North Carolina General Statutes 163-278.39C. Scope of disclosure requirements
The disclosure requirements of this Part apply to any sponsor of an advertisement in the print media or on radio or television the cost or value of which constitutes an expenditure or contribution required to be disclosed under this Article, except that the disclosure requirements of this Part:
(1) Do not apply to an individual who makes uncoordinated independent expenditures aggregating less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a political campaign; and
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 163-278.39C
- individual: means a single individual or more than one individual. See North Carolina General Statutes 163-278.6
- media: means broadcasting stations, carrier current stations, newspapers, magazines, periodicals, outdoor advertising facilities, billboards, newspaper inserts, and any person or individual whose business is polling public opinion, analyzing or predicting voter behavior or voter preferences. See North Carolina General Statutes 163-278.6
- referendum: includes any type of municipal, county, or special district referendum and any initiative or referendum authorized by a municipal charter or local act. See North Carolina General Statutes 163-278.6
(2) Do not apply to an individual who incurs expenses with respect to a referendum.
The disclosure requirements of this Part do not apply to any advertisement the expenditure for which is required to be disclosed by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-278.12A alone and by no other law. (1999-453, s. 2(a); 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)