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UT Code § 20A-11-1402 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements|Part 14 - Voluntary Contributions Act|Section 1402 - Definitions.

20A-11-1402. Definitions.    (1) As used in this part:   (a) "Ballot proposition" includes constitutional amendments, initiatives, referenda, judicial retention questions, opinion questions, or other questions submitted to the voters for their approval or rejection.     (b)   (i) "Labor organization" means a lawful organization of any kind that is composed, in whole or in part, of employees and that exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or other terms and conditions of employment.     (ii) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b)(iii), "labor organization" includes each employee association and union for employees of public and private sector employers.     (iii) "Labor organization" does not include organizations governed by the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. Sec. 151 et seq. or the Railroad Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. Sec. 151 et seq.       (c) "Political fund" means a separate segregated fund established by a labor organization for political purposes that meets the requirements of this part.     (d) "Political purposes" means an act done with the intent or in a way to influence or tend to influence, directly or indirectly, any person to refrain from voting or to vote for or against any candidate for public office at any caucus, political convention, primary, or election.     (e) "Union dues" means dues, fees, money, or other assessments required as a condition of membership or participation in a labor organization.       (2) Other terms defined in Section 20A-11-101 apply to this part.    Amended by Chapter 220, 2004 General Session
UT Code § 20A-11-1403 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements|Part 14 - Voluntary Contributions Act|Section 1403 - Prohibition of required contributions for political purposes.

20A-11-1403. Prohibition of required contributions for political purposes.  A labor organization may not require any contribution to a candidate, personal campaign committee, political action committee, political issues committee, registered political party, ballot proposition, or political fund as a condition of membership or participation in the labor organization.  Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 284, 2003 General Session
UT Code § 20A-11-1404 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements|Part 14 - Voluntary Contributions Act|Section 1404 - Establishment and administration of political fund.

20A-11-1404. Establishment and administration of political fund.    (1) A labor organization wishing to make expenditures for political purposes shall establish a political fund.     (2) Each labor organization that establishes a political fund shall:   (a) maintain the political fund as a separate, segregated account apart from any account containing money received by a labor organization as union dues;     (b) ensure that each contribution to the political fund is voluntary; and     (c) register the political fund as a political action committee or political issues committee as required by this chapter.       (3)   (a) Except as otherwise provided in this part, a labor organization may only make expenditures for political purposes from a political fund established in accordance with this part.     (b) A labor organization may not expend union dues for political purposes or transfer union dues to a political fund.       (4) Nothing in this part precludes a labor organization from making expenditures of union dues to communicate directly with its own members about political candidates or political issues.     (5) Nothing in this part precludes a labor organization from making expenditures of union dues either for the establishment and administration of a political fund or to solicit contributions from its members to a political fund.     (6) Nothing in this part is intended to, or may be construed to, preempt any requirement of federal law.    Amended by Chapter 220, 2004 General Session
UT Code § 20A-11-1406 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements|Part 14 - Voluntary Contributions Act|Section 1406 - Enforcement of part -- Attorney general.

20A-11-1406. Enforcement of part -- Attorney general.    (1) Subject to the requirements of Subsections (2) and (3), the attorney general may bring an action to require the labor organization to comply with the requirements of this part.     (2) Before bringing an action under Subsection (1), the attorney general shall:   (a) notify the labor organization in writing of the precise nature of the violation of this part; and     (b) give the labor organization 10 days to cease and desist the violation of this part.       (3) The attorney general may not bring an action under Subsection (1) if the labor organization:   (a) ceases and desists from violating this part within 10 days; and     (b) provides the attorney general with written confirmation that the labor organization has ceased from engaging in the conduct the attorney general determined to be a violation of this part.      Enacted by Chapter 284, 2003 General Session
UT Code § 20A-11-1501 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements|Part 15 - Campaign Financial Reporting by Labor Organizations|Section 1501 - Definitions.

