20A-11-1203.5. Public official prohibited from expending public funds on certain communications.
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Effective 5/7/2025
20A-11-1203.5. Public official prohibited from expending public funds on certain communications.
(1)Except as provided in Subsection
(2), a public official may not make an expenditure from public funds for a billboard or mass communication that:
(i)includes a photograph, image, or likeness of the public official; or
(ii)contains the name of the public official in a font size that is larger than any other font size on the billboard or mass communication; and
(b)is posted, displayed, or mailed less than 60 calendar days before the date of any caucus, political convention, or election at which the public official is a candidate for elective office.
(2)A public official may make an expenditure from public funds for a mass communication described in Subsection
(1)if:
(a)the mass communication is mailed to a person in response to that person making an inquiry of the public official;
(b)the mass communication is sent to another public official;
(c)the mass communication is a news release sent to a news media organization; or
(d)the public official is legally required to mail the mass communication.
Enacted by Chapter 96 , 2025 General Session