California Government Code

§ 81007.5

GOV § 81007.5 Effective Jan 1, 2026Title 9 · Ch. 1

Statute text

(a)Any report or statement or copies thereof required to be filed with any official under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 84100) or Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 87100), other than a report or statement that is required to be filed online or electronically with the Secretary of State in accordance with this title or with a local government agency in accordance with an ordinance adopted by the agency pursuant to Section 84615, may be emailed by the applicable deadline, provided that the required originals or paper copies are sent by first-class mail or by any other personal delivery or guaranteed overnight delivery service within 24 hours of the applicable deadline.

(b)An emailed report or statement shall not be considered filed if the emailed report or statement is not a true and correct copy of the original.

(c)A filing officer who receives an emailed report or statement shall make the report or statement available to the public in the same manner as provided in Section 81008.

Legislative history

Amended (as amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 662, Sec. 3) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 278, Sec. 2. (AB 808) Effective January 1, 2026. Conditionally operative pursuant to Sec. 78 of Stats. 2025, Ch. 278.