{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-85307","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 85307","heading":"","body":"(a) The provisions of this article regarding loans apply to extensions of credit, but do not apply to loans made to a candidate by a commercial lending institution in the lender’s regular course of business on terms available to members of the general public for which the candidate is personally liable.\n(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a candidate for elective state, county, or city office shall not personally loan to the candidate’s campaign, including the proceeds of a loan obtained by the candidate from a commercial lending institution, an amount, the outstanding balance of which exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). A candidate shall not charge interest on any loan the candidate made to the candidate’s campaign. This subdivision does not apply to a jurisdiction in which the county or city imposes a limit on contributions pursuant to Section 85702.5.\n(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2021.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 9. POLITICAL REFORM [81000. - 91014.]","CHAPTER 5. Limitations on Contributions [85100. - 85802.]","ARTICLE 3. Contribution Limitations [85300. - 85321.]"],"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":"3ca0fcba9c1f285e81a16f0be84d8d9a56cd88bf8fb76acd3cd4021e82d5ea7b","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-85306","next":"us-ca/gov-85308"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}