Section 50089 - Requirement to be qualified to act as employee organization for peace officers(a) Any employee organization primarily comprised of peace officers, as described by Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, that is a chapter of, or affiliated directly or indirectly in any manner with, a general nonprofit corporation formed for the specific and primary purpose to act as an employee organization for peace officers in this state that directly or indirectly represents less than 7,000 retired or active peace officers, that has not filed with the Secretary of State an agent of the employee organization who has been designated for purposes of service of process as described in Section 1701, 6410, 8210, 9670, 12610, 18200, or 25550 of the Corporations Code by the effective date of this section, shall not be qualified to be the exclusive or majority bargaining agent, as described in subdivision (a) of Section 3502.5, until January 1, 2007.(b) Any general nonprofit corporation formed for the specific and primary purpose to act as a recognized employee organization, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 3501, for peace officers in this state that directly or indirectly represents less than 7,000 retired or active peace officers, that has any affiliate, chapter, or member that has failed to file with the Secretary of State an agent who has been designated for purposes of service of process by the effective date of this section, shall be prohibited from establishing or recognizing any member, affiliate, or chapter that was not a bona fide member, affiliate, or chapter of the nonprofit corporation as of January 1, 2003, until January 1, 2007.(c) This section shall not apply to any national organization that directly or indirectly represents retired or active peace officers.Amended by Stats 2004 ch 178 (SB 1746),s 25, eff. 1/1/2005Added by Stats 2002 ch 900 (SB 1637), s 1, eff. 1/1/2003.