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2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements › Part 7 - Campaign Financial Reporting by Corporations › Section 701.1 - Definitions.

Effective 5/14/2019
20A-11-701.1.
Definitions.
As used in this part, "political purposes" means an act done with the intent or in a way to influence or tend to influence, directly or indirectly:
(1) any person to refrain from voting or to vote for or against any:
(a) candidate or a person seeking a municipal or county office at any caucus, political convention, or election;
(b) judge standing for retention at any election;
(c) ballot proposition; or
(d) incorporation election; or
(2) any person to sign, refrain from signing, remove the person's signature from, or refrain from removing the person's signature from, a petition for a ballot proposition or an incorporation petition.
Enacted by Chapter 74, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements › Part 7 - Campaign Financial Reporting by Corporations › Section 701.5 - Campaign financial reporting by corporations -- Filing requirements -- Statement contents.

Effective 5/14/2019
20A-11-701.5.
Campaign financial reporting by corporations -- Filing requirements -- Statement contents.
(1)
(a) Each corporation that has made expenditures for political purposes 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 state political convention for each major political party;
(iii) seven days before the regular primary election date;
(iv) on September 30; and
(v) seven days before the regular general election date.
(b) The corporation shall report:
(i) a detailed listing of all expenditures made since the last financial statement;
(ii) for a financial statement described in Subsections (1)(a)(ii) through (v), all expenditures as of five days before the required filing date of the financial statement; and
(iii) whether the corporation, including an officer of the corporation, director of the corporation, or person with at least 10% ownership in the corporation:
(A) has bid since the last financial statement on a contract, as defined in Section 63G-6a-103, in excess of $100,000;
(B) is currently bidding on a contract, as defined in Section 63G-6a-103, in excess of $100,000; or
(C) is a party to a contract, as defined in Section 63G-6a-103, in excess of $100,000.
(c) The corporation need not file a financial statement under this section if the corporation made no expenditures during the reporting period.
(d) The corporation is not required to report an expenditure made to, or on behalf of, a reporting entity that the reporting entity is required to include in a financial statement described in this chapter, Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections, Section 10-3-208, or Section 17-16-6.5.
(2) The financial statement shall include:
(a) the name and address of each reporting entity that received an expenditure from the corporation, and the amount of each expenditure;
(b) the total amount of expenditures disbursed by the corporation; and
(c) a statement by the corporation's treasurer or chief financial officer certifying the accuracy of the financial statement.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 74, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements › Part 7 - Campaign Financial Reporting by Corporations › Section 702 - Campaign financial reporting of political issues expenditures by corporations -- Financial reporting.

Effective 5/9/2017
20A-11-702.
Campaign financial reporting of political issues expenditures by corporations -- Financial reporting.
(1)
(a) Each corporation that has made 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 state political convention of each major political party;
(iii) seven days before the regular primary election date;
(iv) on September 30; and
(v) seven days before the regular general election date.
(b) The corporation shall report:
(i) a detailed listing of all expenditures made since the last financial statement; and
(ii) for a financial statement described in Subsections (1)(a)(ii) through (v), expenditures as of five days before the required filing date of the financial statement.
(c) The corporation need not file a statement under this section if it made no expenditures during the reporting period.
(2) That statement shall include:
(a) the name and address of each individual, entity, or group of individuals or entities that received a political issues expenditure of more than $50 from the corporation, and the amount of each political issues expenditure;
(b) the total amount of political issues expenditures disbursed by the corporation; and
(c) a statement by the corporation's treasurer or chief financial officer certifying the accuracy of the verified financial statement.
Amended by Chapter 276, 2017 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements › Part 7 - Campaign Financial Reporting by Corporations › Section 703 - Criminal penalties -- Fines.

