18438.5. Aggregated Contributions Under Section 84308
• 18438.6. Solicitation, Direction, and Receipt of Contributions Under Government Code Section 84308
• 18438.7. Prohibitions and Disqualification Under Government Code Section 84308
• 18438.8. Disclosure Under Government Code Section 84308
• 18439. Definition of "Personally Deliver"
• 18440. Telephone Advocacy
• 18450.1. Definitions. Advertisement Disclosure
• 18450.2. Definitions. Authorized and Paid For
• 18450.3. Top Contributor Disclosure for Affiliated Entities
• 18450.4. Video and Television Advertisement Disclosure
• 18450.5. Amended Advertising Disclosure
• 18450.6. Disclosure on Advertisements in Languages Other than English
• 18450.7. Disclosure for Advertisements in Formats Not Specifically Addressed
• 18450.8. Disclosure for Advertisements on Listening Applications that are Both Audio and Visual
• 18450.9. Website Advertisements and Social Media Advertisements
• 18450.10. Advertisements and Social Media Advertisements
• 18450.11. Spokesperson Disclosure
• 18451. CalPERS and CalSTRS Board Member Elections; Where to File Campaign Reports and Statements
• 18465. Disclosure of Lobbying Entity Identification Numbers
• 18465.1. Verification of Online Filers.
• 18466. State Ballot Measure Contributions & Expenditures; Online Reports
  
• 18503. Small Contributor Committees
• 18520. Statement of Intention To Be a Candidate
• 18521. Establishment of Separate Controlled Committee for Each Campaign Account
• 18521.5. Ballot Measure Committees Controlled by Candidates for Elective State Office
• 18523. Nondesignated Contributions or Loans
• 18523.1. Written Solicitation for Contributions
• 18524. Investment and Expenditure of Candidates' Campaign Funds
• 18525. Incumbent Candidates' Election Expenses and Officeholder Expenses
• 18526. Reimbursement of Expenditures
• 18530. Use of Public Funds
• 18530.2. Transfer of Funds Raised Prior to Proposition 34 Limits
• 18530.3. Reporting of Specified Contributions and Expenditures by Political Party Committees
• 18530.4. Legal Defense Funds - State Candidates & Officers
• 18530.45. Legal Defense Funds - Local Candidates and Officers
• 18530.7. Extensions of Credit
• 18530.8. Personal Loans
• 18531. Return or Attribution of Excessive Contributions
• 18531.2. Refunding General Election Contributions
• 18531.5. Recall Elections 
• 18531.6. Treatment of Debts Outstanding After an Election - Prior to January 24, 2004
• 18531.61. Treatment of Debts Outstanding After an Election
• 18531.62. Elected State Officeholder Bank Accounts
• 18531.63. Treatment of Debts Outstanding After a City or County Election for Offices Subject to AB571 - Prior to January 1, 2021.
• 18531.64. Treatment of Debts Outstanding After a City or County Election.