20A-11-1501. Definitions.  As used in this part:  (1) "Labor organization" means a lawful organization of any kind that is composed, in whole or in part, of employees and that exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or other terms and conditions of employment.     (2) "Labor organization" includes an employee association and union for employees of public and private sector employers.    Enacted by Chapter 389, 2010 General Session
UT Code § 20A-11-1502 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements|Part 15 - Campaign Financial Reporting by Labor Organizations|Section 1502 - Campaign financial reporting of expenditures -- Filing requirements -- Statement contents.

 Effective 5/8/2018  20A-11-1502. Campaign financial reporting of expenditures -- Filing requirements -- Statement contents.    (1)   (a) Each labor organization that has made expenditures for political purposes or political issues expenditures on current or proposed ballot issues that total at least $750 during a calendar year shall file a verified financial statement with the lieutenant governor's office:   (i) on January 10, reporting expenditures as of December 31 of the previous year;     (ii) seven days before the regular primary election date;     (iii) on September 30; and     (iv) seven days before the regular general election date.       (b) The labor organization shall report:   (i) a detailed listing of all expenditures made since the last statement; and     (ii) for a financial statement described in Subsections (1)(a)(ii) through (iv), all expenditures as of five days before the required filing date of the financial statement.       (c) The labor organization is not required to file a financial statement under this section if the labor organization:   (i) made no expenditures during the reporting period; or     (ii) reports the labor organization's expenditures during the reporting period under another part of this chapter.         (2) The financial statement shall include:   (a) the name and address of each reporting entity that received an expenditure or political issues expenditure of more than $50 from the labor organization, and the amount of each expenditure or political issues expenditure;     (b) the total amount of expenditures disbursed by the labor organization; and     (c) a statement by the labor organization's treasurer or chief financial officer certifying the accuracy of the financial statement.      Amended by Chapter 83, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 20A-11-1503 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements|Part 15 - Campaign Financial Reporting by Labor Organizations|Section 1503 - Criminal penalties -- Fines.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-11-1503. Criminal penalties -- Fines.    (1) Within 60 days after a deadline for the filing of a financial statement required by this part, the lieutenant governor shall review each filed financial statement to ensure that:   (a) each labor organization that is required to file a financial statement has filed one; and     (b) each financial statement contains the information required by this part.       (2) If it appears that any labor organization has failed to file a financial statement, if it appears that a filed financial statement does not conform to the law, or if the lieutenant governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity of a financial statement, the lieutenant governor shall:   (a) impose a fine against the labor organization in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005; and     (b) within five days of discovery of a violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify the labor organization of the violation or written complaint and direct the labor organization to file a financial statement correcting the problem.       (3)   (a) It is unlawful for any labor organization to fail to file or amend a financial statement within seven days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this section.     (b) Each labor organization that violates Subsection (3)(a) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.     (c) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (3)(a) to the attorney general.     (d) In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection (3)(b), the lieutenant governor shall impose a civil fine of $1,000 against a labor organization that violates Subsection (3)(a).      Amended by Chapter 22, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-11-1601 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements|Part 16 - Conflict of Interest Disclosures|Section 1601 - Title.

 Effective 5/14/2019  20A-11-1601. Title.  This part is known as "Conflict of Interest Disclosures." Amended by Chapter 266, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 20A-11-1602.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements|Part 16 - Conflict of Interest Disclosures|Section 1602.5 - Candidate and Officeholder Conflict of Interest Disclosure Website.

 Effective 3/5/2021  20A-11-1602.5. Candidate and Officeholder Conflict of Interest Disclosure Website.    (1) The lieutenant governor shall, in cooperation with the county clerks, establish and administer a Candidate and Officeholder Conflict of Interest Disclosure Website.     (2) The website shall:   (a) permit a candidate or officeholder to securely access the website for the purpose of:   (i) complying with the conflict of interest disclosure requirements described in this part; and     (ii) editing conflict of interest disclosures;       (b) contain a record of all conflict of interest disclosures and edits made by the candidate or officeholder for at least the preceding four years; and     (c) permit any person to view a conflict of interest disclosure made by a candidate or officeholder.      Amended by Chapter 20, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 20A-11-1603 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements|Part 16 - Conflict of Interest Disclosures|Section 1603 - Conflict of interest disclosure -- Required when filing for candidacy -- Public availability.

