{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-84216","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 84216","heading":"","body":"(a) Notwithstanding Section 82015, a loan received by a candidate or committee is a contribution unless the loan is received from a commercial lending institution in the ordinary course of business, or it is clear from the surrounding circumstances that it is not made for political purposes.\n(b) A loan, whether or not there is a written contract for the loan, shall be reported as provided in Section 84211 when any of the following apply:\n(1) The loan is a contribution.\n(2) The loan is received by a committee.\n(3) The loan is received by a candidate and is used for political purposes.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 9. POLITICAL REFORM [81000. - 91014.]","CHAPTER 4. Campaign Disclosure [84100. - 84514.]","ARTICLE 2. Filing of Campaign Statements [84200. - 84226.]"],"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":"bbaf42198e4a67acde69041dad319b39ceb82ccfbc1657fa2319b6e6bc278620","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-84215","next":"us-ca/gov-84216.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}