Section 85201 Of Article 2. Candidacy From California Government Code >> Title 9. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 2.
85201
. (a) Upon the filing of the statement of intention pursuant
to Section 85200, the individual shall establish one campaign
contribution account at an office of a financial institution located
in the state.
(b) As required by subdivision (f) of Section 84102, a candidate
who raises contributions of two thousand dollars ($2,000) or more in
a calendar year shall set forth the name and address of the financial
institution where the candidate has established a campaign
contribution account and the account number on the committee
statement of organization filed pursuant to Sections 84101 and 84103.
(c) All contributions or loans made to the candidate, to a person
on behalf of the candidate, or to the candidate's controlled
committee shall be deposited in the account.
(d) Any personal funds which will be utilized to promote the
election of the candidate shall be deposited in the account prior to
expenditure.
(e) All campaign expenditures shall be made from the account.
(f) Subdivisions (d) and (e) do not apply to a candidate's payment
for a filing fee and statement of qualifications from his or her
personal funds.
(g) This section does not apply to a candidate who will not
receive contributions and who makes expenditures from personal funds
of less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) in a calendar year to
support his or her candidacy. For purposes of this section, a
candidate's payment for a filing fee and statement of qualifications
shall not be included in calculating the total expenditures made.
(h) An individual who raises contributions from others for his or
her campaign, but who raises or spends less than two thousand dollars
($2,000) in a calendar year, and does not qualify as a committee
under Section 82013, shall establish a campaign contribution account
pursuant to subdivision (a), but is not required to file a committee
statement of organization pursuant to Section 84101 or other
statement of bank account information.