 Effective 3/5/2021  20A-11-1603. Conflict of interest disclosure -- Required when filing for candidacy -- Public availability.    (1)   (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), candidates seeking the following offices shall make a complete conflict of interest disclosure on the website at the time of filing a declaration of candidacy:   (i) state constitutional officer;     (ii) state legislator; or     (iii) State Board of Education member.       (b) A candidate is not required to comply with Subsection (1)(a) if the candidate:   (i) currently holds the office for which the candidate is seeking reelection;     (ii) already, that same year, filed the conflict of interest disclosure for the office described in Subsection (1)(b)(i), in accordance Section 20A-11-1604; and     (iii) at the time the candidate files the declaration of candidacy, indicates, in writing, that the conflict of interest disclosure described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii) is updated and accurate as of the date of filing the declaration of candidacy.         (2) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), a filing officer may not accept a declaration of candidacy for an office listed in Subsection (1)(a) until the candidate makes a complete conflict of interest disclosure on the website.     (3) The conflict of interest disclosure described in Subsection (1)(a) shall contain the same requirements and shall be in the same format as the conflict of interest disclosure described in Section 20A-11-1604.     (4) The lieutenant governor shall make the complete conflict of interest disclosure made by each candidate available for public inspection on the website.    Amended by Chapter 20, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 20A-11-1605 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements|Part 16 - Conflict of Interest Disclosures|Section 1605 - Failure to file -- Penalties.

 Effective 3/5/2021  20A-11-1605. Failure to file -- Penalties.    (1) Within 60 days after the day on which a regulated officeholder is required to file a conflict of interest disclosure under Subsection 20A-11-1604(3), (4) or (5), the lieutenant governor shall review each filed conflict of interest disclosure to ensure that:   (a) each regulated officeholder who is required to file a conflict of interest disclosure has filed one; and     (b) each conflict of interest disclosure contains the information required under Section 20A-11-1604.       (2) The lieutenant governor shall take the action described in Subsection (3) if:   (a) a regulated officeholder has failed to timely file a conflict of interest disclosure;     (b) a filed conflict of interest disclosure does not comply with the requirements of Section 20A-11-1604; or     (c) the lieutenant governor receives a written complaint alleging a violation of Section 20A-11-1604, other than Subsection 20A-11-1604(1), and after receiving the complaint and giving the regulated officeholder notice and an opportunity to be heard, the lieutenant governor determines that a violation occurred.       (3) If a circumstance described in Subsection (2) occurs, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days after the day on which the lieutenant governor determines that a violation occurred, notify the regulated officeholder of the violation and direct the regulated officeholder to file an amended report correcting the problem.     (4)   (a) It is unlawful for a regulated officeholder to fail to file or amend a conflict of interest disclosure within seven days after the day on which the regulated officeholder receives the notice described in Subsection (3).     (b) A regulated officeholder who violates Subsection (4)(a) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.     (c) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (4)(a) to the attorney general.     (d) In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection (4)(b), the lieutenant governor shall impose a civil fine of $100 against a regulated officeholder who violates Subsection (4)(a).       (5) The lieutenant governor shall deposit a fine collected under this part into the General Fund as a dedicated credit to pay for the costs of administering the provisions of this part.    Amended by Chapter 20, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 20A-11-1606 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements|Part 16 - Conflict of Interest Disclosures|Section 1606 - Link to conflict of interest disclosure on Legislature's website.

 Effective 5/14/2019  20A-11-1606. Link to conflict of interest disclosure on Legislature's website.  The Legislature's website shall include, for each legislative officeholder, a link to the conflict of interest disclosure on the website maintained by the lieutenant governor in relation to that legislative officeholder. Amended by Chapter 266, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 20A-11-1701 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements|Part 17 - Independent Expenditures|Section 1701 - Title.

 Effective 5/13/2014  20A-11-1701. Title.  This part is known as "Independent Expenditures." Enacted by Chapter 60, 2014 General Session
UT Code § 20A-11-1702 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements|Part 17 - Independent Expenditures|Section 1702 - Definitions.

