California Government Code

§ 81009

GOV § 81009 Effective Jan 1, 2026Title 9 · Ch. 1

Statute text

(a)Registrations and original campaign reports of persons holding elective state office, candidates for any such office, committees supporting any such officeholder or candidate, and committees supporting or opposing statewide measures, shall be retained by filing officers indefinitely.

(b)Original campaign reports of mayors, city council members, county supervisors, candidates for any of these offices, and committees supporting any officeholder or candidate shall be retained indefinitely, except that original campaign reports of candidates not elected to these offices and of committees supporting candidates not elected to these offices shall be retained by filing officers for a period of at least five years.

(c)Original campaign reports of all other persons shall be retained by filing officers for at least seven years.

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Legislative history

Amended (as amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 211, Sec. 2) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 278, Sec. 3. (AB 808) Effective January 1, 2026. Conditionally operative pursuant to Sec. 78 of Stats. 2025, Ch. 278. Note: This section was added on June 4, 1974, by initiative Prop. 9.