• 18531.7. Payments for Communications - Section 85312
• 18531.10. Communications Identifying State Candidates
• 18533. Contributions from Joint Checking Accounts
• 18534. Required Committee Bank Accounts
• 18535. Restrictions on Contributions Between State Candidates 
• 18536. Transfer and Attribution of Contributions 
• 18537. Contribution Limits and Application to Repaid Loans
• 18537.1. Carry Over of Contributions
• 18539.2. Reporting Payments Pursuant to Government Code Section 85310
• 18540. Voluntary Expenditure Ceilings
• 18542. Notification of Personal Contributions in Excess of the Voluntary Expenditure Limits 
• 18543. Lifting of Voluntary Expenditure Limits
• 18544. Campaign Contributions and Voluntary Expenditure COLA Formula
• 18545. Contribution Limit and Voluntary Expenditure Ceiling Amounts
• 18550. 24-Hour Independent Expenditure Reports
• 18570. Return of Contributions with Insufficient Donor Information
• 18572. Lobbyist Contributions - Making a Contribution Defined 
• 18600. Duties and Prohibitions of Lobbyists, Lobbying Firms, and Lobbyist Employers (86100, 86300)
• 18601. Withdrawal of Lobbyist Certification or Lobbying Firm Registration
• 18603. Lobbyist Certification
• 18603.1. Lobbyist Ethics Orientation Course
• 18610. Lobbyist Accounting
• 18611. Lobbyist Reporting
• 18612. Accounting by Lobbying Firms
• 18613. Reporting by Lobbying Firms
• 18614. Payments for Lobbying Services
• 18615. Accounting by Lobbyist Employers
• 18616.  Reports by Lobbyist Employers and Persons Spending $5,000 or More to Influence Legislative or Administrative Action
• 18616.4. Reports by Lobbying Coalitions Which are Lobbyist Employers; Reports by Members of Lobbying Coalitions
• 18617. Early Filing of Periodic Reports
• 18623. Gifts from Lobbyists and Lobbying Firms; Honoraria
• 18624. Lobbyist Arranging Gifts
• 18625. Loans from Lobbyist or Lobbying Firm; Placing Official Under Personal Obligation
• 18626. Contingency Fees Prohibition 
• 18640. Activity Expenses
  
• 18700. Basic Rule and Guide to Conflict of Interest Regulations
• 18700.1. Definitions: Source of Income, Commission Income and Incentive Income
• 18700.2. Parent, Subsidiary, Otherwise Related Business Entity: Defined
• 18700.3. Consultant, Public Official Who Manages Public Investments: Definitions
• 18701. Determining Whether a Financial Effect Is Reasonably Foreseeable
• 18701.1. Real Estate or Professional License
• 18702. Materiality Standards 
• 18702.1. Materiality Standard: Financial Interest in Business Entities
• 18702.2. Materiality Standard: Financial Interest in Real Property
• 18702.3. Materiality Standard: Financial Interest in a Source of Income
• 18702.4. Materiality Standard: Financial Interest in Source of Gift
• 18702.5. Materiality Standard: Financial Interest in an Official's Personal Finances
• 18703. Public Generally
• 18704. Making, Participating in Making, or Using or Attempting to Use Official Position to Influence a Governmental Decision, Defined
• 18705. Legally Required Participation
• 18706. Governmental Decision: Segmentation
• 18707. Disqualification Requirements
• 18720 Annual Statements of Economic Interests:2020 Emergency Filing Date Extension
• 18722. Filing Assuming and Leaving Office Statements of Economic Interests; Alternates and Designees 
• 18723. Dates for Filing Annual Statements of Economic Interests
• 18723.1. Statements of Economic Interests: Public Officials with Multiple Positions
• 18724. Filing of Statements of Economic Interests by Temporary or Part-Time Court Commissioners, Pro Tem and Retired Judges
• 18728. Reporting of Income and Gifts; Honoraria and Awards (87207)
• 18728.5. Reporting of Commission Income and Incentive Compensation 
• 18729. Leasehold Interests, Value, Disclosure
• 18730. Provisions of Conflict of Interest Codes 
• 18730.1. Conflict of Interest Code: Reporting of Gifts
• 18732. Filing Dates for Annual Statements Filed Pursuant to Conflict of Interest Codes (87302)
• 18732.5. Statements of Economic Interests from Filers of Abolished Agencies
• 18733. Disclosure Categories for Auditors, Investigators and Inspectors and Persons Similarly Situated (87302)
• 18734. Designated Employees and Consultants - Positions Pending Code Amendment
• 18735. Change of Position or Disclosure Category Within Same Agency
• 18735.5. Filing Dates for Assuming Office, Annual, or Leaving Office Statements of Economic Interests for Multi-Agency Filers of Joint Powers Insurance Agencies 
• 18736. Contents of State Agency Biennial Reports
• 18736.1. Contents of Multi-County Local Agency Written Statements
• 18737. Suspension of Code Provisions Pending Appeal (87307)
• 18740. Legally Prohibited Disclosure: Statements of Economic Interests
• 18741.1. Revolving Door; State Permanent Ban
• 18746.1. Revolving Door; State One-Year Ban
• 18746.2. Revolving Door; Appearances and Communications
• 18746.3. Revolving Door; Local Officials
• 18746.4. Revolving Door; Permanently Left and Leave of Absence
• 18747. Influencing Prospective Employment 
• 18750. State and Multi-County Agencies: Adopting or Amending Conflict of Interest Code.