 Effective 5/13/2014  20A-11-1702. Definitions.  As used in this part:  (1) "Clearly identified" means:   (a) the name of the candidate appears;     (b) a photograph or drawing of the candidate appears; or     (c) the identity of the candidate or ballot proposition is apparent by unambiguous reference.       (2)   (a) "Independent expenditure" means an expenditure by a person expressly advocating the success or defeat of a clearly identified candidate or ballot proposition if the expenditure is not made in coordination with, or at the request or suggestion of:   (i) a candidate;     (ii) a candidate's personal campaign committee;     (iii) a member of a candidate's personal campaign committee;     (iv) a political action committee for which the candidate is an officer with primary decision making authority;     (v) an agent of a candidate; or     (vi) a political issues committee.       (b) "Independent expenditure" includes:   (i) the cost of creating and disseminating material for a public communication, including design and production costs; and     (ii) a contract or other promise to make an expenditure described in Subsection (2)(a) or (2)(b)(i).         (3)   (a) "Public communication" means a communication by:   (i) broadcast, cable, satellite communication, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising facility, mass mailing, or telephone bank; or     (ii) another medium used for political advertising to the general public.       (b) "Public communication" does not include:   (i) a news story, a commentary, or an editorial disseminated by a broadcasting station, including a cable television operator, programmer, or producer, satellite television or radio provider, website, newspaper, magazine, or other periodical publication, that is not controlled by a candidate or political party; or     (ii) a candidate debate or forum.         (4) "Telephone bank" means 500 or more identical or substantially similar telephone calls within any 30-day period.    Enacted by Chapter 60, 2014 General Session
UT Code § 20A-11-1703 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements|Part 17 - Independent Expenditures|Section 1703 - Exceptions.

 Effective 5/8/2018  20A-11-1703. Exceptions.    (1) A registered political party is not required to comply with the requirements of this part.     (2) A reporting entity is not required to report an independent expenditure under this part if the reporting party:   (a) reports the expenditure under another part in this chapter; and     (b) in the report described in Subsection (2)(a):   (i) identifies the expenditure as an independent expenditure; and     (ii) provides the information, described in Section 20A-11-1704, in relation to the independent expenditure.        Amended by Chapter 83, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 20A-11-1705 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements|Part 17 - Independent Expenditures|Section 1705 - Detailed records.

 Effective 5/13/2014  20A-11-1705. Detailed records.  A person who files an independent expenditure report shall keep records of all independent expenditures made by the person, including receipts, and all donations described in Subsection 20A-11-1704(3)(c)(vi), for at least two years after the day on which the independent expenditure report to which the records relate is filed. Enacted by Chapter 60, 2014 General Session
UT Code § 20A-11-1706 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements|Part 17 - Independent Expenditures|Section 1706 - Penalties.

 Effective 3/5/2021  20A-11-1706. Penalties.    (1) The chief election officer shall impose a $100 fine against an individual who fails to file an independent expenditure report, that includes the information required for the report, within the time period required by this part.     (2) The chief election officer shall impose a $1000 fine against a person who is not an individual who fails to file an independent expenditure report, that includes the information required for the report, within the time period required by this part.     (3) The chief election officer shall deposit fines collected under this chapter into the General Fund.    Amended by Chapter 20, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 20A-12-301.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 12 - Selection and Election of Judges|Part 3 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements for Judicial Retention Elections|Section 301.5 - Disclosure of actual source or recipient required.

 Effective 3/13/2014  20A-12-301.5. Disclosure of actual source or recipient required.    (1) As used in this section, "transactional intermediary" means a person, including a credit card company, a financial institution, or a money transfer service, that pays or transfers money to a person on behalf of another person.     (2) When, under this chapter, a person makes a detailed listing, discloses or reports the source of a contribution, discloses or reports the person or entity to whom a disbursement is made, or discloses or reports the identity of a donor, the person:   (a) shall reveal the actual source of the contribution, the actual person or entity to whom the disbursement is ultimately made, or the actual identity of the donor; and     (b) may not merely list, disclose, or report the transactional intermediary.      Enacted by Chapter 18, 2014 General Session