H.B. 200 Enrolled
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill, subject to certain exceptions, makes it unlawful for a person to remove or
11 vandalize a campaign sign.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 . subject to certain exceptions, makes it a class B misdemeanor for a person to
15 remove, alter, deface, or otherwise vandalize a campaign sign.
16 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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18 Other Special Clauses:
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20 Utah Code Sections Affected:
21 ENACTS:
22 20A-17-101 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
23 20A-17-102 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
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25 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
26 Section 1. Section 20A-17-101 is enacted to read:
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28 20A-17-101. Title.
29 This chapter is known as "Political Campaign Signs."
30 Section 2. Section 20A-17-102 is enacted to read:
31 20A-17-102. Campaign signs.
32 (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if
33 the person knowingly removes, alters, defaces, or otherwise vandalizes a sign:
34 (a) advocating the election or defeat of a candidate for public office; or
35 (b) advocating the approval or defeat of a ballot proposition.
36 (2) A person is not guilty of a violation of Subsection (1) if the person who engages in
37 the conduct described in Subsection (1) is:
38 (a) as it relates to a sign described in Subsection (1)(a), the candidate or an agent of the
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40 (b) as it relates to a sign described in Subsection (1)(b), the person who placed the sign,
41 the person who directed the placement of the sign, or an agent of either;
42 (c) a property owner of property on which the sign is placed or the property owner's
43 agent; or
44 (d) a public official who removes the sign in accordance with an official duty of the
45 public official.
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