California Code of Regulations
Title 2 - Administration
Division 6 - Fair Political Practices Commission
Chapter 5 - Campaign Finance Reform
Section 18523 - Nondesignated Contributions or Loans

Universal Citation: 2 CA Code of Regs 18523

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

The following provisions shall apply to contributions that do not specifically designate the specific office for which the contributions were made:

(a) When a contributor makes a contribution or loan to a candidate with more than one controlled committee and does not designate the committee for which the contribution or loan is made, the candidate or the candidate's designee may allocate the contribution or loan to any one of the candidate's controlled committees consistent with subdivision (b) of this regulation, to the extent allowable under the applicable provisions of this title, including Government Code sections 85301 and 85302, and 2 Cal. Code Regs. section 18531.

(b) The candidate or the candidate's designee may allocate a monetary contribution to a controlled committee consistent with subdivision (a) of this regulation, by either depositing the contribution in the campaign bank account for a particular controlled committee or reporting in a campaign statement or a late contribution report that the contribution has been made by that contributor to a particular controlled committee.

(c) A monetary contribution shall be reported in the campaign statement for the reporting period in which it is received, and shall be deposited in the campaign bank account for the controlled committee to which it is being allocated within 30 days of receipt. Non-monetary contributions shall be allocated to a particular committee within 30 days of receipt or by the reporting deadline for the reporting period in which the contribution is received, whichever is earlier.

1. New section filed 2-24-89; operative 3-26-89 (Register 89, No. 10).
2. Amendment filed 7-28-89; operative 8-27-89 (Register 89, No. 31).
3. Editorial correction of printing error in HISTORY 1. (Register 91, No. 31).
4. Repealer of subsection (b) filed 4-26-95; operative 4-26-95 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 95, No. 17).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 2-23-99 pursuant to section 100, title 1, Government Code (Register 99, No. 9).
6. Amendment of NOTE filed 5-4-2001; operative 6-3-2001 (Register 2001, No. 18).
7. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 4-26-2002; operative 5-26-2002 (Register 2002, No. 17). 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).
8. Amendment of subsections (a) and (b) 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 85201, 85301 and 85302, Government Code.

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