Section 81009 Of Chapter 1. General From California Government Code >> Title 9. >> Chapter 1.
81009
. (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 not less than five years.
(c) Original campaign statements of all other persons shall be
retained by filing officers for a period of not less than 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 a period of not less
than seven years.
(f) Copies of reports or statements shall be retained by the
officer with whom they are filed for a period of not less than four
years, provided, however, that a filing officer is not required to
retain more than one copy of a report or statement.
(g) After an original report or statement or a copy has been on
file for at least two years, the officer with whom it is filed may
comply with this section by retaining a copy on microfilm or other
space-saving materials available for public inspection instead of the
original report or statement or copy. Upon request, the officer
shall provide copies of such statements pursuant to Section 81008.