2010 California Code
Government Code
Article 2. Candidacy

85200.  Prior to the solicitation or receipt of any contribution or
loan, an individual who intends to be a candidate for an elective
state office, as that term is defined by Section 82024, shall file
with the Secretary of State an original statement, signed under
penalty of perjury, of intention to be a candidate for a specific
office.
   An individual who intends to be a candidate for any other elective
office shall file the statement of intention with the same filing
officer and in the same location as the individual would file an
original campaign statement pursuant to subdivisions (b), (c), and
(d) of Section 84215.
   For purposes of this section, "contribution" and "loan" do not
include any payments from the candidate's personal funds for a
candidate filing fee or a candidate statement of qualifications fee.




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 one thousand dollars ($1,000) 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 one thousand dollars ($1,000) 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 one thousand dollars
($1,000) 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.