• 18751. Conflict of Interest Code Exemption
• 18753. Statements of Economic Interests; Where to File
• 18754. Statements of Economic Interests (Members of Boards or Commissions of Newly Created Agencies); When and Where to File
• 18755. Statements of Economic Interests; Person or Persons at an Institution of Higher Education with Principal Responsibility for a Research Project
• 18756. Statements of Economic Interests; Certification of Electronic Filing System
• 18757. Statements of Econic Interests; Filing an Original Statement of Economic Interest in Electronic Format Without a Cerified Electronic System
• 18901.1. Campaign Related Mailings Sent at Public Expense
• 18930. Guide to Honorarium Regulations
• 18931.1. Definition of "Speech Given"
• 18931.2. Definition of "Article Published"
• 18931.3. Definition of "Attendance"
• 18932. Exceptions to "Honorarium": Earned Income
• 18932.1. Exceptions to "Honorarium": Bona Fide Business, Trade, or Profession
• 18932.2. Exceptions to "Honorarium": Teaching as a Bona Fide Profession
• 18932.3. Definition of "Predominant Activity"
• 18932.4. Exceptions to "Honorarium": General Exceptions
• 18932.5. Exclusions From "Honorarium": Direct Charitable Donations
• 18933. Returning Honoraria
• 18940. Guide to Gift Regulations
• 18940.1. General Definition 
• 18940.2. Gift Limit Amount
• 18941. Receipt, Promise, Acceptance and Return of a Gift
• 18942. Exceptions to Gift and Exceptions to Gift Limits 
• 18942.1. Definition of Informational Material
• 18942.2. Definition of Home Hospitality
• 18942.3. Definition of Ceremonial Role
• 18943. Gift to Official Through Family Member
• 18944. Payments Made to an Agency for Use by Agency Officials 
• 18944.1. Gifts -- Agency Provided Tickets or Passes
• 18944.2. Agency Raffles and Exchanges of Presents
• 18944.3. Gifts from a Government Agency to Officials in that Agency
• 18945. Source of Gifts
• 18945.1. Aggregation of Gifts -- Single Source
• 18945.2. Group Gifts
• 18946. Valuation of Gifts
• 18946.1 Exception -- Valuation of Gifts -- Passes and Tickets
• 18946.2. Exception -- Valuation of Gifts -- Attendance at Invitation-Only Events
• 18946.3. Exception -- Valuation of Gifts -- Wedding Gifts
• 18946.4. Exception -- Valuation of Gifts -- Attendance at Nonprofit or Political Organization Fundraising Events
• 18946.5. Exception -- Valuation of Gifts -- Air Transportation
• 18950. Travel Payments 
• 18950.1. Exception - Payments for Travel Made in Conjunction with Official Agency Business
• 18950.2. Exception - Payments for Travel in Connection with a Bona Fide Business 
• 18950.3. Exception - Payments for Travel in Connection with Campaign Activities 
• 18950.4. Payments for Travel in Connection with Campaign Activities - Renumbered
• 18951. Surplus Funds 
• 18960. Direct Personal Benefit Defined
• 18961. Incidental Use
• 18991. Audits of Campaign Reports and Statements of Local Candidates and Their Controlled Committees
• 18992. Terms Used in Section 90001
• 18993. Contain in Detail
• 18994. Auditing and Investigations
• 18995. Standards and Guidelines for Auditing Statements and Reports
• 18996. Scope of Audits and Investigations (repealed)
• 18997. Audits of Campaign Reports and Statements of Candidates for the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System
  
• 18998. Commission Audits and Investigations