Existing law requires that certain statements and communications relating to an election contain disclosures to provide the public with certain information relating to the source or purpose of the statement or communication. (NRS 294A.347-294A.3495) Section 2 of this bill requires that any communication made in support of or opposition to a candidate, group of candidates or political party or that solicits contributions for a candidate, group of candidates or political party that includes any form of synthetic media in the communication must disclose that the image, video or audio has been manipulated. Section 5 of this bill provides that a violation of this requirement is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $50,000 for each violation. Section 3 of this bill requires any person, committee for political action, political party or committee sponsored by a political party that is required to disclose information in a communication relating to an election under existing law to submit a copy of the communication electronically to the Secretary of State. Section 3 also requires the Secretary of State to make such communications available to the public. Section 4 of this bill exempts from this requirement certain communications appearing on clothing or items that retail for less than $5. Section 5 provides that a violation of this requirement is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 294A.349, 294A.420
BDR: 294A.349, 294A.420