{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"85307","citation":"Gov. Code, § 85307","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 9. POLITICAL REFORM [81000. - 91014.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-9"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5. Limitations on Contributions [85100. - 85802.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-9/chapter-5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Contribution Limitations [85300. - 85321.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-9/chapter-5/article-3"}],"history":"Repealed (in Sec. 9) and added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 556, Sec. 10.   (AB 571)   Effective January 1, 2020.   Section operative January 1, 2021, by its own provisions.   Conditionally superseded; see amendment by Stats. 2025, Ch. 278.","effective":"2020-01-01","html":"<p>(a) The provisions of this article regarding loans apply to extensions of credit, but do not apply to loans made to a candidate by a commercial lending institution in the lender’s regular course of business on terms available to members of the general public for which the candidate is personally liable.</p><p>(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a candidate for elective state, county, or city office shall not personally loan to the candidate’s campaign, including the proceeds of a loan obtained by the candidate from a commercial lending institution, an amount, the outstanding balance of which exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). A candidate shall not charge interest on any loan the candidate made to the candidate’s campaign. This subdivision does not apply to a jurisdiction in which the county or city imposes a limit on contributions pursuant to Section <a href=\"/gov/85702.5\">85702.5</a>.</p><p>(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2021.</p>","text":"(a) The provisions of this article regarding loans apply to extensions of credit, but do not apply to loans made to a candidate by a commercial lending institution in the lender’s regular course of business on terms available to members of the general public for which the candidate is personally liable. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a candidate for elective state, county, or city office shall not personally loan to the candidate’s campaign, including the proceeds of a loan obtained by the candidate from a commercial lending institution, an amount, the outstanding balance of which exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). A candidate shall not charge interest on any loan the candidate made to the candidate’s campaign. This subdivision does not apply to a jurisdiction in which the county or city imposes a limit on contributions pursuant to Section 85702.5. (c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2021.","otherVersions":[{"effective":"2026-01-01","history":"Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 278, Sec. 59.   (AB 808)   Effective January 1, 2026.   Conditionally operative pursuant to Sec. 78 of Stats. 2025, Ch. 278.","state":"not in force on 2026-09-28","html":"<p>(a) The provisions of this article regarding loans apply to extensions of credit, but do not apply to loans made to a candidate by a commercial lending institution in the lender’s regular course of business on terms available to members of the general public for which the candidate is personally liable.</p><p>(b) A candidate shall not charge interest on any loan the candidate made to the candidate’s campaign. This subdivision does not apply to a jurisdiction in which the county or city imposes a limit on contributions pursuant to Section 85702.5.</p>"}],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/contribution-limitations-85307","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}