CHAPTER 9.5. Ethics [89500. - 89522.]

Chapter 9.5 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 84, Sec. 13.

§§ 89500–89522 · 26 sections

• § 89500 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Ethics in Government Act of 1990.

1. ARTICLE 1. Honoraria §§ 89501–89502 · 2 sections

   • § 89501 (a) For purposes of this chapter, “honorarium” means, except as provided in subdivision (b), any payment made in consideration for any speech given, article…
   • § 89502 (a) An elected state officer, elected officer of a local government agency, or other individual specified in Section 87200 shall not accept any honorarium. (b)… see note
2. ARTICLE 2. Gifts §§ 89503–89504.8 · 4 sections

   • § 89503 (a) An elected state officer, elected officer of a local government agency, or other individual specified in Section 87200 shall not accept gifts from any… see note
   • § 89503.5 A gift is both “received” and “accepted” when the public official, or the official’s immediate family member, knowingly takes actual possession of the gift, is…
   • § 89504 (a) The services of a California Science and Technology Policy Fellow provided by the California Council on Science and Technology and duly authorized by an…
   • § 89504.8 (a) The services of a policy fellow provided by an association are not a gift to a state elective or appointive officer for the purposes of this article. (b)…
3. ARTICLE 3. Travel § 89506 · 1 section

   • § 89506 (a) Payments, advances, or reimbursements for travel, including actual transportation and related lodging and subsistence that is reasonably related to a…
4. ARTICLE 4. Campaign Funds §§ 89510–89522 · 18 sections

   • § 89510 (a) A candidate for elective state office may only accept contributions within the limits provided in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 85100). (b) All…
   • § 89511 (a) This article applies to campaign funds held by candidates for elective office, elected officers, controlled committees, ballot measure committees,…
   • § 89511.5 (a) An incumbent elected officer may utilize the incumbent elected officer’s personal funds for expenditures authorized by subdivision (b) of Section 89510… see note
   • § 89512 (a) An expenditure to seek office is within the lawful execution of the trust imposed by Section 89510 if it is reasonably related to a political purpose. An…
   • § 89512.5 (a) Subject to the provisions of subdivision (b), any expenditure by a committee not subject to the trust imposed by subdivision (b) of Section 89510 shall be…
   • § 89513 This section governs the use of campaign funds for the specific expenditures set forth in this section. It is the intent of the Legislature that this section…
   • § 89514 (a) Expenditures of campaign funds for attorney’s fees and other costs in connection with administrative, civil, or criminal litigation are not directly…
   • § 89515 Campaign funds may be used to make donations or loans to bona fide charitable, educational, civic, religious, or similar tax-exempt, nonprofit organizations,…
   • § 89516 Notwithstanding Sections 89512 and 89513, this section governs the use of campaign funds for vehicle expenses. (a) Campaign funds shall not be used to purchase…
   • § 89517 (a) Campaign funds shall not be used for payment or reimbursement for the lease of real property or for the purchase, lease, or refurbishment of any appliance…
   • § 89517.5 (a) (1) For purposes of this section, “security expenses” include all of the following: (A) The reasonable costs of installing and monitoring a home or office… see note
   • § 89517.6 Notwithstanding Section 89517, campaign funds may be used to pay for, or reimburse the state for, the costs of installing and monitoring hardware, software, or… see note
   • § 89518 (a) Campaign funds shall not be used to compensate a candidate or elected officer for the performance of political, legislative, or governmental activities,…
   • § 89519 (a) Upon the 90th day after leaving an elective office, or the 90th day following the end of the postelection reporting period following the defeat of a…
   • § 89519.5 (a) An officeholder who is convicted of a felony enumerated in Section 20 of the Elections Code, and whose conviction has become final, shall use funds held by…
   • § 89520 The remedies provided in Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 91000) shall not apply to violations of this chapter.
   • § 89521 (a) Any person who makes or receives an honorarium, gift, or expenditure in violation of this chapter is liable in a civil action brought by the commission for…
   • § 89522 This chapter shall not be construed to permit an expenditure of campaign funds prohibited by Section 18680 of the Elections Code.