FPPC Form 497 (Feb/2019)
FPPC Advice: advice@fppc.ca.gov (866/275-3772)
www.fppc.ca.gov
497 24-hour/10-day Contribution Report
Instructions
CALIFORNIA
FORM
497
Filing Deadlines:
24-Hour Deadline
Exceptforthe10-daydeadlinenotedbelow,theForm
497isduewithin24hoursofmakingorreceiving
contribuonsthattotalintheaggregate$1,000or
more.
Excepons:
• Thosewhoreceivealatenon-monetaryorin-
kindcontribuonmustleForm497within48
hoursofthedatethecontribuonwasreceived.
• Reportsdueonaweekendorstateholiday,
otherthantheweekendbeforetheelecon,are
extendedtothenextbusinessday.
10-Business Day Deadline
• Anyofastatecandidate’scommieesorastate
primarilyformedballotmeasurecommiee
thatreceivesacontribuonof$5,000ormore
fromasinglecontributoratanymeotherthan
duringa90-dayeleconcycle,mustleaForm
497within10businessdays.Thisappliesto
electronic lers only.
• Astaterecipientcommieethatles
electronicallyandmakescontribuonstotaling
$5,000ormoretoastateballotmeasure
commieemustleForm497within10
businessdays.Ifallrequiredinformaonis
reportedona90-dayeleconcyclereport,this
10-businessdayreportisnotrequired.
• Arecipientcommieethatmakescontribuons
totaling$5,000ormoretosupportoroppose
thequalicaonofasinglelocalballotmeasure
mustleForm497within10businessdays.
Other Important Informaon:
• RefertotheFPPClingscheduleslocatedat
www.fppc.ca.gov,orthelocaljurisdicon’s
lingschedulewhenapplicable,forspecic
lingdates.
• Reportablecontribuonsincludemonetary
andnon-monetarycontribuons,loans,
oranycombinaonofmonetaryandnon-
monetarycontribuonsandloans,including
contribuonsorloansfromacandidate’s
personalfundstohisorhercampaignand
contribuonstoalegaldefensecommiee.
• Thedonorofanon-monetarycontribuon
mustnofytherecipientofthecontribuon’s
valuewithin24hoursofthedatethe
contribuonwasmade.Nocaonsdueon
aweekendorstateholiday,otherthanthe
weekendbeforetheelecon,areextendedto
thenextbusinessday.
• Contribuonsof$5,000ormorereceived
fromanonrecipientcommieerequirea
majordonornocaontobesenttothe
donor.
• The$1,000reportsarerequiredfor
contribuonsthattotalintheaggregate
$1,000duringthe90-dayeleconcycle.For
example,duringthe90-dayperiodbeforean
elecon,aForm497isrequiredifasingle
sourcemadetwo$500contribuonstothe
samecandidate.
• Form497isnotrequiredwhenatransferis
madebetweentwocampaigncommiees
forelecveocecontrolledbythesame
candidate.
• ContribuonslistedonForm497mustalso
bereportedonthenextregularcampaign
statement(Form450or460).
How to Complete Form 497
Report Number:Provideauniqueidenfyingnumber
oneachForm497led.Amendmentstoareportmust
showtheoriginalreportidencaonnumberand
statethereasonfortheamendment.
Date of Elecon:Ifthecontribuonwasmadetoacity
orcountycommiee,youmustenterthedateofthe
elecon.
Contribuons Received:CompletePart1.
Contribuons Made: CompletePart2.
Commiees required to disclose making contribuons
of $5,000 or more (see “When a Form 497 is
Required” on previous pages):ReportonPart1all
contribuonsof$100ormorereceivedsincethe
closingdateofthelastcampaignstatement(Form
450or460)led.Suchcontribuonsarenotrequired
tobereportedonmorethanoneballotmeasure
contribuonreport(Form497).
ThisformwaspreparedbytheFairPolicalPracces
Commission(FPPC).Fordetailedinformaonon
campaignreporngrequirementsandtheInformaon
PraccesActof1977,seetheFPPCCampaign
DisclosureManualforyourtypeofcommiee.
Campaignlingdeadlines,forms,andother
informaonalmaterialsareavailableontheFPPC
website(www.fppc.ca.gov).
Authoritycited:GovernmentCodeSecons82036,
84203,84203.3,84204.5,84250and85309andFPPC
Regulaons18116and18466