20A-17-101.5. Definitions.

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Effective 5/6/2026

As used in this chapter:

(1)"Contact information" means:

(a)as it relates to a candidate for public office or the candidate's personal campaign committee:

(i)the address and telephone number for the candidate that the candidate designates on a declaration of candidacy as the address and telephone number where the candidate may be contacted to receive official election notices; or

(ii)if the address or telephone number described in Subsection (1)(a)

(i)is a protected record under Section 63G-2-305 , the alternative address or telephone number that the candidate filing the declaration of candidacy provides to the election officer; and

(b)as it relates to a filing entity other than a filing entity who is a candidate for public office, the name, address, and telephone number of an officer for the filing entity that the filing entity provides to the lieutenant governor in a statement of organization or financial statement filed under Chapter 11, Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements.

(2)"Filing entity" means the same as that term is defined in Section 20A-11-101 .

(3)"Local government entity" means:

(a)a county, municipality, or other political subdivision;

(b)a special district, as defined in Section 17B-1-102 ;

(c)a special service district, as defined in Section 17D-1-102 ;

(d)a local building authority, as defined in Section 17D-2-102 ;

(e)a conservation district, as defined in Section 17D-3-102 ;

(f)an independent entity, as defined in Section 63E-1-102 ;

(g)a public corporation, as defined in Section 63E-1-102 ;

(h)a public transit district, organized under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit District Act;

(i)a school district;

(j)a public school, including a charter school or other publicly funded school;

(k)a state institution of higher education;

(l)an entity that expends public funds; and

(m)each office, agency, or other division of an entity described in Subsections (3)(a) through (l).

(4)"Park strip" means the area of land located between a roadway and an adjacent sidewalk.

(5)"Political sign" means any sign that advocates:

(a)the election or defeat of a candidate for public office; or

(b)the approval or defeat of a ballot proposition.

(a)"Public property" means any real property, building, or structure owned or leased by a local government entity.

(b)"Public property" does not include any real property, building, or structure during a period of time that the real property, building, or structure is rented out by a government entity to a private party for a meeting, convention, or similar event.

(7)"Railroad sign or signal" means the same as that term is defined in Section 41-6a-102 .

(a)"Roadway" means:

(i)a state highway, as described in Section 72-3-102 ;

(ii)a county road, as described in Section 72-3-103 ;

(iii)a city street, as described in Section 72-3-104 ;

(iv)a class D road, as described in Section 72-3-105 ; or

(v)a rail-based fixed guideway operated by a large public transit district.

(b)"Roadway" includes:

(i)the right-of-way for a roadway; and

(ii)infrastructure appurtenant to a roadway that is owned, maintained, or controlled by:

(A)a county or municipality;

(B)a large public transit district organized under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit District Act; or

(C)the Department of Transportation created in Title 72, Chapter 1, Part 2, Department of Transportation.

(9)"Sign owner" means a person who owns a political sign and, under Subsection 20A-11-901(1) or

(2), is required to include a disclosure statement on the political sign.

Enacted by Chapter 294 , 2026 General Session