Effective 5/12/2020
20A-11-703.
Criminal penalties -- Fines.
(1) Within 60 days after a deadline for the filing of any statement required by this part, the lieutenant governor shall review each filed statement to ensure that:
(a) each corporation that is required to file a statement has filed one; and
(b) each statement contains the information required by this part.
(2) If it appears that any corporation has failed to file any statement, if it appears that a filed 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 any statement, the lieutenant governor shall:
(a) impose a fine against the corporation 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 corporation of the violation or written complaint and direct the corporation to file a statement correcting the problem.
(3)
(a) It is unlawful for any corporation to fail to file or amend a statement within seven days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this section.
(b) Each corporation 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 corporation that violates Subsection (3)(a).
Amended by Chapter 22, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements › Part 7 - Campaign Financial Reporting by Corporations › Section 704 - Statement of organization required for certain new corporations.

Effective 5/8/2018
20A-11-704.
Statement of organization required for certain new corporations.
(1) A corporation that is incorporated, organized, or otherwise created less than 90 days before the date of a general election shall file a statement of organization with the lieutenant governor's office before making a contribution to a political action committee or a political issues committee in association with the election.
(2) The statement of organization shall include:
(a) the name and street address of the corporation;
(b) the name, street address, phone number, occupation, and title of one or more individuals that have primary decision-making authority for the corporation;
(c) the name, street address, phone number, occupation, and title of the corporation's chief financial officer;
(d) the name, street address, occupation, and title of all other officers or managers of the corporation; and
(e) the name, street address, and occupation of each member of the corporation's governing and advisory boards, if any.
(3)
(a) A corporation shall file with the lieutenant governor's office a notice of intent to cease making contributions, if the corporation:
(i) has made a contribution described in Subsection (1); and
(ii) intends to permanently cease making contributions described in Subsection (1).
(b) A notice filed under Subsection (3)(a) does not exempt the corporation from complying with the financial reporting requirements described in this chapter.
Amended by Chapter 83, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements › Part 7 - Campaign Financial Reporting by Corporations › Section 705 - Notice of in-kind contributions.

Effective 3/5/2021
20A-11-705.
Notice of in-kind contributions.
(1) A corporation that makes an in-kind contribution to a reporting entity shall, in accordance with Subsection (2), provide the reporting entity a written notice that includes:
(a) the name and address of the corporation;
(b) the date of the in-kind expenditure;
(c) a description of the in-kind expenditure; and
(d) the value, in dollars, of the in-kind expenditure.
(2) A corporation shall provide the written notice described in Subsection (1) to the reporting entity:
(a) except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), within 31 days after the day on which the corporation makes the in-kind contribution; or
(b) within seven business days after the day on which the corporation makes the in-kind contribution, if:
(i) the in-kind contribution is to a candidate who is contested in a convention and the corporation makes the in-kind contribution within 30 days before the day on which the convention is held;
(ii) the in-kind contribution is to a candidate who is contested in a primary election and the corporation makes the in-kind contribution within 30 days before the day on which the primary election is held; or
(iii) the in-kind contribution is to a candidate who is contested in a general election and the corporation makes the in-kind contribution within 30 days before the day on which the general election is held.
(3) A corporation that provides, and a reporting entity that receives, the written notice described in Subsection (1) shall retain a copy of the notice for five years after the day on which the written notice is provided to the reporting entity.
(4) A corporation or reporting entity that fails to comply with the requirements of this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
(5) A person that intentionally or knowingly provides, or conspires to provide, false information on a written notice described in this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
Amended by Chapter 20, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements › Part 8 - Political Issues Committees - Registration and Financial Reporting › Section 803 - Criminal penalties -- Fines.

