{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-14999.37","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 14999.37","heading":"","body":"(a) A local or state public official involved in the granting of a film permit may not require directly or indirectly a charitable donation or any other consideration in exchange for granting, or supporting the granting of, a film permit.\n(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of a local agency to assess impact fees as part of the film permitting process.\n(c) A local or state public official who fails to comply with subdivision (a) shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).\n(d) The local district attorney, city attorney, or the Attorney General may bring an action pursuant to this section to collect the penalty imposed pursuant to subdivision (b).","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT [11000. - 15990.3.]","PART 5.7. ECONOMIC AND MOTION PICTURE DEVELOPMENT [14998. - 14999.55.]","CHAPTER 3. Uniform Film Permit [14999.20. - 14999.37.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"ef67601a55384d474e7fd3a8af2a9a5bc813ec1ab7811229b4b912a418d77d39","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-14999.36","next":"us-ca/gov-14999.50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}