§ UCA § 20A-11-1203.5Public official prohibited from expending public funds on certain communications

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:


(a)



(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