Effective 5/12/2020
20A-11-803.
Criminal penalties -- Fines.
(1)
(a) As used in this Subsection (1), "completed" means that:
(i) the financial statement accurately and completely details the information required by this part except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or inaccuracies; and
(ii) the political issues committee corrects the omissions, errors, or inaccuracies described in Subsection (1)(a) in an amended report or the next scheduled report.
(b) Each political issues committee that fails to file a completed financial statement before the deadline is subject to a fine imposed in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005.
(c) Each political issues committee that fails to file a completed financial statement described in Subsection 20A-11-802(1)(a)(vii) or (viii) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
(d) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (1)(c) to the attorney general.
(2) Within 60 days after a deadline for the filing of the January 10 statement, the lieutenant governor shall review each filed statement to ensure that:
(a) each political issues committee that is required to file a statement has filed one; and
(b) each statement contains the information required by this part.
(3) If it appears that any political issues committee has failed to file the January 10 statement, if it appears that a filed 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 any statement, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days after the day on which the lieutenant governor discovers the violation or receives the written complaint, notify the political issues committee of the violation or written complaint and direct the political issues committee to file a statement correcting the problem.
(4)
(a) It is unlawful for any political issues committee to fail to file or amend a statement within seven days after the day on which the political issues committee receives notice from the lieutenant governor under this section.
(b) Each political issues committee that 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 $1,000 against a political issues committee that violates Subsection (4)(a).
Amended by Chapter 22, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements › Part 9 - General Requirements Governing Campaign Expenditures › Section 903 - Rate of charge.

20A-11-903.
Rate of charge.
Any person or persons accepting expenditures from a candidate or a personal campaign committee shall provide services and furnish goods, materials, or things of value at a rate that does not exceed the charges made for comparable use to any other person considering amount of use, frequency of use, and applicable discounts.
Enacted by Chapter 1, 1995 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements › Part 9 - General Requirements Governing Campaign Expenditures › Section 904 - Contribution given in another's name prohibited.

20A-11-904.
Contribution given in another's name prohibited.
A person may not:
(1) make a contribution in the name of another;
(2) knowingly permit another to make a contribution in the person's name; or
(3) knowingly accept a contribution made by one person in the name of another.
Enacted by Chapter 389, 2010 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements › Part 9 - General Requirements Governing Campaign Expenditures › Section 905 - Election polls -- Disclosure required.

20A-11-905.
Election polls -- Disclosure required.
(1) A person who conducts a poll shall disclose to the person being surveyed who paid for the poll before or at the conclusion of the poll.
(2) The lieutenant governor shall:
(a) impose a $100 fine on a person who fails to make the disclosure required under Subsection (1); and
(b) deposit the fine described in Subsection (2)(a) in the General Fund.
(3) A person does not violate Subsection (1) if the person is prevented from making the disclosure at the conclusion of the poll, because the person being surveyed terminates the survey before the survey is completed.
Enacted by Chapter 86, 2013 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements › Part 10 - Administration of Campaign Finance Laws - Chief Election Officer's and Lieutenant Governor's Responsibilities › Section 1001 - Electronic form prepared by chief election officer.

20A-11-1001.
Electronic form prepared by chief election officer.
The chief election officer shall:
(1) develop and prepare an electronic form for all financial statements required by this chapter and Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections; and
(2) provide access to the electronic form to the secretary of every committee, to every candidate, and to all others who request a form.
Amended by Chapter 396, 2011 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements › Part 10 - Administration of Campaign Finance Laws - Chief Election Officer's and Lieutenant Governor's Responsibilities › Section 1002 - Retention and public inspection of financial statements -- Written complaint if statement is false or unlawful.

20A-11-1002.
Retention and public inspection of financial statements -- Written complaint if statement is false or unlawful.
(1) The chief election officer shall:
(a) make each financial statement required by this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections:
(i) open to public inspection in the office of the chief election officer; and
(ii) available for viewing on the Internet in accordance with Section 20A-11-103;
(b) preserve those statements for at least five years; and
(c) provide certified copies of the financial statements in the same manner as for other public records.
(2) Any candidate or voter may file a written complaint with the chief election officer alleging that a filed financial statement does not conform to law or to the truth.
Amended by Chapter 389, 2010 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements › Part 10 - Administration of Campaign Finance Laws - Chief Election Officer's and Lieutenant Governor's Responsibilities › Section 1004 - Summary of financial reports of political action committees and corporations.

