H.B. 435 Enrolled

REPORTS AND NOTICES AMENDMENTS
1998 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Gene Davis
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS IN GENERAL; MODIFYING CERTAIN
RESTRICTIONS ON REPORTS AND NOTICES PREPARED BY GOVERNMENT
ENTITIES; AND MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
AMENDS:
63-93-201, as enacted by Chapter 256, Laws of Utah 1997
63-93-202, as enacted by Chapter 256, Laws of Utah 1997
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 63-93-201 is amended to read:
63-93-201. Prohibition.
(1) Except as provided in [Subsections] Subsection (2) [and (3)], a government entity may
not include, as part of any report, the photograph[,] or likeness[, name, or signature] of any elected
official.
[(2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), a report may contain the name or signature of an
elected official if the name or signature is required for attribution.]
[(3) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), a]
(2) A report may contain the photograph[,] or likeness[, name, or signature] of the chief
executive officer of a government entity if the report is promotional literature.
Section 2. Section 63-93-202 is amended to read:
63-93-202. Penalties.
If an elected official's photograph[,] or likeness[, name, or signature] appears on any report
in violation of this section that was prepared under the authority or at the direction of the elected
official, that elected official is personally liable for the cost of preparing and distributing the report.