Gov. Code, § 84505 · Article 5. Disclosure in Advertisements
Gov. Code, § 84505
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) In addition to the requirements of Sections 84502, 84503, and 84506.5, the committee placing the advertisement or persons acting in concert with that committee shall be prohibited from creating or using a noncandidate-controlled committee or a nonsponsored committee to avoid, or that results in the avoidance of, the disclosure of any individual, industry, business entity, controlled committee, or sponsored committee as a top contributor.
(b) Written disclosures required by Sections 84503 and 84506.5 shall not appear in all capital letters, except that capital letters shall be permitted for the beginning of a sentence, the beginning of a proper name or location, part of the contributor’s trademark name or part of its name in common usage or parlance, or as otherwise required by conventions of the English language.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 887, Sec. 15. (SB 1360) Effective January 1, 2023. Note: This section was added on Nov. 5, 1996, by initiative Prop. 208.
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