20A-11-1004.
Summary of financial reports of political action committees and corporations.
(1) The lieutenant governor's office shall prepare a summary of each financial report submitted by each corporation, political action committee, and political issues committee.
(2) Each summary shall include the following information:
(a) for each candidate:
(i) the name of each political action committee and corporation that made expenditures to the candidate; and
(ii) the aggregate total of expenditures made by each political action committee and corporation to the candidate;
(b) for each political action committee:
(i) the name of each individual or organization listed on the financial report that made contributions to the political action committee and the aggregate total of contributions made by each individual or organization listed on the financial report to the political action committee; and
(ii) the name of each candidate, personal campaign committee, and political action committee that received expenditures from a political action committee and the aggregate total of expenditures made to each candidate, personal campaign committee, and political action committee;
(c) for each corporation:
(i) the name of each candidate, personal campaign committee, and political action committee that received expenditures from the corporation, and the aggregate total of expenditures made by the corporation to each candidate, personal campaign committee, and political action committee; and
(ii) the name of each individual, entity, or group of individuals or entities that received disbursements from the corporation, and the aggregate total of disbursements made by the corporation to each individual, entity, or group of individuals or entities;
(d) for each political issues committee:
(i) the name of each individual or organization listed on the financial report that made political issues contributions to the political issues committee and the aggregate total of political issues contributions made by each individual or organization listed on the financial report to the political issues committee; and
(ii) the name of each individual, entity, or group of individuals or entities that received political issues expenditures from a political issues committee and the aggregate total of political issues expenditures made to each individual, entity, or group of individuals or entities.
Enacted by Chapter 1, 1995 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements › Part 10 - Administration of Campaign Finance Laws - Chief Election Officer's and Lieutenant Governor's Responsibilities › Section 1005 - Fines for failing to file a financial statement.

Effective 5/8/2018
20A-11-1005.
Fines for failing to file a financial statement.
(1) Except as provided in Subsection 20A-11-512(4), the chief election officer shall fine a filing entity $100 for failing to file a financial statement by the filing deadline.
(2) If a filing entity is unable to pay the fine or files an affidavit of impecuniosity in a manner similar to Subsection 20A-9-201(8)(d), the chief election officer shall impose the fine against the candidate or treasurer, as appropriate.
(3) The chief election officer shall deposit fines collected under this chapter in the General Fund.
Amended by Chapter 11, 2018 General Session
Amended by Chapter 83, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements › Part 11 - Media Prohibitions › Section 1102 - Paid advertisements permitted.

20A-11-1102.
Paid advertisements permitted.
(1) Except as provided in Subsection (3), an owner, publisher, editor, reporter, agent, or employee of any newspaper or other periodical may not, directly or indirectly, solicit, receive, or accept any payment, promise, or compensation for influencing or attempting to influence any voting at any election or primary by means of any printed matter in that newspaper or periodical or through any means whatsoever.
(2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a person may not pay, promise to pay, or in any manner compensate any owner, publisher, editor, reporter, agent, or employee of a newspaper or other periodical, directly or indirectly, for influencing or attempting to influence any voting at any election or primary by means of any printed matter in that newspaper or periodical or through any means whatsoever.
(3) The prohibitions contained in this section do not apply if:
(a) the matter is inserted in the newspaper or periodical as a paid advertisement;
(b) the matter is designated as a "paid advertisement" in the copy of the advertisement; and
(c) the compensation paid to the newspaper or periodical for inserting the paid advertisement is not more than the regular rate charged by the newspaper or periodical for that service.
Enacted by Chapter 1, 1995 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements › Part 11 - Media Prohibitions › Section 1103 - False statements in relation to candidates forbidden.

20A-11-1103.
False statements in relation to candidates forbidden.
A person may not knowingly make or publish, or cause to be made or published, any false statement in relation to any candidate, proposed constitutional amendment, or other measure, that is intended or tends to affect any voting at any primary, convention, or election.
Enacted by Chapter 1, 1995 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements › Part 12 - Political Activities of Public Entities Act › Section 1204 - Criminal penalty.

Effective 5/12/2015
20A-11-1204.
Criminal penalty.
Each public official who violates Section 20A-11-1203 is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
Amended by Chapter 435, 2015 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements › Part 12 - Political Activities of Public Entities Act › Section 1206 - Exclusions.

