A candidate for state elective office may return all or part of any contribution to the donor who made the contribution at any time, whether or not other contributions are returned, except a contribution that the candidate for state elective office made to that candidate’s own controlled committee.

(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 174. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022. Note: This section was added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 102, and approved in Prop. 34 on Nov. 7, 2000.)

Terms Used In California Government Code 85319

  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18