{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"84506.5","citation":"Gov. Code, § 84506.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 9. POLITICAL REFORM [81000. - 91014.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-9"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Campaign Disclosure [84100. - 84514.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-9/chapter-4"},{"name":"ARTICLE 5. Disclosure in Advertisements [84501. - 84514.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-9/chapter-4/article-5"}],"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.","effective":"2017-10-07","html":"<p>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.”</p>","text":"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.”","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/disclosure-in-advertisements-84506-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}