(a) Notwithstanding Section 81006, the Secretary of State shall charge each committee that is required to file a statement of organization pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 84101, and each committee that is required to file a statement of organization pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 84101 shall pay, a fee of fifty dollars ($50) per year until the committee is terminated pursuant to Section 84214.
(b) A committee shall pay the fee prescribed in subdivision (a) no later than 15 days after filing its statement of organization.
(c) (1) A committee annually shall pay the fee prescribed in subdivision (a) no later than April 30 of each year.
(2) A committee that is created and pays the initial fee pursuant to subdivision (b) in October, November, or December of a calendar year is not subject to the annual fee pursuant to paragraph (1) for the following calendar year.
(d) (1) A committee that fails to timely pay a fee required by this section is subject to a penalty equal to three times the amount of the fee.
(2) The Commission shall enforce the requirements of this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 662, Sec. 9. (SB 1239) Effective January 1, 2019. Conditionally operative on date prescribed by Stats. 2018, Ch. 662, Sec. 44.)