This bill amends provisions related to political signs.
This bill:
- defines a term;
- for a political advertisement that is required to disclose certain campaign finance information, reduces the size dimensions of a lawn sign that is exempt from the disclosure requirement;
- prohibits a person from:
attaching a political sign to a utility pole, light pole, an electric utility box, or any road sign; or affixing an object to a political sign to block, conceal, or misrepresent the message or image on a political sign;
- creates a criminal offense for a person who engages in the conduct described above;
- creates an exception to the criminal offense described above for a government employee who removes a political sign in accordance with the government employee's duties;
- specifies that a person does not commit a criminal offense related to a political sign if the person:removes an object described above; removes a lawn sign described above; orremoves a political sign attached to a utility pole, light pole, an electric utility box, or road sign; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.Statutes affected:
Introduced: 20A-11-901, 20A-17-102, 20A-17-103
Amended 2/18/2025 16:02:449: 20A-11-901, 20A-17-102, 20A-17-103
Substitute #1: 20A-11-901, 20A-17-102, 20A-17-103