Current through the 2024 Legislative Session.
Section 81009 - [Effective 1/1/2025] [See Note] Retention of campaign statements(a) Statements of organization, registration statements, and original campaign statements 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 statements 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 statements 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 statements of all other persons shall be retained by filing officers for at least seven years.(d) Original statements of economic interests of persons holding statewide elective office shall be retained by filing officers indefinitely.(e) Original reports and statements not specified above in this section shall be retained by filing officers for at least seven years.(f) Copies of reports or statements shall be retained by the officer with whom they are filed for at least four years, provided, however, that a filing officer is not required to retain more than one copy of a report or statement.(g)(1) If an original report or statement or a copy is filed in a paper format, the officer with whom it is filed may comply with this section by retaining either of the following available for public inspection: (A) The original report or statement or copy filed in a paper format.(2) Upon request, the office shall provide copies of such statements pursuant to Section 81008.(3) Reports and statements filed online or electronically under this title shall be retained and archived pursuant to this section and Sections 84602 and 84615.Amended by Stats 2024 ch 211 (AB 1170),s 2, eff. 1/1/2025, op. the date that the Secretary of State certifies an online filing and disclosure system pursuant to paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 84602 of the Government Code.Amended by Stats 2018 ch 662 (SB 1239),s 5, eff. 1/1/2019 operative until the Secretary of State certifies an online filing and disclosure system pursuant to paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 84602 of the Government Code.Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 662, Sec. 5. (SB 1239) Effective January 1, 2019. Conditionally operative on date prescribed by Stats. 2018, Ch. 662, Sec. 44. Note: This section was added on June 4, 1974, by initiative Prop. 9.Note: This section was added on June 4, 1974, by initiative Prop. 9.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.