CA AB775

Requires candidates or committees to obtain affirmative written consent from contributors before accepting recurring contributions, with passive actions like unchecked boxes not meeting this requirement.

Mandates that solicitations for recurring contributions must be in a form requiring affirmative consent, and prohibits acceptance of recurring contributions from solicitations that did not require such consent.

Requires candidates or committees accepting recurring contributions to provide receipts within 3 days, include cancellation information in all communications, and immediately cancel contributions upon request.

Establishes a fine of up to three times the aggregate amount of subsequent recurring contributions for violations when the candidate or committee knew or should have known about the lack of consent and contributions exceed $1,000.

Requires return of contributions accepted in violation of these requirements within 14 days of either the contributor's request or the candidate/committee's awareness of the violation.