Gov. Code, § 84506.5 · Article 5. Disclosure in Advertisements
Gov. Code, § 84506.5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
An advertisement supporting or opposing a candidate that is paid for by an independent expenditure shall include a statement that it was not authorized by a candidate or a committee controlled by a candidate. If the advertisement was authorized or paid for by a candidate for another office, the expenditure shall instead include a statement that “This advertisement was not authorized or paid for by a candidate for this office or a committee controlled by a candidate for this office.”
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 546, Sec. 20. (AB 249) Effective October 7, 2017. Operative January 1, 2018, by Stats. 2017, Ch. 546, Sec. 29.
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Cited by 8 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Gov. Code, § 84506.5. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Government Code
- Gov. Code, § 84504Printed as Sections 84502, 84503, 84506.5, and 84514
- Gov. Code, § 84504.1Printed as Section 84506.5
- Gov. Code, § 84504.2Printed as Section 84506.5 | Sections 84502, 84503, 84506.5, and 84514
- Gov. Code, § 84504.3Printed as Section 84506.5 | Sections 84502, 84503, 84506.5, and 84514
- Gov. Code, § 84504.5Printed as Sections 84502, 84506.5, and 84514
- Gov. Code, § 84504.7Printed as Sections 84502, 84503, and 84506.5
- Gov. Code, § 84505Printed as Sections 84502, 84503, and 84506.5 | Sections 84503 and 84506.5
- Gov. Code, § 84510Printed as Section 84503 or 84506.5
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