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Utah · Through 2026 General Session

Utah Code § 20A-11-1203.5: Public official prohibited from expending public funds on certain communications.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 20A Election Code
  2. Chapter 20A-11 Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements
  3. Part 20A-11-12 Political Activities of Public Entities Act

(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.

Collected 2026-09-03T11:34:33Z. Source file · JSON

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