| (1) |
A person who conducts a poll shall disclose to the person being surveyed who paid for the poll before or at the conclusion of the poll. |
Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-11-905
- Person: means both natural and legal persons, including individuals, business organizations, personal campaign committees, party committees, political action committees, political issues committees, and labor organizations, as defined in Section 20A-11-1501. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
- Poll: means the survey of a person regarding the person's opinion or knowledge of an individual who has filed a declaration of candidacy for public office, or of a ballot proposition that has legally qualified for placement on the ballot, which is conducted in person or by telephone, facsimile, Internet, postal mail, or email. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
| (2) |
The lieutenant governor shall:
| (a) |
impose a $100 fine on a person who fails to make the disclosure required under Subsection (1); and |
| (b) |
deposit the fine described in Subsection (2)(a) in the General Fund. |
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| (3) |
A person does not violate Subsection (1) if the person is prevented from making the disclosure at the conclusion of the poll, because the person being surveyed terminates the survey before the survey is completed. |
Enacted by Chapter 86, 2013 General Session