Effective 5/14/2019
20A-11-1206.
Exclusions.
(1) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a public official from speaking, campaigning, contributing personal money, or otherwise exercising the public official's individual First Amendment rights for political purposes.
(2)
(a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), nothing in this chapter prohibits a public entity from providing factual information about a ballot proposition to the public, so long as the information grants equal access to both the opponents and proponents of the ballot proposition.
(b) A county or municipality may not provide any information to the public about a proposed initiative, initiative, proposed referendum, or referendum unless the county or municipality:
(i) provides the information in a manner required, or expressly permitted, by law; or
(ii) is directly providing information solely to a person or a group of people in response to a question asked by the person or group of people.
(3) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a public entity from the neutral encouragement of voters to vote.
(4) Nothing in this chapter prohibits an elected official from campaigning or advocating for or against a ballot proposition.
(5) Subject to Subsection (6), a county or municipality may expend a reasonable amount of public funds to:
(a) prepare and publish a written argument or written rebuttal argument in accordance with Section 20A-7-401.5, 20A-7-402, or 59-1-1604; or
(b) prepare an argument for, and present an argument at, a public meeting under Section 20A-7-405 or 59-1-1605.
(6) A county or municipality may not:
(a) publish an argument or rebuttal argument prepared under Section 20A-7-401.5 or 20A-7-402, unless, at the same time and in the same manner, the county or municipality publishes each opposing argument and rebuttal argument that:
(i) relates to the same proposed initiative, initiative, proposed referendum, or referendum; and
(ii) complies with the requirements of Section 20A-7-401.5 or 20A-7-402;
(b) publish an argument or rebuttal argument for or against a proposed initiative, initiative, proposed referendum, or referendum that was not prepared and submitted in accordance with Section 20A-7-401.5 or 20A-7-402; or
(c) present an argument or rebuttal argument for or against a proposed initiative, initiative, proposed referendum, or referendum at a public meeting, unless the county or municipality provides equal opportunity for persons to present opposing arguments and rebuttal arguments at the public meeting.
Amended by Chapter 203, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements › Part 13 - State School Board Candidates › Section 1302 - School board office candidate -- Financial reporting requirements -- Year-end summary report.

Effective 5/14/2019
20A-11-1302.
School board office candidate -- Financial reporting requirements -- Year-end summary report.
(1)
(a) Each school board office candidate shall file a summary report by January 10 of the year after the regular general election year.
(b) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (1)(a), a former school board office candidate that has not filed the statement of dissolution and final summary report required under Section 20A-11-1304 shall continue to file a summary report on January 10 of each year.
(2)
(a) Each summary report shall include the following information as of December 31 of the previous year:
(i) the net balance of the last financial statement, if any;
(ii) a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts reported on all interim reports, if any, during the previous year;
(iii) a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures reported on all interim reports, if any, filed during the previous year;
(iv) a detailed listing of each contribution received since the last summary report that has not been reported in detail on an interim report;
(v) for each nonmonetary contribution:
(A) the fair market value of the contribution with that information provided by the contributor; and
(B) a specific description of the contribution;
(vi) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report that has not been reported in detail on an interim report;
(vii) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
(viii) a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary report, if any, plus all receipts minus all expenditures; and
(ix) the name of a political action committee for which the school board office candidate is designated as an officer who has primary decision-making authority under Section 20A-11-601.
(b) In preparing the report, all receipts and expenditures shall be reported as of December 31 of the previous year.
(c) A check or negotiable instrument received by a school board office candidate on or before December 31 of the previous year shall be included in the summary report.
(3) The school board office candidate shall certify in the summary report that, to the best of the school board office candidate's knowledge, all receipts and all expenditures have been reported as of December 31 of the previous year and that there are no bills or obligations outstanding and unpaid except as set forth in that report.
Amended by Chapter 74, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements › Part 13 - State School Board Candidates › Section 1304 - School board office candidate -- Financial reporting requirements -- Termination of duty to report.

