{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-11-1203.5","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 20A-11-1203.5","heading":"Public official prohibited from expending public funds on certain communications.","body":"(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:\n(a)\n(i) includes a photograph, image, or likeness of the public official; or\n(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\n(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.\n(2) A public official may make an expenditure from public funds for a mass communication described in Subsection (1) if:\n(a) the mass communication is mailed to a person in response to that person making an inquiry of the public official;\n(b) the mass communication is sent to another public official;\n(c) the mass communication is a news release sent to a news media organization; or\n(d) the public official is legally required to mail the mass communication.","path":["Title 20A Election Code","Chapter 20A-11 Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements","Part 20A-11-12 Political Activities of Public Entities Act"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title20A/Chapter11/20A-11-S1203.5.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"68dada8dbf9e0b123584945b6d77123519a73ac10663871019e3f82b5a42482e","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-11-1203","next":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-11-1204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}