Campaign Contribution Checking Account
San Diego Municipal Code § 27.2916
in effect§27.2916 Campaign Contribution Checking Account
(a) Every controlled committee that accepts contributions and every primarily formed recipient committee shall establish one campaign checking account at a bank or other financial institution with an office or branch in the state of California.
(b) Upon opening of an account, the name of the bank or other financial institution and account number thereof shall be filed with the City Clerk on the same forms and in the time and manner required by California Government Code sections 81000 et seq.
(c) All contributions of money or checks, or anything of value converted by such committee to money or a check, shall be placed in the committee’s checking account.
(d) The committee shall return a contribution to the donor if the committee is not in possession of all donor information required by title 2, section 18401 of the California Code of Regulations by the earlier of:
(1) the 60th calendar day following committee’s receipt of the contribution; or,
(2) the filing of the campaign statement or contribution report covering the reporting period in which the contribution was received.
If the contribution is not returned to the donor within the applicable timeframe identified above, the amount of the contribution shall be paid from campaign funds and delivered to the City Clerk within that timeframe. If a donor fails to cash a returned check within 90 calendar days of the check being sent, the amount of the contribution shall be paid from campaign funds and delivered to the City Clerk within an additional 30 calendar days. Payments delivered to the City Clerk shall be made payable to the City Treasurer for deposit in the General Fund of the City.
(Amended 9-12-2000 by O-18846 N.S.) (Repealed and added 9-7-2004 by O-19317 N.S.; effective 1-5-2005.)
(Amended 12-5-2005 by O-19448 N.S.)
(Amended 10-27-2008 by O-19795; effective 1-1-2009.)
(Amended 11-27-2012 by O-20227 N.S.; effective 1-1-2013.)
(Amended 11-25-2014 by O-20439 N.S.; effective 1-1-2015.)
(Amended 11-1-2016 by O-20731 N.S.; effective 1-1-2017.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter02/Ch02Art07Division29.pdf#page=10Fetched: 10/28/2026