Government Code section 19827.5

(a)

There is allocated from the salary or wage paid to a member of the clergy, in an amount up to 50 percent of the gross salary, either of the following:

(1)

The rental value of a home furnished to him or her.

(2)

The rental allowance paid to him or her to rent or provide a home.

(b)

As used in this section, a “member of the clergy” means a priest, minister, religious practitioner, or similar functionary of a religious denomination or religious organization.

Source: Section 19827.5, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=19827.­5.­ (updated Sep. 22, 2003; accessed Jul. 14, 2025).

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