Prohibitions and Limits on Contributions From Organizations
San Diego Municipal Code § 27.2950
in effect§27.2950 Prohibitions and Limits on Contributions From Organizations
(a) It is unlawful for a candidate or controlled committee, or any treasurer thereof, or any other person acting on behalf of any candidate or controlled committee, to solicit or accept a contribution from any person other than an individual or a political party committee for a City candidate election.
(b) It is unlawful for a person other than an individual or a political party committee to make a contribution to a candidate or controlled committee for a City candidate election.
(c) The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) shall not be construed to prevent a person other than an individual or political party committee from making a contribution to a controlled committee that is organized solely for the purpose of supporting or opposing the qualification, adoption, or defeat of one or more ballot measures, and the controlled committee pursues no other purpose.
(d) For purposes of subsection(c), a recall election is not a ballot measure election.
(e) For purposes of this section, a contribution made from a personal or family trust account is considered a contribution made by an individual.
(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(Repealed and added 9-7-2004 by O-19317 N.S.; effective 1-5-2005.)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.; effective 1-11-2006.)
(Amended 11-27-2012 by O-20227 N.S.; effective 1-1-2013.)
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=28Fetched: 10/28/2026