20A-11-1304.
School board office candidate -- Financial reporting requirements -- Termination of duty to report.
(1) Each school board candidate is subject to interim reporting requirements until the candidate withdraws or is eliminated in a primary.
(2) Each school board office candidate is subject to year-end summary reporting requirements until the candidate has filed a statement of dissolution with the lieutenant governor stating that:
(a) the school board office candidate is no longer receiving contributions and is no longer making expenditures;
(b) the ending balance on the last summary report filed is zero and the balance in the separate bank account required in Section 20A-11-1301 is zero; and
(c) a final summary report in the form required by Section 20A-11-1302 showing a zero balance is attached to the statement of dissolution.
(3) A statement of dissolution and a final summary report may be filed at any time.
(4) Each school board office candidate shall continue to file the year-end summary report required by Section 20A-11-1302 until the statement of dissolution and final summary report required by this section are filed.
Enacted by Chapter 355, 1997 General Session
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 11 - Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements › Part 16 - Conflict of Interest Disclosures › Section 1602 - Definitions.

Effective 3/5/2021
20A-11-1602.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Conflict of interest" means an action that is taken by a regulated officeholder that the officeholder reasonably believes may cause direct financial benefit or detriment to the officeholder, a member of the officeholder's immediate family, or an individual or entity that the officeholder is required to disclose under the provisions of this section, if that benefit or detriment is distinguishable from the effects of that action on the public or on the officeholder's profession, occupation, or association generally.
(2) "Conflict of interest disclosure" means a disclosure, on the website, of all information required under Section 20A-11-1604.
(3) "Entity" means a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, a limited partnership, a sole proprietorship, an association, a cooperative, a trust, an organization, a joint venture, a governmental entity, an unincorporated organization, or any other legal entity, regardless of whether it is established primarily for the purpose of gain or economic profit.
(4) "Filing officer" means:
(a) the lieutenant governor, for the office of a state constitutional officer or State Board of Education member; or
(b) the lieutenant governor or the county clerk in the county of the candidate's residence, for a state legislative office.
(5) "Immediate family" means the regulated officeholder's spouse, a child living in the regulated officeholder's immediate household, or an individual claimed as a dependent for state or federal income tax purposes by the regulated officeholder.
(6) "Income" means earnings, compensation, or any other payment made to an individual for gain, regardless of source, whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, pay, bonus, severance pay, incentive pay, contract payment, interest, per diem, expenses, reimbursement, dividends, or otherwise.
(7)
(a) "Owner or officer" means an individual who owns an ownership interest in an entity or holds a position where the person has authority to manage, direct, control, or make decisions for:
(i) the entity or a portion of the entity; or
(ii) an employee, agent, or independent contractor of the entity.
(b) "Owner or officer" includes:
(i) a member of a board of directors or other governing body of an entity; or
(ii) a partner in any type of partnership.
(8) "Preceding year" means the year immediately preceding the day on which the regulated officeholder makes a conflict of interest disclosure.
(9) "Regulated officeholder" means an individual who is required to make a conflict of interest disclosure under the provisions of this part.
(10) "State constitutional officer" means the governor, the lieutenant governor, the state auditor, the state treasurer, or the attorney general.
(11) "Website" means the Candidate and Officeholder Conflict of Interest Disclosure Website described in Section 20A-11-1602.5.
Amended by Chapter 20, 2021 General Session
2023 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
2023 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 5/3/2023
20A-11-1603.
Conflict of interest disclosure -- Required when filing for candidacy -- Public availability.
(1)
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), 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 who fails to comply with Subsection (1)(a) shall make a complete conflict of interest disclosure on the website no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 10.
(c) 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)(c)(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)(c)(ii) is updated and accurate as of the date of filing the declaration of candidacy.
(2) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), a filing officer:
(a) shall provide electronic notice to a candidate who fails to comply with Subsection (1)(a) that the candidate must make a complete conflict of interest disclosure on the website no later than the deadline described in Subsection (1)(b); and
(b) 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 45, 2023 General Session