(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly enters into a contract or other agreement to print, publish, or broadcast political advertising with the intent to represent to an ordinary and prudent person that a candidate holds a public office that the candidate does not hold at the time the agreement is made. (b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly represents in a campaign communication that a candidate holds a public office that the candidate does not hold at the time the representation is made. (c) For purposes of this section, a person represents that a candidate holds a public office that the candidate does not hold if: (1) the candidate does not hold the office that the candidate seeks; and (2) the political advertising or campaign communication states the public office sought but does not include the word "for" in a type size that is at least one-half the type size used for the name of the office to clarify that the candidate does not hold that office. (d) A person other than an officeholder commits an offense if the person knowingly uses a representation of the state seal in political advertising. (e) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
§ § 255.006MISLEADING USE OF OFFICE TITLE
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