California Code of Regulations
Title 2 - Administration
Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission
Chapter 4 - Campaign Disclosure
Section 18426.1 - Assistant Treasurer: Duties and Liability
Pursuant to Government Code section 84100, every recipient committee shall have a treasurer, and may designate, on the committee's statement of organization, one assistant treasurer. The assistant treasurer may sign and verify campaign statement(s) on behalf of the committee which the assistant treasurer has used reasonable diligence to prepare and review, and signs to that effect under penalty of perjury as required by Government Code section 81004. With respect to statements signed by the assistant treasurer, the treasurer and assistant treasurer shall be jointly and severally liable for any violations for which the Political Reform Act would otherwise hold the treasurer liable. The assistant treasurer shall assume the duties and responsibilities of the treasurer as set forth in the Political Reform Act and Commission regulations (including Title 2, California Code of Regulations sections 18401 and 18427) in the event of a temporary vacancy in the office or in the event the treasurer is unavailable. Consistent with Section 84100(a), a committee may not accept a contribution or make an expenditure at a time when the office of treasurer is vacant.
1. New section
filed 9-30-99; operative 9-30-99 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(d)
(Register 99, No. 40).
2. Amendment of section heading and section
filed 9-14-2020; operative 10-14-2020 pursuant to Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2,
section 18312(e).
Submitted to OAL for filing pursuant to Fair Political Practices Commission v.
Office of Administrative Law, 3 Civil C010924, California Court of Appeal,
Third Appellate District, nonpublished decision, April 27, 1992 (FPPC
regulations only subject to 1974 Administrative Procedure Act rulemaking
requirements and not subject to procedural or substantive review by OAL)
(Register 2020, No. 38).
3. Amendment filed 5-12-2021; operative
6-11-2021 pursuant to Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, section
18312(e).
Submitted to OAL for filing pursuant to Fair Political Practices Commission v.
Office of Administrative Law, 3 Civil C010924, California Court of Appeal,
Third Appellate District, nonpublished decision, April 27, 1992 (FPPC
regulations only subject to 1974 Administrative Procedure Act rulemaking
requirements and not subject to procedural or substantive review by OAL)
(Register 2021, No. 20).
Note: Authority cited: Section 83112, Government Code. Reference: Sections 81004, 84100 and 84104, Government Code.