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California Government Code Section 89517

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(a) Campaign funds shall not be used for payment or
reimbursement for the lease of real property or for the purchase,
lease, or refurbishment of any appliance or equipment, where the
lessee or sublessor is, or the legal title resides, in whole or in
part, in a candidate, elected officer, campaign treasurer, or any
individual or individuals with authority to approve the expenditure
of campaign funds, or member of his or her immediate family.
   (b) Campaign funds shall not be used to purchase real property.
Except as prohibited by subdivision (a), campaign funds may be used
to lease real property for up to one year at a time where the use of
that property is directly related to political, legislative, or
governmental purposes.
   (c) For the purposes of this section, real property, appliance, or
equipment is considered to be directly related to a political,
legislative, or governmental purpose as long as its use for other
purposes is only incidental to its use for political, legislative, or
governmental purposes.

Last modified: March 8, 2010