Sacramento Municipal Code Art. VII Enforcement

Nothing in this article shall be deemed to exempt any person from complying with applicable provisions of any other laws of this state, including the contribution limitations contained within the California Political Reform Act (Government Code §§ 81000 et seq.). (Ord. 2003-046 § 1)

A. Except as provided otherwise in this article, any person who willfully or knowingly violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.

B. In addition to the penalties provided in subsection (A), if after election a candidate is convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, the election to office of such candidate shall be void and such office shall become vacant immediately thereupon or on the date upon which the candidate, if he or she is not an incumbent, would otherwise take office, whichever occurs later. In such event, the vacancy shall be filled in accordance with the procedures set forth in the city charter for the filling of vacant city offices. If a candidate is convicted of a violation of this division at any time prior to election, his or her candidacy shall be terminated immediately and the candidate shall no longer be eligible for election. Any person convicted of a violation of this article shall be ineligible to hold city office for a period of five years from and after the date of conviction. (Ord. 2003-046 § 1)

Any candidate or other resident of the city may bring an action, at any time during an off-election year, an election year or thereafter, in a court of competent jurisdiction, to enjoin actual or threatened violations of, or to compel compliance with, or to obtain judicial declarations regarding, the provisions of this article. (Ord. 2003-046 § 1)

A. The city council may maintain on behalf of the city, or a candidate or other resident of the city may maintain on their own behalf, a civil action to recover personally from a candidate any contributions received by the candidate in excess of the contribution limitations established by this article, any contributions which a candidate fails or refuses to remit to the city clerk or return to the donor pursuant to Section 2.14.050, any campaign expenditures made in excess of the expenditure limitations established by Section 2.14.050, and any funds received by the candidate from the Campaign Reform Fund in violation of any provision of this article.

B. Any money recovered in any action maintained pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Campaign Reform Fund.

C. The city council may maintain an action pursuant to this section only after the election in which a candidate is election to the city elective office for which the election is held. A candidate or other city resident may maintain an action pursuant to this section at any time during an off-election year, election year or thereafter. (Ord. 2003-046 § 1)